A new study is suggesting that modern superheroes are promoting a “narrow view” of masculinity. Comic book figures like Spider-Man and Iron Man may be favorites of popular culture, but Dr. Sharon Lamb, author of “Packaging Boyhood: Saving our sons from superheroes, slackers and other media stereotypes” is posing the argument that some of these characters are sending the wrong message to younger, more impressionable children.

Parents, do you agree? Are you concerned about possible negative effects of superheroes on your little boys? Watch the video and answer in the comments section below.

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