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

[Rubin0]

This was kind of inspired by the "Is being gay wrong" topic. I've taken a few gender classes and through general observations it seems to me that a masculine woman is much less stigmatized than a feminine man. I think the obvious answer for most people would be that they would prefer a tomboy for a daughter, but I'm not sure many people have wondered why.

What do you think is stranger: Girl playing with a fire truck or a boy playing with a Barbie doll? Why?


Any thoughts?

*Edit* Also, I want to point out that I don't use the word "sissy" in every day life, but just thought I would use the derogatory word used for feminine men to make the post eye catching.