#ooc

That's because you understand Mother nature really care much what's in vogue

exactly

There's a reason the old Soviet Union gave sex change operation to Athletes and tried to slip them in on the women's side of the olympics for certain events.

As a general rule, men have greater upper arm strength and some other physical advantages. They will, on average, overpower women in tests of upper arm strength. There are exceptions, but nature went' here, you're going to die sooner so..upper arm strength'

Or why the middle east has such a high incidence of the same - better that than gay

Women on the other hand have their own edge ... I'm told as a rule a female Equestrian will kick a Male Equestrian's ass because a woman's balance just rocks for that

Lower center of gravity

And the Middle East is a whole nother kettle of fish

I also really dislike seeing little kids who don't line up with societal expectations being told that liking trucks/barbies means that they are "really" the opposite gender. Just let kids be kids.

Why do we need to label everyone?

If the toy does not require genitals to use, it is not a boy or girl toy. If it does, it is not a child's toy.

I think that's part o the problem. I hate the term 'Toxic masculinity' myself, but for goodness sake. There is no reason a boy can't like dolls,Even if he must call them action figures 😉

YES

Ha!

Well said, Shady

And the world will be a better place for men when we're all allowed to wear kilts at work whether we're scottish or not...

we might need a new thread

hahaha

there is a certain irony that men are the ones shackled to bifurcated garments

Of course, you may have to tell Millerson in Accounting to stop singing 'Born Free" whenver he walks over the air vent

hahaha

Hi Brekkers

*waves!!*

To jump in mid-convo...there are TONS of good reasons to encourage boys to like dolls. Dolls are how children experiment with roles, both in caretaking for the doll and by having the doll enact roles.

Thing2 has one.

Named it Baby Spirit Peaches.

I have NO idea......

If the only dolls boys are encouraged to use are army men or super heroes, that narrows their options a LOT.

LOL Baby Spirit Peaches? Wow. He's doing all the parenting things?

Well BSP is .... 5 years old now? Or so?

But yes, he carried BSP with him and took care of him. Periodically.

Ok. *sigh* Lunch is over. heading back out soon.

Later Shady Hugs

That's cool. 🙂 (The baby, not work.)

BB ASAP. Breaks and such -seem- to be flowing today.*smooches, zooms*

Let kids do all the things, yes!

I also get angry at people who refuse to let their girls play with dolls/boys with trucks to be "progressive"

Well, sometimes I think boys are more action oriented in their play but I don't know if that's cultural or what exactly.But no reason Ken can't deleiver a roundhouse kick to a Tyrannasaurus rex then change a diaper.

I had thought that might be changing. More girls playing with legos and building?

Oh.. I see what you mean

Legos are awesome

but I feel like toys have gotten way more pink/blue than they were when I was a kid

legos were legos

now we have "boy" & "girl" sets

There's a rather amusing rant on She-Ra online I need to find by a lady. Why the women in He-Man were awesome, but She-Ras world was just insulting to girls

Though my favorite Sorceress in old cartoons might have been Ariel on Thundarr the Barbarian. She held her own, was usually smarter than the two guys with her, and frankly she and the barbarian were just two ratings away from hot and steamy will they won't they bomchickwowwow action that went completely over my head as a kid

ha

I did love she ra