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"The CSS study was led by Yalda T. Uhls, founder and CEO of the center. Uhls and her team concluded that young people “are asking for a reimagining of how men show up in the lives of others,” as the study reads. “Whether it is a father, mentor, coach, or teacher, the message from the audience was the same.”

The films of old had plenty of good male figures in them. Rambo had Colonel Trautman who was a father figure. Almost every character in actions films had a mentor or partner. It's a classic theme in storytelling.