{"id":18185,"date":"2025-03-19T19:38:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/the-guardian-view-on-modern-masculinity-boys-need-mentors-not-marketers-editorial\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:38:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:38:04","slug":"the-guardian-view-on-modern-masculinity-boys-need-mentors-not-marketers-editorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/the-guardian-view-on-modern-masculinity-boys-need-mentors-not-marketers-editorial\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian view on modern masculinity: boys need mentors, not marketers | Editorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir Gareth Southgate is right to warn that social media is trapping boys in toxic ideals. It\u2019s a crisis demanding real-world solutions<\/p>\n

Boys used to be raised by their parents. Now, as they grow up, an increasing number are coming under the influence<\/a> of toxic online figures who push a hollow, misogynistic version of masculinity. This isn\u2019t\u00a0helping\u00a0their character or their relationships. But it does work for a digital world where worth is measured in money, status and appearance. Girls have\u00a0long seen their mental health suffer<\/a> from social media comparisons and phone addiction. But that doesn\u2019t make it any less troubling now that boys are being similarly affected.<\/p>\n

In his Richard Dimbleby lecture<\/a> for the BBC, Sir\u00a0Gareth Southgate made a cogent case that young men are being failed by modern society \u2013 not just by absent role models, but by a culture that doesn\u2019t acknowledge failure and vulnerability while exposing\u00a0them to damaging digital influences. Without\u00a0real-life guidance, they can withdraw, becoming reluctant to talk or unable to express their emotions. Boys can fall into an unhealthy world of gaming, gambling and pornography.<\/p>\n

Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters<\/a> section, please click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nSir Gareth Southgate is right to warn that social media is trapping boys in toxic ideals. It\u2019s a crisis demanding real-world solutions
\nBoys used to be raised by their parents. Now, as they grow up, an increasing number are coming under the influence of toxic online figures who push a hollow, misogynistic version of masculinity. This isn\u2019t\u00a0helping\u00a0their character or their relationships. But it does work for a digital world where worth is measured in money, status and appearance. Girls have\u00a0long seen their mental health suffer from social media comparisons and phone addiction. But that doesn\u2019t make it any less troubling now that boys are being similarly affected.
\nIn his Richard Dimbleby lecture for the BBC, Sir\u00a0Gareth Southgate made a cogent case that young men are being failed by modern society \u2013 not just by absent role models, but by a culture that doesn\u2019t acknowledge failure and vulnerability while exposing\u00a0them to damaging digital influences. Without\u00a0real-life guidance, they can withdraw, becoming reluctant to talk or unable to express their emotions. Boys can fall into an unhealthy world of gaming, gambling and pornography.
\nDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sir Gareth Southgate is right to warn that social media is trapping boys in toxic ideals. It\u2019s a crisis demanding real-world solutions Boys used to be raised by their parents. Now, as they grow up, an increasing number are coming under the influence of toxic online figures who push a hollow, misogynistic version of masculinity. …<\/p>\n

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