Seriously. I don't want to talk about the colour pink anymore. I have a lot of politically-aware friends, and for this I give thanks, but I'm sick of hearing either of these messages
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i came back with two hands to add that i actually ENJOY putting dottie in dresses and pink things. i also ENJOY putting her in brown and blue hand-me-downs from her brother. i like seeing her skin tone change in different outfits and generally watching her explore the world in different guises. i'm surprisingly unconcerned about how girly or not her clothes are. i know that if i had had a girl first, i would have worked really hard to keep girl-gender clothes at bay. as it is, we've gotten so many girly hand-me-downs and i'm sort of like: "cool, new clothes. hey, these are cute!" also i love how dresses aren't so easily outgrown and leggings are surprisingly practical baby pants.
meanwhile, rusty is stomping around like a dinosaur. gender and children is interesting. we have so few gender models for our kids (basically no media; we live on a FARM), so i'm going to be interested in watching them grow up and discover things on their own. we'll be there to guide them as they need it, but i'm glad they won't be immersed in societal scripts to start. (i'm rambling!)
meanwhile, rusty is stomping around like a dinosaur. gender and children is interesting. we have so few gender models for our kids (basically no media; we live on a FARM), so i'm going to be interested in watching them grow up and discover things on their own. we'll be there to guide them as they need it, but i'm glad they won't be immersed in societal scripts to start. (i'm rambling!)
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