It pays to be careful about how you word things on Twitter, particularly when you’re a progressive advocate trying to drag the country in a direction it doesn’t necessarily want to go; take, for example, the gun control group that inadvertently warned of a homicidal toddler who’d been on a two-year shooting rampage.
On Thursday, Nina Ford of Promundo — “engaging men and boys to promote gender equality and end violence against women internationally” — tweeted about the #ManBox, intersectionality, toxic masculinities, and the concern that 60 percent of young men in the U.S. agree that they should act strong despite how they feel inside.
Crucial to understand how intersectionality affects the #ManBox. Tune into livestream: https://t.co/R6KQgvSGXs
— Promundo-US (@Promundo_US) March 30, 2017
"Society tells men to act tough even when they feel vulnerable or scared." How can we transform these harmful #ManBox norms? pic.twitter.com/HbCeWzqRqc
— Promundo-US (@Promundo_US) March 30, 2017
60% of young men in US agree guys should act strong even if they feel scared/nervous inside. How can we change that? #ManBox #USIPGender
— Nina Ford (@nemford) March 30, 2017
Well, she asked.
Only 60%?
— Jean ? (@jks417) March 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/JamesHargreave3/status/847610602239307776
You are so right! That number needs to change. With any luck we can get it up to 100%!
— Alicia Layne ? (@Alicia701) March 31, 2017
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Well, we could bring real physical education back to the schools. The 40 are probably lacking testosterone. That would help.
— Cliff Gardner (@bafh) March 31, 2017
I suggest a program involving team building, tech skills, endurance & strength testing & firearms training. That should bring that # up.
— Paul Dobbie (@pauldobbie2) March 31, 2017
I have a better question: why would you suggest coddling them, instead of pushing themselves to be better?
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) March 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/Coldbart/status/847610357132558336
Oh, back off. Men are not the only sex that acts strong when scared inside.
— Cynthia Troendle (@Cyntroe) March 31, 2017