By: Amifel Eribo. Image Credit: Unsplash/Bill Wegener Boys get a large percentage of the codes of conduct they follow regarding how to be a boy or a man from the experiences and instructions they garner from the men in their lives. Of course, this socialization or education of masculine ideals starts at a young age […]
By: Theophilus ‘Femi Alawonde. Image Credit: 123RF.com Some days ago, a video made the rounds on the Nigerian version of the internet. It was that of a girl – unseen to viewers – who made a show of comparing and contrasting two parking lots at a tertiary institution. The one, allotted to the students, the
By: Abdulmojeed Kawthar and John Jolaoso. “Cry all you want; it’s not like I care!” “Oh no! Don’t cry. You know I don’t like seeing you cry. What exactly do you say you want?” These are usually the scenarios in my home as I have two older brothers. Although these two sentences portray different personalities
By: Oluwasegun Adegoke. Image Credit: OpenGlobalRights The recurring tales (disturbing, by the way), on sexual abuse or any form of sexual harassment over the years have always predominately featured females narrating the gruesome occurrence. This raises a few eyebrows if, and truly if, men are just monster, who cannot help but sexually abuse the opposite
By: Adefokun Jucal. Image Credit: Pinterest. The Insidious Nature of Peer Pressure. Peer pressure is a common topic of discussion. It has been the subject of many talks and seminars, so much that the average person has probably heard the term repeatedly, even if they don’t understand it. It plays an important role in the
By: Oluwasina Praise Image Credit: Ray’s Photography (For Boys Without Borders) Sometime in January this year, I had a conversation with a senior colleague who made me realize that the world, as it is, is unfair towards the female gender, hence the existence of a patriarchal society. “Therefore, fighting for the side the society would
By: Emmanuel Olaoluwa. Image Credit: Ray’s Photography (For Boys Without Borders) Much, if not all, of the world’s focus on tackling the problematic educational exclusion has been emphatically structured solely around the girl-child, to the neglect of her male counterpart. By educational exclusion, I technically refer to the rampant, perhaps most prominent, challenge of education in the
By: Abdul Habeeb Akorede. In recent times, literature have addressed the possible impacts of societal views on the boy-child; how expectations force him into a life of crime or, at the very least, defiance. But few have tried to analyse whether expectations are all it takes to send him downhill. While the boy-child may be
By: Olamilekan Mashika Image Credit: iStockphotos In the world we live, there are many reasons why people search for ways to feel better. To some, the need to wash away the constant lack of love, to others, they need to relieve stress. Many, indeed, just want to be happy throughout their lifetime but the universe
When I was about 6, my older male cousin introduced me to the concept of making out with the same gender. That might’ve been when I got my first erection. No penetrative sex. Then, when I was between the ages of 8 & 9 the female house help also took me a bit further. I
Over the years, issues surrounding the boy-child and his development have not been given enough attention as required, thereby causing the areas essential for his growth to be treated with levity.
