[ SECRET POST #5007 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5007 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Mixed feelings

[(Anonymous)]

This feels like you're majorly over thinking it to me. Like, I respect that you and yours mean well, but I think you should just let the kid like what she likes and be supportive and not try to dissect where her likes are coming from too much. If she has been pushed towards a "girls like pink" mindset by her school or her peers, I think the best thing you can do is be sensitive to her stated preferences and take her self-expression at face value. Giving her the message that you support her interests and that her interests are valid is more important than giving her the message that she doesn't have to conform with her interests.

Re: Mixed feelings

[(Anonymous)]

Lol yeah no of this hand wringing reaches her ears. There’s valid reason to worry though, the science is out there. It's not her interest that's the problem - it's the marketing aimed at kids and how it effects their choices and confidence in different areas.

Re: Mixed feelings

[(Anonymous)]

Now that I know she is apparently espousing the view that colors are gendered, I understand your concern a little better.

In that case, I would probably hope she brought it up again and then firmly, clearly tell her in no uncertain terms "That's not true. That's a silly thing some people say, but it's wrong. Blue is a girl color, red is a girl color, green is a girl color, and pink is a girl color. And you know what? Boys can have all the colors too. Girls can have all the colors, and so can boys." Something like that. But also, let her know that pink can be her color, too, if she wants. All the colors are girl colors, including pink.