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joanna schroeder
@iproposethis
- Co-author of TALK TO YOUR BOYS: 16 Conversations to Help Tweens and Teens Grow Into Confident, Caring Young Men - Concerned parent focused on solutions
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    joanna schroeder
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    Oct 3, 2025
    We had the honor of speaking to parents and educators at a beautiful school this week, fielding questions and sharing tools on how to help boys grow into happy, healthy men. So grateful to get to do this work. @mrhealthteacher amazon.com/Talk-Your-Boys…
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
    Do you have white teenage sons? Listen up. I've been watching my boys' online behavior & noticed that social media and vloggers are actively laying groundwork in white teens to turn them into alt-right/white supremacists. Here's how:
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    joanna schroeder
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    Jun 1, 2022
    I don't care how you feel about Johnny Depp or Amber Heard - this is a very bad day for women who are victims. The silence so many fought against for so many years will once again descend over survivors of sexual violence and domestic violence.
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    joanna schroeder
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    Oct 14, 2022
    Women married to men LOVE to complain about husbands, but few admit that being married doesn't live up to the hype that our society places upon it. We are drowned wedding culture & expectations for women to be married all while utterly unprepared for what marriage actually is.
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
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    These are often boys from progressive or moderate families - but their online behavior & viewing habits are often ignored. Here's an early red flag: if your kid says "triggered" as a joke referring to people being sensitive, he's already being exposed & on his way. Intervene!
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
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    Disprove this "snowflake" garbage once & for all. Ask your son: Who is more of a delicate "snowflake" - the person who gets offended by racism/sexism & actively wants to help end bigotry? Or the person who is offended by people saying happy holidays instead of merry Christmas?
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
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    Look through his Instagram Explore screen with him. Explain what's underlying those memes. Explain why "triggered" isn't a joke, what a PTSD trigger is actually like. Evoke empathy without shaming him. Remind him you know he's a good person, but explain how propaganda works.
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
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    And NOBODY seems to notice this happening - except, it seems, moms of teenage girls who see the bizarre harassment their daughters endure. And, of course, moms like me who stalk our sons' social media.
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
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    The second step is the boys consuming media with the "people are too sensitive" and "you can't say anything anymore!" themes. For these boys, this will ring true - they're getting in trouble for "nothing". This narrative allows boys to shed the shame - replacing it w/anger.
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
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    And who is their anger with? Women, feminists, liberals, people of color, gay folks, etc etc. So-called snowflakes. And nobody is there to dismantle the "snowflake" fallacy. These boys are being set up - they're placed like baseballs on a tee and hit right out of the park.
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
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    It's a system I believe is purposefully created to disillusion white boys away from progressive/liberal perspectives. First, the boys are inundated by memes featuring subtly racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic jokes. Being kids, they don't see the nuance & repeat/share.
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
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    Then they're called out for these jokes/phrases/memes by parents, teachers, kids (mostly girls) at school & online. The boys then feel shame & embarrassment - and shame is the force that, I believe, leads people to their worst decisions.
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    joanna schroeder
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    Dec 27, 2023
    Just saw a video of two little girls playing a clapping game and singing the following lyrics: Don't be polite to men that creep you out (x2) Don't be polite to them, it's not your job to comfort men Don't be polite to men that creep you out And I have some BIG problems with it
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    joanna schroeder
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    Aug 13, 2019
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    Propaganda makes extreme points of view seem normal by small amounts of exposure over time - all for the purpose of converting people to more extremist points of view. Use my baseball analogy, if you want. Tell your son that he doesn't have to be anybody's fool.