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Taylor 🔥@TheArch3rTaylor · Sep 21, 2026

It breaks my heart seeing how much gender role reinforcement kids get before they even get to kindergarten My son…

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The thread argues against rigid gender roles for children, showing how boys face social pressure to avoid "feminine" activities and books. The author advocates for letting all kids explore diverse interests—from LEGOs to flowers to any colors—to foster respect for women and combat bullying.

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  1. #1

    It breaks my heart seeing how much gender role reinforcement kids get before they even get to kindergarten My son checked out a lego princess book from the school library last year. I was volunteering for his class that day. Separately a boy and a girl saw his book choice and 🧵

  2. #2

    they both asked me (separately) why my son was checking out a "girl book," and my answer to them was the same: There are no "boy" or "girl" books, there are just books. How can we expect men to respect women if they're aren't allowed to even engage with "feminine" things

  3. #3

    If we want men to respect women, then they should be encouraged to engage with stories about women. They shouldn't be raised to view feminine things as "lesser" You want men to do their fair share of domestic labor? Have them help around the house!

  4. #4

    Buy your sons a play kitchen! Buy them baby dolls to practice caring for! My son loves animals & nature, so we bought him a plastic flower set that he enjoys, & I got to teach him parts of a flower because of it

  5. #5

    He has a Pokemon lunch box and picked one of the "girlie" designs for his bento box (I agree with him, of the options at the store the one he picked looked the nicest)

  6. #6

    I remember when *I* was in kindergarten, I got bullied for wearing a "boys" shirt (This was around the time the Star Wars prequels were made and I was wearing an R2D2 & C3PO shirt 💀)

  7. #7

    Just let kids be kids!!!! Everyone complains about bullying in school but then don't raise their children to be kind & open-minded about others!!!!

  8. #8

    Muting bc my notifs are unmanageable now 😆 Let men enjoy feminine things without ridiculing them!!! Feminine things are not inherently lesser