Young boys becoming more and more sexist?

These days, the data from the latest opinion poll by the Institute of Political and Social Sciences (ICPS) have been published, once again revealing a worrying trend among men under 25 in Catalonia: a clearly conservative drift (they show less commitment to democratic values) and, in some respects, much more macho positions. The trend is almost triple that of women of the same age (less than 10%). However, the discourse is clearly more anti-feminist. The gap between discourse and action creates a new reality, and therefore, we cannot fall into the simple analysis that says "young people are more macho." There are some elements that may be transversally influencing many of them, old references to masculinities. The critical view of these models of masculinity, evident among girls, is also found in some young boys who have surely refined their perception more due to the influence of a greater feminist social consciousness (which has penetrated them even without realizing it), for all this, they do not have a clear path, either individual or collective. Thus, the easiest thing is to reject what challenges them, because it is easier and more comfortable to withdraw than not to work to reflect on who we are, now, models of diverse masculinity, more egalitarian, careful and sustainable with life. gender vertigo: fear, the resistance that emerges when the patriarchal system feels threatened and challenged to change. Like a metaphorical dizziness faced with the loss of privileges in a changing world in which you're not entirely sure how to respond to what's being asked of you. They talk to you about you, about us, when perhaps you've never stopped to reflect on who you are, or what masculinities are all about. More or less consciously, this acts as a brake on the advancement of equality and ends up leading to entrenched and irresponsible positions, close to postulates originating from the far right. It's the perfect excuse not to change (even if only discursively) and opt for a hard-fought path that, surely, also doesn't quite convince. It's a position that responds to fear, confusion, andlazinessto change. In this regard, courage lies in those who commit to the need for social change, to self-denial, and who seek to build more habitable lives and societies.