But he has found students to be genuinely supportive.
And while it's now standard for men to be portrayed as domestic disaster zones, John Karlen as Lacey's husband Harve was genuinely supportive and realistic.
Was he being genuinely supportive of a fellow embattled coach or rooting for Keller to stay in the job as long as possible for his own reasons?
Devon Allison, the leader of the group Secondary Schools Campaign in Lambeth (SSCiL), told EducationGuardian.co.uk that Dammers, a local resident, was happy to be involved: "Jerry is genuinely supportive and just wants people to have a fair shake".
"Local people and companies are genuinely supportive to each other and take a view that 'all boats rise' when competing for a global audience.
Several people have expressed that the discussions have made it clear who is genuinely supportive of equity and inclusiveness and who is not.
We owe Rajeev a debt of gratitude here at TechCrunch, as he was kind enough to speak at a number of our events and was genuinely supportive of our efforts.
While some orchestra members were "genuinely supportive", according to Budd, many others publicly shunned them for fear of being perceived as communist sympathizers and losing their own jobs.
From the leadership team to the staff, mentors, and hackathon participants at Gaza Sky Geeks, the males in the room were genuinely supportive, collaborative and proud to have many female colleagues building great things with them.
Instead of focusing on this fine line, we encourage faculty, staff, and students to strive for their actions in all contexts to be genuinely respectful and supportive rather than merely appropriate.
In fact, when asked what I was reading or writing, people seemed to be genuinely impressed and supportive.
