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Scouts going mixed sex and the rise of toxic masculinity

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wobblychristmastree · 05/04/2026 13:51

When scouts decided to go mixed sex for all sections a lot of boys who would have had a healthy boy only space and strong male role models then suddenly didn’t. And these boys are now young men and some of them a producing the manosphere podcasts and spreading their toxic masculinity crap. The timing is right.

AIBU to think boys still need healthy boy only spaces, and strong male role models? and scouts have let them down..

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GCAcademic · 05/04/2026 13:53

Scouts was on the verge of closing down because not enough boys wanted to join. They had a choice between that or becoming mixed sex.

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