These imaginary figures show vulnerability only in tiny doses, and preferably while they’re encased in protective, muscle-hugging spandex. Perhaps even more now than in the 1970s, an ever-growing pantheon of superheroes and ninjas and other tough-guy fantasy figures surrounds American boyhood.
Finally, little boys would be freed from the tyranny of the tough-guy stereotype! But that hasn’t exactly happened. The Vietnam War was nearing its end, and the grown-ups were emotionally exhausted. You and Me” album, inviting a generation of boys to let their softer feelings show. star Rosey Grier sang “It’s All Right to Cry” on the “Free to Be.
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