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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get why dinosaurs are strong and interesting but unicorns are weak and people judge little girls for them. This whole argument against little girls is sexist.

My dd loves anything with pink, sparkles or a tutu. She’s very extra and it fits her personality. Ds is into purple, dinosaurs and wears a hood everywhere he goes. He’s grumpier and doesn’t want attention. [/quote]

I'm a 41 year old woman with a graduate degree and I would rather dress up as a sparkly princess than OP's suggestions of "doctor" or "monkey". There's nothing wrong with those costumes but the appeal of dressing up as a princess is so obvious and telling kids they shouldn't feel that way is messed up. Which, for the record, is what people tell little boys all the time -- that they should like pink, or princesses, or anything feminine, because so many people have this deeply ingrained idea that feminine things are inferior.

My DD has always been drawn to ultra-girly things. When she was born I dressed her in lots of neutral colored things and kept her room and toys neutral because I didn't want to force pink or super-girly things on her. But it's just what she liked. She mostly gets to pick her own clothes and hairstyles and I'm sure sometimes people who encounter us think "oh that poor child whose mother is forcing that on her" and they have no idea -- it's just what she likes! I pulled out a hat for her to wear this morning since it's cold but it was gray and she would not put it on. I finally found a "pink pussy hat" my mom knitted for the women's march back in 2017 and she wore that, lol. Was it what I would pick? Nope. But she felt good and her ears were warm and the rest doesn't matter.[/quote]

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