Pregnancy Doom‑scrolling Shapes Boy Narratives

When expectant mothers obsessively consume negative media about male behavior, that anxiety can harden into a parenting narrative that treats boys as future threats rather than children to be guided. The review highlights a vivid example: an author listing possible worst‑case male outcomes while pregnant and then organizing her parenting project around averting those outcomes. — If maternal online anxiety reframes boys as future social problems, it will shift parenting norms, school policies, and public debate over masculinity and prevention strategies.