|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 8:22:12 GMT -5
Not meant to cause an argument, I'm just genuinely curious as to what you guys think.
So, should boys be able to play with dolls and should girls be able to play with trucks?
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 8:23:03 GMT -5
I don't like that idea. I'm sorry but I don't want to give my child ideas.
|
|
Bisexual
#ffc5c5
Official Queen of Fan Clans
Name Colour
ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁
Official ThunderClan & ElmClan Leader
Easing back in
|
Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Feb 16, 2017 8:25:32 GMT -5
Let them play with what they want to play. Gender roles are stupid.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 8:47:48 GMT -5
Let toys just be toys. There are no rules.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 8:53:48 GMT -5
it's extremely transphobic to not imo but as said, they're just toys. there shouldn't be ones just classified as "male" and "female", they're all the same p much
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 8:55:35 GMT -5
Let the kids play with what they want. Anyways, it's not like all cis girls actually used the "girly" toys like dollls for just dressing up. I'd roleplay brutually killing barbies with my younger sisters when I was a smaller kid
|
|
|
Post by Northstar3213 on Feb 16, 2017 8:56:27 GMT -5
I grew up with three brothers, it was kinda unavoidable.
|
|
|
Post by Sour Candy on Feb 16, 2017 9:07:35 GMT -5
Who the hell cares, let em do what they want
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 9:26:44 GMT -5
Doesn't really matter? Transphobia aside, there's nothing wrong being a "tomboy" as they used to call it when I was a kid, and I definitely was one.
I think if someone likes giving only girls "girl" toys and only boys "boy" toys there's really no harm in that unless the kids keep begging for monster truck toys and they are only given barbies. That's just disappointing for them. But if the kids are pretty open to any toy no matter what gender role it has- which is usually the case especially when their really young - then as long as their happy and having fun that's what matters.
|
|
|
Bisexual
#e0a8ff
Name Colour
🎃❅❖.Şp໐໐kฯຟiຖ໓.❖❅🎃
THIS IS THE THRILLLLLLLLLLERRRRRRR, THRILLLERRRRR NIIIIIGHHHHTTTT 🎃
|
Post by 🎃❅❖.Şp໐໐kฯຟiຖ໓.❖❅🎃 on Feb 16, 2017 9:48:35 GMT -5
.... This is.. A..... Controversy.... Right... Now.....??
|
|
|
Post by sand dollar on Feb 16, 2017 9:51:02 GMT -5
raise boys and girls the same way !!!
|
|
#a8d1ff
The Ancient One
Name Colour
pumpkin pie
what if i fall? but my dear, what if you fly?
|
Post by pumpkin pie on Feb 16, 2017 9:51:07 GMT -5
Let the kid play with the toys they want honestly I played with whatever toys I wanted growing up- both things that would be considered "girl" toys and "boy" toys I don't really see why this is such a controversial thing
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 9:52:29 GMT -5
.... This is.. A..... Controversy.... Right... Now.....?? Yup. It blew up with the announcement of a male American Girl doll.
|
|
#a8d1ff
The Ancient One
Name Colour
pumpkin pie
what if i fall? but my dear, what if you fly?
|
Post by pumpkin pie on Feb 16, 2017 10:00:52 GMT -5
^^ Regarding that, I don't see why it was so blown up bc they did have those Bitty baby twins or whatever- one was a girl and one was a boy and the boy looks like the boy they are making for the American boy doll so?? Idk My twin cousins (boy-girl) got those dolls- nothing wrong with it
|
|
|
Post by Northstar3213 on Feb 16, 2017 10:01:28 GMT -5
.... This is.. A..... Controversy.... Right... Now.....?? Yup. It blew up with the announcement of a male American Girl doll. .....wut? How is that something to get upset over? Barbie has Ken so...
|
|
|
Post by greene on Feb 16, 2017 10:12:13 GMT -5
I don't like that idea. I'm sorry but I don't want to give my child ideas. I Agree. one minute u let your kid look sideways at a Barbie and the next he's [please keep content appropriate, thanks] in a back alley behind some liberal joint called Paco's. smh this country
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 10:17:10 GMT -5
absolutely not, because AS WE ALL KNOW houses are gender specific DO NOT let your male child play with a small house or he will turn gay and ruin our marriages. do NOT let your female child play with a car that is not pink she will turn butch and again, ruin our marriages, because girls don't drive cars. and plEASE don't give your male child a doll, because as we all know, humans ARE gender specific and never forget if it's pink do not let your sons near it run away pink, a color, will turn then gay and ruin our marriages
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 10:54:51 GMT -5
oh man this chunk of plastic came in a pink box i must give it to my girl oh man this chunk of plastic came in a blue box i must give it to my boy
thats about my viewpoint its stupid
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 10:56:06 GMT -5
.... This is.. A..... Controversy.... Right... Now.....?? Yup. It blew up with the announcement of a male American Girl doll. thats actually pretty cool, but im honestly not expecting it to sell well. i hope im proven wrong
|
|
|
Post by Aku on Feb 16, 2017 10:57:22 GMT -5
I honestly don't care what a child plays with. They're toys. I grew up playing with cars just as much as I played with Barbies (or Bratz, actually preferred them more). I don't see how this is transphopic, though? (If someone could explain this to me, that would be very appreciated!) I guess it wasn't called that when I was growing up. If you played with toys meant for the opposite gender then it was whatever in my area. Whatever floats your boat, basically.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 11:00:22 GMT -5
to be honest I grew up with a mixture of toys (hand-me-downs from my two older siblings) and there would be a mix of toy cars and barbies... I enjoyed both. if I were to have kids someday I would most definitely not give them "gender based toys" they can play with what they want imo
|
|
|
Post by ✨ ιηνєяѕєяєαℓιту on Feb 16, 2017 11:05:12 GMT -5
honestly letting kids play with whatever toys they want doesn't even predispose them to any future feminine or masculine lean so it shouldn't at all be a problem like
when i was small i would NOT touch barbies and i played with my bro's hotwheels and RC vehicles and wrote violent animal stories and played video games and all that, only thing feminine i had any part of was collecting and playing with breyer horses. and this was in a super christian conservative southern household.
but then you have me now and yeah, i still obsess over cars and write violent animal stories and play war games, but i also obsess over my nails and skin and wear dresses and loads of jewelry and the only things not explicitly feminine in my closet are band shirts. if you asked people irl what lean i had they'd say def feminine, whereas as a child i was very strictly masculine until like halfway through middle school.
so like. what kids play with as a child has literally nothing to do with what they grow up acting like so there's 0 reason to restrict a kid's toys to a single gendered selection. like that goes beyond general conservatism and into the realm of psychotic and controlling.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 11:13:55 GMT -5
'if girls play with boy toys and boys play with girls toys, they'll become gay!!'
good
|
|
|
Post by Yoshimi on Feb 16, 2017 11:31:08 GMT -5
Character development
|
|
|
Post by Card against Humanity on Feb 16, 2017 11:32:26 GMT -5
I think there absolutely nothing wrong with it
When I was a kid I played with toy cars just as much as I played with barbies. Then again, I didn't play with barbies that often tbh. I usually played with animal-related toys like My Little Ponies and Littlest Pet Shops.
Tbh I grew up not really caring about "liking only feminine things bc im a girl" bc my dad was the one who stayed at home because he injured his back too badly to work,. and my mom really likes nerdy stuff like Star Trek and LOTR. so I didn't really get gender roles shoved in my face as a kid.
|
|
|
Post by SilverHailstorm on Feb 16, 2017 11:32:46 GMT -5
'if girls play with boy toys and boys play with girls toys, they'll become gay!!' good wait.. logic is broken
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 11:33:44 GMT -5
'if girls play with boy toys and boys play with girls toys, they'll become gay!!' good wait.. logic is broken gay = good
|
|
|
Post by SilverHailstorm on Feb 16, 2017 11:33:53 GMT -5
Honestly though, it's not like it really makes a difference. Personally I didn't play with Barbies or cars, because books were my favorite toys.
|
|
|
Post by Felix on Feb 16, 2017 11:33:55 GMT -5
All people should play with trains though. Teach them how to solve logistical problems....... also trains are cool.
|
|