Reply #122: "when the solution for men can be found in eliminating the actual oppression of women" [View All]

[lumberjack_jeff]

In the case of the OP, the reverse is true.

Educators systematically (and institutionally) de-emphasize the education of boys for both political and cultural reasons. The results, unsurprisingly and increasingly, are poorly educated boys who don't graduate from High School, don't go to college, and are less likely to find a job upon graduation.

If girls want a boyfriend, they must compete/select from this pool. Unfortunately, by the time they discover boys, the educational damage to the boys is already irreparable. 35% of them will drop out. Of the remainder, about 40% won't go on to college. Of those who do, about 20% fail to graduate. Every step along the way, boys experience a larger mesh and are more likely to fall through. Overall, boys are barely more likely to graduate from college than their grandfathers.

Here's an an example of reporting on the topic "this is a crisis! there are no guys for us college women to date!"

Don't confuse uncomfortable for off-topic. Make boys academic peers of the girls in middle school and the girls won't feel the need to deploy the Snooki act.

But you're right in one way. This isn't a flip side, it's the same side of the record.