[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Beso

Is she letting them chose though by bringing them up the way she wants to bring them up

What do you mean? Is she letting them choose by telling them they can choose?

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What do you mean? Is she letting them choose by telling them they can choose?

Oh yeah...

Doh!

[Vicky.]

The issue these days imo is people thinking because a boy wants to wear a dress this means he's actually a girl, not just that he's rejecting stereotypes and wearing what he likes. We seem to be going backwards in that sense.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

The issue these days imo is people thinking because a boy wants to wear a dress this means he's actually a girl, not just that he's rejecting stereotypes and wearing what he likes. We seem to be going backwards in that sense.

Yes totally agree

[Livia]

My son likes football and bugs and dirt. My daughter likes pink and sparkles and ballet dresses and fairies. Should I be worried about them conforming to gender stereotypes? Is this abnormal now we should all be encouraging children to choose their own style? It feels like I should be offering them a more gender-neutral childhood, despite their personalities being clear to me.

[BBXX]

Originally Posted by Livia

My son likes football and bugs and dirt. My daughter likes pink and sparkles and ballet dresses and fairies. Should I be worried about them conforming to gender stereotypes? Is this abnormal now we should all be encouraging children to choose their own style? It feels like I should be offering them a more gender-neutral childhood, despite their personalities being clear to me.

No if that’s what they like that’s great. The issue comes when parents force gender stereotypes on their child because they think that’s what they SHOULD like without considering what they actually like and want.

But I would say yes to letting children decide their own style. If a boy wants to play with dolls he shouldn’t be told they’re for girls etc etc…

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by BBXX

But I would say yes to letting children decide their own style. If a boy wants to play with dolls he shouldn’t be told they’re for girls etc etc…

Yea I had huge issues with my husband when my son was 3 or 4..he wanted his nails painted like his sister and my husband was all 'are you a girl?!' to him

I just painted them and dealt with the mood!

That remains the only gender non conforming thing my son ever did, besides wanting long hair (which is a weird one as go back 20 years or so and it was common for blokes)

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Yea I had huge issues with my husband when my son was 3 or 4..he wanted his nails painted like his sister and my husband was all 'are you a girl?!' to him

I just painted them and dealt with the mood!

That remains the only gender non conforming thing my son ever did, besides wanting long hair (which is a weird one as go back 20 years or so and it was common for blokes)

When I was teenager long hair was my number 1 most attractive quality in a guy I was a big fan of the grunge scene though

[BBXX]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Yea I had huge issues with my husband when my son was 3 or 4..he wanted his nails painted like his sister and my husband was all 'are you a girl?!' to him

I just painted them and dealt with the mood!

That remains the only gender non conforming thing my son ever did, besides wanting long hair (which is a weird one as go back 20 years or so and it was common for blokes)

Totally - men's fashion in past eras would be considered super camp and feminine nowadays but looks awesome.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

My son likes football and bugs and dirt. My daughter likes pink and sparkles and ballet dresses and fairies. Should I be worried about them conforming to gender stereotypes? Is this abnormal now we should all be encouraging children to choose their own style? It feels like I should be offering them a more gender-neutral childhood, despite their personalities being clear to me.

Of course not, encouraging your child to wear what they like etc would cover both children who like the traditional gendered traits and those who don't.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Livia

My son likes football and bugs and dirt. My daughter likes pink and sparkles and ballet dresses and fairies. Should I be worried about them conforming to gender stereotypes? Is this abnormal now we should all be encouraging children to choose their own style? It feels like I should be offering them a more gender-neutral childhood, despite their personalities being clear to me.

Kids like what kids like. It's only an issue if you force stereotypes onto them, or decide them being gender non conforming means they are the opposite sex. Imo.

[BBXX]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Kids like what kids like. It's only an issue if you force stereotypes onto them, or decide them being gender non conforming means they are the opposite sex. Imo.

Totally agree!

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Livia

My son likes football and bugs and dirt. My daughter likes pink and sparkles and ballet dresses and fairies. Should I be worried about them conforming to gender stereotypes? Is this abnormal now we should all be encouraging children to choose their own style? It feels like I should be offering them a more gender-neutral childhood, despite their personalities being clear to me.

Interesting…

[Zizu]

It is what it is .,

We have 3 gorgeous granddaughters

Oldest and youngest are pink loving girlies whilst the middle one is a tomboy wearing sports wear and loves blue ..

They were all raised the normal, traditional way …

[Glenn.]

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

That's a funny meme, some gamers however may never buy the game again if that's true. Imagine the chat in the role play version.

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Beso

That's a funny meme, some gamers however may never buy the game again if that's true. Imagine the chat in the role play version.

What’s funny about it exactly

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

What’s funny about it exactly

The satire.

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Beso

The satire.

Oh, so it's ‘satire' now? That's... quite the assertion. Generally, for satire to be effective, its purpose or irony is usually self-evident, wouldn't you agree?

It doesn't typically require a separate declaration for its intent to be grasped.

Good try though.

[Glenn.]

Over 200 posts on something we all know isn’t needed

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Over 200 posts on something we all know isn’t needed

PRIDE ?

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

PRIDE ?

No mate.

The hetero awesome gammonfest, or whatever it’s called

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

No mate.

The hetero awesome gammonfest, or whatever it’s called

We prefer HAG, tyvm.

[Glenn.]

Explain the satire

[Glenn.]

It’s not a meme. It’s a screenshot from a video of a MAGA moron looking forward to shooting up/running over gay people at a make believe pride parade in a video game.

The only thing funnier is that he believes he’s really funny and he’s not. It’s a dangerous mindset