classic song by THE WHO..."i'm a boy"...i'm a boy, i'm a boy & my mother won't admit it, i'm a boy , i'm a boy & if i say i am i get it....or david bowie's "rebel rebel"...you got your mother in a whirl, she's not sure if your a boy or a girl....
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check this out..."Couple raise child as 'gender neutral' to avoid stereotyping"
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Originally posted by *Boss Lady* View PostKieran is an Irish name and it is a man's name.
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These parents should be ashamed of themselves.
They are not doing this child any favours by causing him confusion. Any decent parent worth their weight in sense raises their child to respect all people, regardless of appearance, gender, race, religion, class etc. These parents have a completely different agenda. Most of these types are doing it for the notoriety. They are taking these innocent children and placing them into a mindset that will leave them vulnerable. There is good reason there is gender differences - WE ARE DIFFERENT.
Yes, I know this coming from the chick who posts on a boxing forum telling you guys to treat me as one of the guys; at the end of the day, I know I am a female, I like being female, I just prefer 'male' things to an extent.
They are going to damage his sense of self. I bet he grows up feeling ashamed for being a boy.
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Originally posted by squealpiggy View PostConsidering that this couple is a heterosexual couple I would say that you actually are being ****phobic. Nowhere in any of the information posted, or in any of the many articles or op-ed pieces about this poor kid indicate in any way that he is being raised by same sex parents. The fact that you have leaped to such a conclusion is telling.
From the description of how this kid is being brought up it looks like the parents' view of "gender neutral" appears to be skewed to the "feminine" side of things. These parents are not unique in doing this. A lot of parents consider truly gender neutral toys like lego to be "boys toys" and think that letting your kid play with lego and wear dresses is truly gender neutral.
My feeling on this case is that the mother was disappointed to have a boy and wished she'd had a girl, so she set about rationalising her bias by concocting the gender neutral story.
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Originally posted by joe strong View Postclassic song by THE WHO..."i'm a boy"...i'm a boy, i'm a boy & my mother won't admit it, i'm a boy , i'm a boy & if i say i am i get it....or david bowie's "rebel rebel"...you got your mother in a whirl, she's not sure if your a boy or a girl....
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Originally posted by squealpiggy View PostConsidering that this couple is a heterosexual couple I would say that you actually are being ****phobic. Nowhere in any of the information posted, or in any of the many articles or op-ed pieces about this poor kid indicate in any way that he is being raised by same sex parents. The fact that you have leaped to such a conclusion is telling.
From the description of how this kid is being brought up it looks like the parents' view of "gender neutral" appears to be skewed to the "feminine" side of things. These parents are not unique in doing this. A lot of parents consider truly gender neutral toys like lego to be "boys toys" and think that letting your kid play with lego and wear dresses is truly gender neutral.
My feeling on this case is that the mother was disappointed to have a boy and wished she'd had a girl, so she set about rationalising her bias by concocting the gender neutral story.
"At their (television-free) home, Sasha, now 5, is encouraged to play with gender-neutral toys, as well as plenty of dolls (“except Barbie; she’s banned because she’s horrible”), and Beck won’t dress him in overtly masculine clothes: no skulls, camouflage or combats."
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