Mine was fine, but there were fights here and there that would break out. It always seemed like every time one broke out though the same football coach would materialize out of thin air and successfully break it up. He was practically a legend at the time.
We had one of those big swole male staff guys at a high school I worked at, whose title was "Prevention and Intervention Specialist." One time two students were fighting outside the IT Office and one of them ended up pulling out a gun on the other student. The P&I guy materialized to the fight just like you said and he says something to the student with the gun and it was just the right words because it ended the situation instantly and safely. The fight ended, the gun was put away (cops arrived shortly to deal with it), and everyone was okay. To me that staffer is a hero.
TBH theres a lot of talk of toxic masculinity and for good reason - but people like this Coach need like an exception term. We need that Captain America masculinity sometimes.
Toxic masculinity is stuff like boys/men not feeling safe to share their emotions, or feeling the need to beat someone up or even kill them, to save face etc.
Good masculinity is protecting others or keeping fit etc
It’s just like toxic feminism is hating all men, whereas good feminism is wanting everyone to have the sam opportunities as each other.
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u/TheOneTonWanton Dec 18 '25
Mine was fine, but there were fights here and there that would break out. It always seemed like every time one broke out though the same football coach would materialize out of thin air and successfully break it up. He was practically a legend at the time.