Would you rather your daughter be a "tomboy" or your son be a "sissy".

[Chrissi]

Re: Would you rather your daughter be a "tomboy" or your son be a "sissy".

I'd not care whether my child chose to rigidly follow a gender role or not. It means nothing about what kind of person they'd be, only about what people expect out of them. I don't give a damn what people expect out of them; the only thing I'D expect out of them is that they grow up the way I tried to raise them regardless what gender they are. I'd try to raise them to be respectful and curious when faced with a challenge to their worldview. I'd want my children to express themselves, no matter how they feel, no matter the reason, no matter how socially acceptable it is for them to do so.

[Mollocephalus]

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a society like the one we live in will always try to crush everything that slightly differs from the norm, but that shouldn't stop us. I wouldn't mind my son or my daughter to do whatever they want as long as they are aware of what they are doing.

[Rubin0]

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Here is a good link about a little boy that dressed up as a female character from Scooby Doo. Apparently, there was a lot of backlash from other parents.

http://www.parentdish.com/2010/11/08/mom-defends-sons-daphne-halloween-costume/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7C8%7Clink4%7C24191

[welsh_girl]

Re: Would you rather your daughter be a "tomboy" or your son be a "sissy".

My Daughter is a bit of a Tomboy at a mere 19months, I would rather her grow up playing with most Boys toys than half of the Girls ones you can get (Barbie, Bratz)

I would be worried if I had a boy and at an older age (say, school age) he was a "sissy" as it just feels more socially unacceptable than a Tomboy Girl and more likely to be picked on, but that's just how I feel.

ETA: I should say if I had a Son my opinion would more than likely be completely different.

[kommisar]

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who cares? if you judge your child for what he or she becomes on their own, you're a ****ing shallow parent.

If my son becomes a sissy or has a more feminine side to him whatev power to him, he'll probably be having friends of the same sort.

If my daughter is a tomboy well I'm pretty sure most girls are at one point, so this really isn't an issue.


This almost falls in the category of what would you rather: your son being gay or your daughter being a lesbian.

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

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don't care so long as they were happy

[UnkownMan]

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I'd rather have my daughter be a tomboy.
At least she'd have the same interests with the boys, and not only be interested in dolls and etc...

[foxfire667]

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Publicly speaking, society has taken much more acceptance to females being "tomboys" than males being feminists. This could derive from people still clinging on to the past ways of life where all boys had to be MEN and do MANLY things and anything else was not considered right. Why the society has put it's guard down against females taking kin to having "boy-like interests" is something I'd like to find out, maybe because it's tough to make fun of dominance compared to something more soft and docile. I'm not honestly sure.

Anyway, it really doesn't matter either way. Any form of opposition to something someone likes to do or say just because it is considered "too boy or girlish" is stereotyping genders, which I highly dislike. Nor am I, or will I ever, have a derogatory outlook on a person just because they are interested in something I am not, unless the thing in question goes against common sense, or rationality (such as drinking while driving, dropping out of school, etc). This doesn't mean I might not ask WHY they are interested in what they are, but I certainly wouldn't think of them any less because of it either way.

[Chrissi]

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Publicly speaking, society has taken much more acceptance to females being "tomboys" than males being feminists.

Typo?

[Kilroy_x]

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I wouldn't care at all. Then again I'm MtF Transgender so I have a different perspective on things.

[foxfire667]

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Typo?

Thread contributor?

[remedy1502]

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Tomboy cause the coolest girls I know are all tomboy-ish. Kinda. I dunno XD

[Sarahate]

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I would rather have a daughter that is a tomboy than a son who is a sissy.

[carlin]

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I'm kind of a feminine guy. I grew my hair long and my hips are naturally feminine. Somehow I have a tomboy for a girlfriend. How's that for an awesome combination. Anyway, because of this I would have to say that I wouldn't care about which one I had as a child. All of you that are so worried about your kid getting bullied for being a little different need to be better parents. Teach the kid that there is no reason to take anyone seriously. Just ignore people who say stupid things to you.