Well, after reading this interesting article, I feel some hope for our future generation. When I first started reading it however, I figured it'd be a typical article about how some boy likes girl things and the parents yell at the kid for it and everything like I've heard happen before. But to my surprise the article was a little more positive than that. The parents never actually told the kid not to be a princess or not to like pink. They didn't yell at him for it or punish him. The little boy figured out on his own (possibly with influence from society and other kids), that it was wrong to wear girl clothes in public. He knew he was a boy and that people might think he was a girl if he wore a princess shirt to school. The fact that he still wanted to try on the dresses and was attracted to girl stuff is still an issue according to our society, but he knew that he might get picked on if anyone else besides family saw. The psychologist stated that he is still young and it's very common for young kids to like both gender items. She told the mom not to worry about it, it might just be a phase. When the little boy tried on the dress and showed his dad, the dad just smiled. I found this odd, in a good way, that the dad didn't yell at his son. Most dads want their son to be very masculine and athletic but he seemed to just shrug it off, for now at least.
I feel that in today's society we are all supposed to fit a certain image and sterotype and that't not right. I won't lie and say that I don't fall for beauty ads because I totally do but I feel ashamed of myself for falling for them because I know I don't need to look like what they say is "beautiful." I really do think everyone is beautiful in their own unique way and it keeps life interesting that way. If everyone were models the world would be boring, we'd all look the same. I also support gays and if their happy then good for them. This boy was only 3 but it could be a first step in homosexuality. A lot of people today don't support homosexuality and I thnik that's so rude. They are human too and aren't any less important than anyone else. The fact that this boy is only 3 and already knew that it wasn't socially acceptable to wear a dress out inpublic is pretty sad. That goes to show we still send out that message of what girls and guys should or shouldn't be.
