Mom: Why raising my son made me question what female empowerment is doing to boys

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(04-03-2018, 09:28 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Well one of them is you acting, and the other is demanding others act.

(This is not an opinion on the merits or lack thereof of the welfare system.)

Good point.  I would say, however, that there is a decent chance that an able bodied male who witnesses a man beating on a woman is likely to be demanded to action by our society.  Same with adults of both sexes when kids are in danger.  I recall a few weeks ago that I was one of the few people who wasn't sure he'd run into gunfire if kids were in danger, and so on.

Either way, society can twist your arm in many ways.