I am not disagreeing with the article but I think the better description would be:
“Young men (12-24 is used by the author) would like more positive attention. They see the attention young women receive via sexualisation as positive but are unaware of the many downsides it brings.”
I have been saying essentially this for years using a water analogy. It is difficult for the drowning to explain their problems to people dying of thirst.
I am not disagreeing with the article but I think the better description would be:
“Young men (12-24 is used by the author) would like more positive attention. They see the attention young women receive via sexualisation as positive but are unaware of the many downsides it brings.”
You can be aware of the downsides of and still want it.
I think the article paints a very nuanced picture of this.
I have been saying essentially this for years using a water analogy. It is difficult for the drowning to explain their problems to people dying of thirst.