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AlecSchueler01/15/20264 repliesview on HN

If you have young boys in your life then teach them that it's ok to feel and express their emotions, and as they get older that their sexual self need not be frightening and that sex can exist outside of narratives of domination.


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zahlman01/15/2026

This requires them to have spaces where they can express themselves sexually without the fear that male sexuality will be judged as inherently violent or oppressive.

I've lost count of the times I've seen women praised while men were castigated, in the same space, for expressing any kind of honest sexual preference.

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appplication01/15/2026

> that their sexual self need not be frightening and that sex can exist outside of narratives of domination

This makes a ton of sense but the language needs so much work here to be digested into a real conversation by your average parent, let alone preteen/teenager.

olalonde01/15/2026

I'm not sure how you arrived at that conclusion. The loneliness epidemic is relatively recent, and unless I'm misunderstanding you, this isn't something young boys were taught in the past.

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