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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can the posters who are bashing other people's daughters for wanting clothes and makeup get off this thread? Very tired of women perpetuating the misogynistic idea that being girly=being vain and materialistic.[/quote]

Sure, if we can also stop bashing girls who don’t want clothes and makeup. I’m tired of people perpetuating the idea that all teenage girls want the exact same things, and if they don’t, they must be liars or losers.[/quote]

Nobody is bashing the girls who don't want these things.  No one has called them loser.  I will admit to being the poster who thinks that some of them are hiding things from you.  My comment was certainly not meant to bash these girls.  It was meant to be a commentary on what you, as the adult, are fostering.[/quote]

Again, you don’t get it. If I bought my daughter clothes that the popular, trendy girls wear, she wouldn’t wear them. She very consciously does not want to look like they do. And I’m not saying that’s some sort of badge of honor, I’m just stating a fact. Her friends are the same.

Read the post above this. That one gets it.[/quote]

You don’t seem to understand that just because a kid isn’t asking doesn’t mean they don’t want it or look down on it.[/quote]
+1 Oftentimes kids don't ask for these items because they worry about being judged by their parents (who take pride in their kids not being like other girls) and their peers (for thinking they're trying too hard). These kids are often already outsiders. There are of course exceptions like PP's daughter at an artsy school. Every environment has its own rules, in-groups, and indicators.[/quote]

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