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Related to yesterday's post -
Jack said something in our discussion of same that struck me as true:
There is nothing inherently wrong with posessing a gender identity, only in enforcing negative patterns.
I think this has some merit to it. Any one "gender-charged" item isn't inherently bad - makeup, dresses, toy guns. The problem is the baggage we attach to it - overemphasis on image, pressure to be thin, violence. It seems like there ought to be a way to let kids experiment with all of these things, without letting play become obsession.
Jack said something in our discussion of same that struck me as true:
There is nothing inherently wrong with posessing a gender identity, only in enforcing negative patterns.
I think this has some merit to it. Any one "gender-charged" item isn't inherently bad - makeup, dresses, toy guns. The problem is the baggage we attach to it - overemphasis on image, pressure to be thin, violence. It seems like there ought to be a way to let kids experiment with all of these things, without letting play become obsession.