http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/07/18/gender-policing-hurts-kids/ I see this soooo much in my child care! Parents trying to force kids into gender roles even going so far as not letting their boys pick up dolls. I always try to mention that they are simply learning how to be good fathers.
Wow. o.o Guess I was lucky, I used to love dolls when I was little, and my mom accepted that, granted, yes, I AM gay, but that wasn't part of it =P I also loved Power Rangers, Batman, etc =P I think it's stupid when parents do things like that, kids like what they like, you can't change their mind. >_>; You just hurt them in the long run.
To me it almost seems like a form of sexism, not allowing boys to pick up dolls... What is this "loved", past tense business, eh?... Blasphemy !! (I still like them...)
Well, I played with Barbie dolls when I was younger but I had a lot more Power Rangers and X-Men action figures that I played with more often. A lot of times, parents restrict their kids to gender-specific things with good intentions because of society's views on what's right and what's wrong. Just because Eric's parents are open-minded doesn't mean that Ben's, Jesse's, Mark's, and Chris's parents are.
Eeh, I was fairly girly in my youth. But I certainly would not force my children to only like 'things for girls' or 'things for boys', if I had children. I don't think I'd care if their friends' parents weren't as open minded as I was, I would encourage my child to be whoever they wanted, and try and teach their friends to be whoever THEY wanted.
Loved can mean past tense or not If you read one of my more recent threads in Ent. + Tech. Forum, I'm still a fan of Power Rangers
I always did gender neutral things - drawing pictures, creating things. I liked creating things, because there were no guidelines. And I played the Sims - a completely 'androgynous' game in my opinion. I think that gender policing is really... annoying, I s'pose.
I had no patience for almost anything when I was younger (ADHD), lol. So I really wasn't policed much.
I was a huge tomboy as a kid. HUUGGEE. I wouldn't let my parents even take me near anything girly XD I always played in the mud...and I liked to pretend to be Tarzan XD Yeah, i was wierd. >.< I've changed a bit since then. But my childhood made me who I am...Gender policing is ridiculous. Let kids grow up to be who they want to be.
I hate those gender-conditioning shit. They are really that paranoid?? When I was a little kid, I played with toy guns, legos, electronic hobby kits (yeah they are fun!), ... and also some teatime sets. That didn't make me too less of a man.
mmm when i was younger i played with dolls, but i also played with cars (i had tonssss of toy cars, lol, but i also had all of the spice girls dolls ) i could probably still name all of the cars i have
I was weird kid I think lol I played with dolls, played house with girls, I even had a hello kitty kitchen to play with:lol: But at the same time, I liked to play with mud, cars and some hero figures and etc. I can't believe they let me get that kitty kitchen thing lol It was pink!!
That's ridiculous. Men and women should learn gender roles, but if a kid is gay, you can't change that. He/she still needs to learn how to be a father/mother and how to act in a social environment. I guess these people have made up their minds in the nature vs. nurture argument. I'd disagree with them...
