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“My three-and-a-half-year-old son likes to play trucks. He likes to do jigsaw puzzles. He likes to eat plums. And he likes to wear sparkly tutus,” Jen Anderson Shattuck wrote on Facebook. “If asked, he will say the tutus make him feel beautiful and brave. If asked, he will say there are no rules about what boys can wear or what girls can wear.”
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[FONT="]Earlier in the week, Shattuck wrote, a stranger had confronted her at the park and asked why she “keep(s) doing this to (her) son.”
[h=1]Mom defends her 3-year-old child’s right to wear tutus — ‘The world may not love my son for who he is, but I do’ [/h][FONT="]
My 5-year-old niece likes to wear her daddy's work boots. She kept falling over so my brother bought her a pair of her own. Is there any difference between that and this little boy who loves tutus?
And even if you believe that kids should wear 'gender-appropriate' clothing, whatever that is, is it okay for someone to confront parent and child and forcefully express disapproval?
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I have pictures of my daughters wearing camo clothing when they were toddlers. And many different motorcycle t-shirts.
Double standard for sure. It's okay and cute to dress girls in what's always been more traditionally boys clothing, but don't you dare dress a boy in girls clothing.
If this mother is telling the truth, and it really is the boy's choice to wear sparkly tutus, let him. He'll grow out of it. Or maybe he won't.
As a parent, I'd NEVER confront another parent about what their child is wearing. hell, if I did that I'd be confronting all kinds of parents over what they let their teenage daughters wear. :shock:
The boy in the tutu might suffer some bullying at some later point, but at 3 years old, if that's what makes him happy, why should it bother anyone else?
The boy in the tutu might suffer some bullying at some later point, but at 3 years old, if that's what makes him happy, why should it bother anyone else?
Good point. Sometimes I just cringe when I see a pre teen wearing a crop top with some booty shorts. Then I remember the crop top and booty shorts I'd always try and sneek at that age.
I think it's alittle much though to claim a three year old feels brave wearing it or that he says there's no rules on what a boy or girls can wear, that sounds a little like the mother talking to me. I'm sure the little boy does like it though and will probably just grow out of it and if not who cares? There's so much more to worry about it the world.
being a queer is fashionable these days
Being an asshole's quite popular too I believe, but I defend anyone's right to assholedom.
being a queer is fashionable, leftie, you're not 'born that way' LOL.
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again, it's fashionable to be queer these days, that's why he's wearing the tutu. that's his choice, and i defend anyone's right to be fashionably pink.
[h=1]Mom defends her 3-year-old child’s right to wear tutus — ‘The world may not love my son for who he is, but I do’ [/h][FONT="]
My 5-year-old niece likes to wear her daddy's work boots. She kept falling over so my brother bought her a pair of her own. Is there any difference between that and this little boy who loves tutus?
And even if you believe that kids should wear 'gender-appropriate' clothing, whatever that is, is it okay for someone to confront parent and child and forcefully express disapproval?
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I see, so boys (not girls) wearing 'non-gender appropriate' clothing is a sign the kid's 'queer'. Got it. Thanks for your input.
Good point. Sometimes I just cringe when I see a pre teen wearing a crop top with some booty shorts. Then I remember the crop top and booty shorts I'd always try and sneek at that age.
I think it's alittle much though to claim a three year old feels brave wearing it or that he says there's no rules on what a boy or girls can wear, that sounds a little like the mother talking to me. I'm sure the little boy does like it though and will probably just grow out of it and if not who cares? There's so much more to worry about it the world.
if it was a woman in men's clothing i would call it queer behavior as well, lesbians are typically associated with 'butch' looks, i think baggy camo on a female would apply. i'll exit the thread with a final reiteration of my points
1) it's fashionable to be queer in 2016
2) that applies to both men and women
3) what qualifies as 'queer' is clearly different relative to the observer
4) 'appropriate' is relative to the observer
5) 'queer' is defined as 'strange or odd', a young boy in a tutu, or a young girl in typically boy's clothing, qualify.
6) homosexuality is often a lifestyle choice
7) it's his business if he wants to wear the tutu
When you're deep in a bigot-hole of ignorance, best to stop digging.
I seriously question whether the tutus are the child's choice or the mother's.
There's a big difference between you trying to sneak it and your parents condoning it
if it was a woman in men's clothing i would call it queer behavior as well, lesbians are typically associated with 'butch' looks, i think baggy camo on a female would apply. i'll exit the thread with a final reiteration of my points
1) it's fashionable to be queer in 2016
2) that applies to both men and women
3) what qualifies as 'queer' is clearly different relative to the observer
4) 'appropriate' is relative to the observer
5) 'queer' is defined as 'strange or odd', a young boy in a tutu, or a young girl in typically boy's clothing, qualify.
6) homosexuality is often a lifestyle choice
7) it's his business if he wants to wear the tutu
I have pictures of my daughters wearing camo clothing when they were toddlers. And many different motorcycle t-shirts.
Double standard for sure. It's okay and cute to dress girls in what's always been more traditionally boys clothing, but don't you dare dress a boy in girls clothing.
If this mother is telling the truth, and it really is the boy's choice to wear sparkly tutus, let him. He'll grow out of it. Or maybe he won't.
As a parent, I'd NEVER confront another parent about what their child is wearing. hell, if I did that I'd be confronting all kinds of parents over what they let their teenage daughters wear. :shock:
The boy in the tutu might suffer some bullying at some later point, but at 3 years old, if that's what makes him happy, why should it bother anyone else?
I really don't. I know dozens of kids who will choose supposedly 'gender-inappropriate' clothing from any dress-up box going. It's so common it's not even a thing.
I really don't. I know dozens of kids who will choose supposedly 'gender-inappropriate' clothing from any dress-up box going. It's so common it's not even a thing.
Tutus are usually associated with ballerinas. The male equivalent wouldn't wear a tutu.
And kids have a long memory and can be cruel.
why are you sexualising a 3 year old's clothing choice?
I have a cousin whose mother thought she was perfect as a small child. Her mother was set on her staying a small child. When she went off to school she carried her baby bottle with her. When she came home and all the kids had made fun of her, my aunt was furious. She was going to defend her daughter's right to stay a baby. The baby left the bottle at home. But, the aunt won in most respects. The family now has a 67-year old baby on their hands. She's helpless to do things that most adults do. She's been asking my sister who will take care of her when he husband dies. She mentioned she would be happy to move in with my sister and her husband. My cousin had a shot at a normal life but a nutty mother fixed it for her.
I also recall sitting in a barber's shop when I was about 11. Back then women didn't enter barber shops. The door opened and a mother pushed her daughter in the door. The little girl had lovely blonde curls down to her waist. "His daddy says he has to get a haircut before he starts school." It was a little boy. No one laughed. The little boy looked terrified and maybe embarrassed. The barber put the booster seat on the chair and gave the little boy a haircut. Then they had him sit next to me to wait for his mother. I told him he looked good with the short hair and he said, "Really? Momma's not going to like it." When momma saw her darling she screamed and burst into tears.
I seriously question whether the tutus are the child's choice or the mother's.
[h=1]Mom defends her 3-year-old child’s right to wear tutus — ‘The world may not love my son for who he is, but I do’ [/h][FONT="]
My 5-year-old niece likes to wear her daddy's work boots. She kept falling over so my brother bought her a pair of her own. Is there any difference between that and this little boy who loves tutus?
And even if you believe that kids should wear 'gender-appropriate' clothing, whatever that is, is it okay for someone to confront parent and child and forcefully express disapproval?
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