{"id":1167,"date":"2004-10-08T05:08:52","date_gmt":"2004-10-08T13:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2004\/10\/08\/and-a-bit-more-on-real-manhood\/"},"modified":"2004-10-08T05:08:52","modified_gmt":"2004-10-08T13:08:52","slug":"and-a-bit-more-on-real-manhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=1167","title":{"rendered":"And a bit more on real manhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sappho at Noli Irritare Leones<\/a>, in th emood for a challenge, attempts to reconcile the views of nearly all the bloggers who have been discussing “real manhood” in a single blog post. Very cool.<\/p>\n

I think Sappho (aka Lynn) pegs my view pretty well – I see a need for strong gender distinctions as an essentially childish perspective. It’s very important to three-year-olds that strong gender boundaries be maintained (I read a study showing that young children will refuse to play with a plain white hanky if they’re told that it’s a toy liked by the opposite sex), but as people get older it matters less. How three-year-olds view gender is not a useful model for how adults should view gender.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, I do see that – as a practical teaching tool for folks raised in our gender-obsessed culture – acknowleging gender is sometimes useful and necessary. On the other hand, for other folks (including me when I was a teen), acknowleging that there is no single “real” manhood would be a lot more meaningful.<\/p>\n

Hugo also posts again on the subject<\/a>, responding to “Alas” reader Charles (who is also, along with Sarah<\/a>, my housemate\/partner\/house co-owner\/blah blah blah). At least to me, it seems that Hugo has moderated his views quite a lot – for which he is to be complimented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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