Reply to Gender stereotypes

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "Gender stereotypes "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get why she's proud. It's nice to see your kids feel free to chose what interests them, especially when it goes against gendered stereotypes. But I agree that she needs to remember that her DD needs to chose her own path too.

I worry that I'm socially gendering my DD already, even though she's just a few months old. I've always generally disliked pink as a color but I keep gravitating towards pink outfits for her to wear. Why?![/quote]

Because she's a baby girl, and that's what baby girls wear. It's not about you, PP.[/quote]

What's wrong exactly with "socially gendering" your DD?  For millenia, parents have grasped that part of their job is to help their children understand what they are.  It's a recent phenomenon that people have believed otherwise.  Here's a tip: stop believe that you or a bunch of forgettable academics pushing this gender theory stuff are somehow smarter than the collective wisdom of thousands of years.  The truth is that you are not.[/quote]

I'm sorry to break the news to you, but this "gender theory stuff" is not going away. Also, your idea of "collective wisdom" is wrong. It is simply wrong. [/quote]

I predict that you will one day realize that the unhappiness that nags at you derives, in part, from your misplaced confidence that you are smarter than the accumulated wisdom of human history.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics