tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769349339576283724.post7557591309840499935..comments2023-09-03T04:04:21.900-04:00Comments on Disney Princess Recovery: Morning StoryMary Finucanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972900058999375075noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769349339576283724.post-45362194516072074392010-07-30T23:11:54.547-04:002010-07-30T23:11:54.547-04:00The thing about "trying" to provide &quo...The thing about "trying" to provide "trucks, etc" that is ineffective is that society conspires, both explicitly and implicitly, to amplify traditional gender roles. Even the best-meaning of parents are so deeply ingrained with sexist ideas that nonverbal communications can teach their children what "girl things" and "boy things" are.<br /><br />Just giving a boy a toy truck doesn't teach him how to act masculine. Likewise, just giving a girl a truck doesn't magically break her out of her gender prison.<br /><br />True gender-neutrality in parenting takes a lot more effort than just buying different toys.LoJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573120198089054200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769349339576283724.post-78309207875149563402010-07-30T10:03:46.196-04:002010-07-30T10:03:46.196-04:00that's great. I gotta get that book!that's great. I gotta get that book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769349339576283724.post-79012592485534106392010-07-30T08:58:47.392-04:002010-07-30T08:58:47.392-04:00we could all learn a lot from hanging out with som...we could all learn a lot from hanging out with someone for whom things are mutable! Great post - love the site. I've got a 2yo daughter - and am just waiting for the princess onslaught to start! I've tried (doesn't everyone?!) to provide trucks, etc, as well - to balance out the dolls and tea sets her grandmother sends. This week we were choosing name tapes, getting ready for preschool. I lifted her up to the computer to choose a picture to go after her name... I was thinking the flowers or the animals were cute. "The balls," she said - there was a sport selection. And honestly, I'm having trouble ordering them... I keep asking her if she's sure. Crazy, because this is what I've been trying to give her - the chance to love it all! I guess I need to begin seeing things as a bit more mutable...Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062212322230044841noreply@blogger.com