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Re:Cargo bikes as symbolic markers of egalitarian gender roles by thaumasiotes on Sunday July 08, 2018 @02:53PM (#17485434)
> Is it just that whole notion that fathers who are involved with their children are not masculine?

That would seem to be it, based on the rest of the sentence:

>> cargo-bike mothers are described as career-focussed mothers who are assertive and self-confident, while cargo-bike dads are portrayed as ‘soft’ and emancipated fathers

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Re:Cargo bikes as symbolic markers of egalitarian gender roles by mirimir on Sunday July 08, 2018 @04:14PM (#17485945)
They likely mean "soft" in a positive way.

https://thoughtcatalog.com/nikita-gill/2016/02/love-a-soft-p...

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