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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is in a school that bans media (waldorf).  Now, the parents don't live up to it 100%, but these kids watch A LOT less than other kids.  They do live in our culture and so aren't completely exempt from gender norms, but it is amazing what you see on the playground - all the kids playing together in very similar ways.  Biological differences do not manifest themselves in the ways we think they do (trucks on the one hand and tutus on the other is a great example of our nonsensical gender norming). Much of this stuff is learned though media.

That said.  I still think you should just smile and say, "sometimes."[/quote]

There is a group of girls playing tackle football?[/quote]

Are the boys playing tackle football during recess at your child's school? They sure aren't at mine (MCPS). But not because of gender norms. Because tackling is one of the long list of things the children are not allowed to do during recess.[/quote]

No, of course my boys don't go to MCPS.. They go to an all boys school where they are allowed to be boys. Yes, they play tackle fottball.
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Really, no one should be playing tackle football.  This isn't a gender thing.   The brain research that is emerging is very scary.  One concussion can cause eventual, long-term damage, and repeated concussions are devastating (personality changes!).  We can't bubble-wrap our kids, but we can keep them out of activities likely to cause concussions![/quote]

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