Tag Archives: ideal soldier

Two-dimensional Men

Posted on 09/08/2011 by caygin

In my last blog, I wrote about how boys are shamed into either hiding or suppressing some of their natural human emotions. And I asked the question: Do we raise our sons to be unemotional in order for them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Boys, Masculinity, Parents, War | Tagged ‘real’ men, detached marginalised father, emotional control, emotional disability, emotional self-protection, fantasy of perfect masculinity, ideal soldier, insecure masculinity, presentation of masculinity, self- protection, shame, taboo emotions, two-dimensional men | Leave a comment

Emotional Shut-down

Posted on 04/08/2011 by caygin

In my last post, I looked at one of the attributes of an ideal soldier: An ideal soldier is unemotional. Only anger and aggression are permissible. Do we raise our sons to be unemotional so that they can be useful … Continue reading →

Posted in Boys, Masculinity, Parents, War | Tagged ashamed, bullied, dependent, despised, disappoint, emotionally disabled, emotionally impoverished, failure, father’s mockery, fear, harden emotions, hide natural human feelings, humiliation, ideal soldier, inadequate, inferior, insecurity, loneliness, ostracized, rejected, self- protection, sensitivity, sissy, unemotional, vulnerable, weakness | Leave a comment

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