What Cobra Kai Shows Us about Masculinity, Fatherhood, and the Culture War (feat. Jordan Peterson)

I just finished watching the current two seasons of the Karate Kid spin-off show, Cobra Kai, and I was pleasantly surprised by its relevance to today. It goes against the tide of wokeness, "social justice," and political correctness, and it's totally refreshing. And there are some deep lessons in the characters and the story concerning the crisis in masculinity, fatherhood, and the culture war. I include some thoughts from Jordan Peterson, Grace Church's teaching series The Quest for Authentic Manhood, Paul Coughlin's book "No More Christian Nice Guy," Larry Crabb's book "Fully Alive," and honor-shame culture dynamics.

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References:
Coughlin, Paul. (2005). No More Christian Nice Guy: When Being Nice--Instead of Good--Hurts Men, Women, and Children. Bethany House.
Crabb, Larry. (2013). Fully Alive: A Biblical Vision of Gender that Frees Men and Women to Live Beyond Stereotypes. Baker Books.
Peterson, Jordan B. (2018). 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Random House Canada.

Note: Clips from others' videos are used for commentary and fall under Fair Use.
Pastor Matt Williams at Grace Church's Quest for Authentic Manhood session 1: https://resources.gracechurchsc.org/teaching/mens-roundtable/quest-for-authentic-manhood/the-problem-and-definition-of-manhood/
Jordan Peterson - Maps of Meaning 2016 lecture #5: https://youtu.be/cFS6fPLQ024
The Best and Worst of Johnny Lawrence from Cobra Kai: https://youtu.be/tzNYAtz8TNo

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