News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Training the Masculinity Out of Children. Parent comment

Re:Training the Masculinity Out of Children by krapp on Thursday April 12, 2018 @08:34PM (#16826180)
The article suggests we as a society need to recognize the difference between masculinity, which can be perfectly healthy, and toxic masculinity. Forming a violence gang would seem to be an example of the latter and not the former.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Training the Masculinity Out of Children by internetman55 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @08:50PM (#16826241)
You can form a gang capable of violence without being violent !
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Training the Masculinity Out of Children by wincy on Thursday April 12, 2018 @11:24PM (#16826925)
In my experience you'd call that something like a neighborhood watch or even a militia. Like during the LA riots, the Korean shop owners banded together to keep their property from getting looted.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Training the Masculinity Out of Children by perl4ever on Thursday April 12, 2018 @08:40PM (#16826204)
Among my relatives are police officers, military veterans, and prison guards...
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Training the Masculinity Out of Children by krapp on Thursday April 12, 2018 @08:46PM (#16826224)
Those groups theoretically exist within the bounds of the law, which should separate them from someone "forming a gang" and using violence to "do whatever they want." The difference between masculinity and toxic masculinity in those cases is a lack of empathy and a lack of respect for societal boundaries or rules of engagement.
[ Parent | on HN ]