tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post2526797942352740827..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Sparrows Are A Social ConstructK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-22047676818915201212021-04-26T06:08:35.656-07:002021-04-26T06:08:35.656-07:00In other words, Endicott is the human equivalent o...In other words, <a href="https://youtu.be/0s0onZaiL4Q" rel="nofollow">Endicott is the human equivalent of a house sparrow</a>.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawilinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-52416977940982034712021-04-26T05:58:46.217-07:002021-04-26T05:58:46.217-07:00" dad takes a break from his toxic masculinit..." dad takes a break from his toxic masculinity to feed one of his children."<br /><br />It is interesting that you would say that about house sparrows. It sounds like when males are initially looking for a mate, they court females through a combination of what I guess you could call "competitive nestbuilding" and general showing-off of how pretty they are. <br />While they do fight a bit over females, the females are at least equally likely to fight over males. Once they form a pair, the male keeps other males away from the immediate vicinity of the nest, and the female keeps away other females. They are practically the same size, so there isn't enough sexual dimorphism to make one sex able to physically dominate the other. My point being, that the males don't appear to go in for anything that one might consider "toxic masculinity". <br /><br />I'm picturing equivalent human behavior being men obtaining a nice place to live, and then working to attract just one woman by superior interior decorating, along with snazzy dressing. He would then spend a lot of time at home with her and the kids. <br /><br />So, if we take sparrows as being a good example for monogamous relationships and 2-parent families, the best men would be well-groomed, neat housekeepers who liked spending time with children. And they would probably not be much bigger than the woman they marry, and would have little inclination to go "out with the boys". tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-88418384626970441292021-04-25T17:41:38.530-07:002021-04-25T17:41:38.530-07:00The residents of Umoja House will miss the uninten...The residents of Umoja House will miss the unintended satire and irony of the situation. <br /><br />And when they graduate they will, in all likelihood, be living examples of the worthlessness of the so-called “education” provided by the so-called “college”.Ohioan@Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650494620853971183noreply@blogger.com