Very true. I remember when i was a small boy i used to let my mom paint my nails because I thought it was cool. Then at the park one of the other boys sneered “only girls paint their nails” and I never wore nail polish again. But I doubt that behavior like this is innate in children
When I went to pick up a family friend’s son from daycare a couple months ago, some of the boys had nail polish. They weren’t being teased over it either. The kids are all right.
no they learned it from elsewhere in society. What I am saying is that you can’t just remove a boy (or girl) from society and the negative ideas it will teach them. At least not completely
I know. Which makes me sad, because I want to protect kids from the harm the patriarchy inflicts on them. Shits just fucked, and like you said a good home environment where they can express themselves is really the best I can do on an individual level
the personal is political. Helping protect just one child from this is helping the grander society shift as well. Like water droplets that cut through stone helping enough individual people have better ideas can help shift the culture overall
In elementary school I remember a Friday when a girl was going around saying “does any BOY want his nails painted?”
The most gruff boy in the grade accepted, and got one hand pink and one hand purple. Walked around the rest of the afternoon with a very proud smile on his face. In retrospect it was glorious.
Very true. I remember when i was a small boy i used to let my mom paint my nails because I thought it was cool. Then at the park one of the other boys sneered “only girls paint their nails” and I never wore nail polish again. But I doubt that behavior like this is innate in children
When I went to pick up a family friend’s son from daycare a couple months ago, some of the boys had nail polish. They weren’t being teased over it either. The kids are all right.
I’m happy to hear that :)
no they learned it from elsewhere in society. What I am saying is that you can’t just remove a boy (or girl) from society and the negative ideas it will teach them. At least not completely
I know. Which makes me sad, because I want to protect kids from the harm the patriarchy inflicts on them. Shits just fucked, and like you said a good home environment where they can express themselves is really the best I can do on an individual level
the personal is political. Helping protect just one child from this is helping the grander society shift as well. Like water droplets that cut through stone helping enough individual people have better ideas can help shift the culture overall
In elementary school I remember a Friday when a girl was going around saying “does any BOY want his nails painted?”
The most gruff boy in the grade accepted, and got one hand pink and one hand purple. Walked around the rest of the afternoon with a very proud smile on his face. In retrospect it was glorious.
You should try it again, see if you like it now that you’re grown, nobody to tell you off this time
An ex painted them once, its just not for me :)
I’m glad you tried again