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Should we toughen boys up or soften them up? Competing views of Masculinity

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Sean Kullman
Jun 23, 2022
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Alameda Fairgrounds

Three men in their twenties, holding beers in their hands, stepped up to two 15-year-old boys and said, “run your shit,” slang for empty your pockets and give me everything. When the first boy said no, he was slapped hard in the face and knocked to the ground. Then, they approached his friend after the first boy showed that his wall…

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