Reply #14: RE: "Young boys... grow up in the competitive patriarchal system..."

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"Physical domination is rewarded and applauded. Intellectual sophistication is derided...."

I think that is a reflection of the anti-feminist mentality.

If physical domination is held up as the gold standard - while women are objectified and demeaned - that's just a way of keeping up the illusion that men are superior.

Who is driving that? It's not the women.

Who is responsible for changing it? I think parents, in part, can do a lot by emphasizing sports as a fun pastime - but not to take it too seriously. That education should be taken seriously - and enjoyed, as well - that that is what will matter in the long run.

But the mentality - ""Physical domination is rewarded and applauded. Intellectual sophistication is derided...." is also a reflection of our capitalist culture that men still control. (Male) confidence is often linked with violence in movies. People who buy into that - are not going to be successful.