I'm agog at the podcast suggestion, this kid is already wrestling with enough trying to redefine 'manhood' in real time, much less being turned into possibly-viral content.
LW, there's a lot to unpack and talk about IN A SAFE SPACE, from processing his current situation to evaluating the examples of others (both friends and in media) who model positive masculinity. Those girls are also struggling, in ways their parents also can't quite grasp, to redefine 'womanhood' against even more hostility, and they aren't going quiet like many girls have done at that age for generations, they're working on their fighting skills.
Maybe helping him identify and express his emotions about this, not just his outrage but also his fears, and talking about the values of your family and how you act on those values with the power you have, might give him a foundation to build from.
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LW, there's a lot to unpack and talk about IN A SAFE SPACE, from processing his current situation to evaluating the examples of others (both friends and in media) who model positive masculinity. Those girls are also struggling, in ways their parents also can't quite grasp, to redefine 'womanhood' against even more hostility, and they aren't going quiet like many girls have done at that age for generations, they're working on their fighting skills.
Maybe helping him identify and express his emotions about this, not just his outrage but also his fears, and talking about the values of your family and how you act on those values with the power you have, might give him a foundation to build from.