Adolescence
Adolescence, in which a 13-year-old boy is charged with murdering a female schoolmate, has put the “manosphere” on the defensive. The problem for male-centric influencers is acute because Adolescence boasts the trifecta of dramatic excellence: acting, direction, and (apparently) writing. The British miniseries is racking up massive numbers for Netflix. It is a powerful drama.
There’s no question about the quality of the acting and direction. The show’s vulnerability lies in its script. The story implies that teenage monsters are the result of poor fathering. Or they are nurtured by social-media influencers like Andrew Tate and the dreaded manosphere. Or some combination of all three.
Critics especially like episode three of the four-part series, in which the accused boy has an evaluation session with a female psychologist (above). Surely, this woman gets to the root of the problem, right?
Wrong.
The issue is her gender. No matter how credentialled as a psychologist, she can never fully comprehend being a male in Western society.
It’s an obnoxious trait many women share, this notion that they understand what it means to be male. Men, in general, understand that elements of being a woman will always be a mystery to them. Too many women don’t seem to grasp that this mystery works both ways.
Adolescence would be more credible had it been more fact-based. The boy should have been raised by a single mother. Statistics show that a much larger percentage of problem kids come from fatherless homes.
It also would have made sense to target the dominance of female sensibilities in our schools, where boys fall behind.
Boys need more men, less feminism. It’s that simple.
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Speaking of problem males …
Some wag on Fox News pointed out that the image above, intended as a deterrent to gang members illegally entering the United States, could have the opposite effect.
After all, how is it punishment to have a front-row view of Kristi Noem’s backside?
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Still speaking of problem males …
The last two times I ran into problems with the censors at X both came about because I said something naughty about female politicians. My offenses: I questioned Ilhan Omar about her relations with her brother, and I told Noem she has nice tits.
Guess I need better male mentors in my life.
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