Most recently in the news, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been under scrutiny because of the way that they have allowed their daughter Shiloh to express herself as an individual. Most little girls growing up, whether it be because of the families/societies influence or that of the child's own liking, wear the pretty frilly dresses with the bows and ruffled socks. Shiloh, however, has chosen to have a shorter "boyish" hair cut and wear more masculine clothes.
We are in 2010 but still have a very set idea of what and how the ideal child, no matter the sex, should look and act. You don't see many little boys running around holding a doll,walking around in their mother's high heels or wearing pink. Likewise, you rarely ever see a little girl scooting around with her tonka trucks or wanting to play wrestle mania. Does raising your child to be more asexual then gender specific cause a detriment to the child or are you in fact inhibiting the natural progression of the child by not allowing them to express themselves in a manner that they find comfortable?
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Today's society is not about how to raise your kid but how if you are the weird one of the neighborhood they like to pick on you on everything you do. A couple raising their children not in the "normal" way allows people to gossip and point fingers in their direction so no one looks at their family. Every family has a downfall and no one wants others to see that so they tend to try and be as normal as possible by dressing their children in the pink with dolls or blue with cars. Children should be allowed to play with anything they want but not many families in today's society want people to see their little boy playing with dolls. As sad as that is, that is what the society has come to and will continue to be for a while.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame kids just can't be kids. If boys like walking around in mom's high heals at 4 years old, or picks up a barbie who cares. I was more of a tom-boy growing up. I never owned a barbie or dolls. I was out building forts or bike ramps, or playing football with the boys. Why parents or people in society make such a big deal over something that really isn't a problem. I think making a big deal about it is much more damaging in the long run.
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