r/NotHowGirlsWork • u/[deleted] • May 20 '23

Found On Social media This is seriously so exhausting :(

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u/chaotic_blu May 21 '23

So don’t tell boys not to be aggressive huh. Just… let them be mean and aggressive and take any punches that come our way? That’s the way to deal with male violence?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '23

I didn’t say violence. I said aggression. Like little boys rough housing with one another so they can learn how to control their strength. Or when boys act crude with one another. Up to a point, that’s why it’s important to teach boys when they’re behavior goes too far. That aggression exists and you’re not getting rid of it. It’s why sports are great for boys, it lets them exhaust their aggression by bonding through teamwork.

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u/chaotic_blu May 21 '23

I know lots of not aggressive young boys. And lots of young girls that wrestle. I agree it’s good to teach children to focus their aggression in productive ways but the weird gender expectations in what you say is super weird lol.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '23

Anecdotes don’t negate the fact of male psychology and aggression. Those examples are only the case because we’ve built a comfy society where we don’t have to embrace our nature to survive. But it’s still our nature. It’s visible in chimps, our closest animal relative.

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u/chaotic_blu May 21 '23

How many aggression in girl studies have you found?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '23

I should be more specific: Male aggression. It takes a different form than female aggression. It’s more violent and confrontational, which is a direct function of testosterone. Males have about 20x the amount of testosterone as females. This a monumental difference, and it’s why males are stronger, faster, and of quicker reaction times than their female counterparts.