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Title: On Praising Tomboys and Rejecting Feminine Boys
Post by: Shana A on January 10, 2012, 08:32:07 AM
Post by: Shana A on January 10, 2012, 08:32:07 AM
Monica Gallagher Sakala
D.C. parenting blogger, Wired Momma
On Praising Tomboys and Rejecting Feminine Boys
Posted: 1/9/12 05:26 PM ET
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-gallagher-sakala/kids-gender-identity_b_1194366.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-gallagher-sakala/kids-gender-identity_b_1194366.html)
Mid-way through last year, my daughter's pirate obsession was born. She'd always shown a proclivity towards what I would call "boy toys," beginning with her affinity for climbing fences before her first birthday and her inclination towards playing strictly with balls. So when her obsession with all things pirate emerged, randomly, one warm summer day when she was just two, I wasn't the least bit surprised.
Frankly, the unexpected fascination with certain toys or dress-up clothes that preschoolers display is part of their charm. Who doesn't chuckle at the sight of a little girl wearing a Tinkerbell dress mixed with a pirate sword and a cat mask strolling through Trader Joes? But as my daughter's love for toys traditionally associated with little boys has evolved into a passion for Spiderman, dinosaurs and robots, I've noticed a disturbing trend towards reverse sexism placed on kids as young as 2 and 3 years old.
D.C. parenting blogger, Wired Momma
On Praising Tomboys and Rejecting Feminine Boys
Posted: 1/9/12 05:26 PM ET
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-gallagher-sakala/kids-gender-identity_b_1194366.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-gallagher-sakala/kids-gender-identity_b_1194366.html)
Mid-way through last year, my daughter's pirate obsession was born. She'd always shown a proclivity towards what I would call "boy toys," beginning with her affinity for climbing fences before her first birthday and her inclination towards playing strictly with balls. So when her obsession with all things pirate emerged, randomly, one warm summer day when she was just two, I wasn't the least bit surprised.
Frankly, the unexpected fascination with certain toys or dress-up clothes that preschoolers display is part of their charm. Who doesn't chuckle at the sight of a little girl wearing a Tinkerbell dress mixed with a pirate sword and a cat mask strolling through Trader Joes? But as my daughter's love for toys traditionally associated with little boys has evolved into a passion for Spiderman, dinosaurs and robots, I've noticed a disturbing trend towards reverse sexism placed on kids as young as 2 and 3 years old.
Title: Re: On Praising Tomboys and Rejecting Feminine Boys
Post by: Bishounen on January 10, 2012, 08:42:04 AM
Post by: Bishounen on January 10, 2012, 08:42:04 AM
Everytime I see the statement "Reverse Sexism" I just want to take a double hold of the shoulders of the person saying it and shake her/him as hard as I ever can.
There are no such thing as "Reverse" Sexism", there are only Sexism.
To call something "Reverse Sexism" when referring to Misandry, is like saying like this other guy did on another board, when referring to FTM's, and describe them as "Reverse transsexuals".
Regarding the Sexism towards little boys and males in all the ages, it is far from something new- It has merely newly been taken seriously, and the people realizing for the first time that it is actually there, is so shocked over the revalation that they don't even know that there is an actual term for it but make up their own terms, like "Reverse" this and that.
There are no such thing as "Reverse" Sexism", there are only Sexism.
To call something "Reverse Sexism" when referring to Misandry, is like saying like this other guy did on another board, when referring to FTM's, and describe them as "Reverse transsexuals".
Regarding the Sexism towards little boys and males in all the ages, it is far from something new- It has merely newly been taken seriously, and the people realizing for the first time that it is actually there, is so shocked over the revalation that they don't even know that there is an actual term for it but make up their own terms, like "Reverse" this and that.
Title: Re: On Praising Tomboys and Rejecting Feminine Boys
Post by: spacial on January 10, 2012, 09:29:12 AM
Post by: spacial on January 10, 2012, 09:29:12 AM
I feel the same way.
It's also inaccurate because reverse sexism is actually the opposite of sexism.
It's also inaccurate because reverse sexism is actually the opposite of sexism.