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Netflix's 'Boots': A Heartfelt and Bold Marine Coming-of-Age Series

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Source: Slate
Netflix's 'Boots': A Heartfelt and Bold Marine Coming-of-Age Series
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Boots is a Netflix series set in 1990s Marine Corps training that challenges traditional notions of masculinity, emphasizing compassion and emotional strength over machismo, and features a gay protagonist navigating identity and military life amidst cultural debates about 'wokeness' and gender roles.

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