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RiotGirl -> RE: Does this disturb anyone else (1/31/2006 2:05:39 PM)
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They're dolls.
Teach your children they're dolls. Teach them that humans aren't designed to look like that and that female worth comes from more than how they are dressed.
I have to hope that parental influence goes above and beyond the toys and that what we -teach- our kids tells them more than the bits of plastic they play with.
I grew up with barbies, baby dolls, kitchen sets other representations of sexualized females and women obeying their "proper" roles. With parents that taught me to think I've grown into a strong, intelligent feminist who believes what a woman's role is what she -choses- it to be, and that part of that choice invovles informing our kids but also allowing them to play with toys as what they are.
i agree. Completely. Um folks, newsflash. The world is changing. My mother from the 50's think being gay is GROSS and trys to teach my little one that. You know what i tell my ma? Its a disservice to teach my little one that. Its not about disagreement, because i'll never change my ma's mind. Or judgemental or any of the other things i can think about it. Plainly put, its a disservice to teach our little ones the OLD ways. When they're older.. The world wont be like that. To try and "shelter" them and pass down our judgemental natures that prolly worked for us, will NOT work for them. It'll only harm them. Parents need to keep up with TODAY, teach our children right when the world is wrong. But pretending the world doesnt exist? Heck folks, they're GOING to meet the world ONE day. Dont you want them to be prepared? i for one, want mine to be prepared. i want her to say "yeah ppl dress like that all the time and its okay for them, but i dont want too" But ya know.. if she DOES want to.. well in 20 years if thats what makes her happy so be it.
i hear you all talk and inside my head my mother is talking. "People who do bondage is gross, its disugsting, i cant believe ppl do that stuff" "ewwwww i cant stand that stuff" "Tatoo's are low class" ECT.
Gee, i wonder what she thinks about me, grown up in this "new world" doing all these things that are unheard of in "her" time. And i wonder what your little ones are going to think you think about them.. grown up in their "new world" That you all cant seem to comphrened or understand and think is wrong, gross and disgusting. i will NEVER be a child of the 50's, i was a child of the 90's. My little one, wont be a child of the 90's, she'll be a child of the 2010's. i KNOW that what was "okay" and "right" and "normal" for me, wont be for her. i FOR ONE would rather keep up with the way the world is going, keep my eyes open, so i'll know where she is at.
So yup, dolls are sex objects. They got handcuffs (prolly police cuffs) and middle school kids look like they belong in HS. Whatever. Its the world we live in, deal with it and teach your little ones to deal with it.
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