Comments - Why boys and men?
Richard, I have not read your book, but I have listened to a recent podcast in which you talk about it. Unable to write myself, I want to that you hugely for it. I am mother to 3 boys & identity so much with their struggles that I am really only seeing now in their young adulthood, as they struggle with the reality of being in the big wide world, getting a job, a partner..
There are so many truths in what you say about maleness, they live in the present far more than women, there are so many times I have wished to think like that, their lives seemed so less complicated. And happy! Until now. They are lost...we don’t talk about it, but I know they are. They are humble & they are nice, but they are suppressed. I can feel the apologetic way they are having to go through life. Brainwashed into thinking they have white male privilege when they don’t. We don’t talk about it because I don’t want to put victim hood inside their head, but it is real & it is legitimate. My eldest has also declared himself trans. I know that this is not a particular feature of your book, but I think it is related. There is such confusion among young people regarding gender. The roles should be celebrated for what they are. Happier, lighter days. So I thank you for contributing to the discussion. It takes bravery & it shouldn’t
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