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Well, I wonder about that. Maybe it's more like all children wanted to behave like "the boys" but girls were discouraged and put in dresses, etc. I wonder if th

by mfoy_ 9y ago

Well, I wonder about that. Maybe it's more like all children wanted to behave like "the boys" but girls were discouraged and put in dresses, etc. I wonder if the "normal" girls also didn't feel that way-- wanting to go play with the boys.

watchme 9y ago
That is a provocative thought. But it were the case—if every young (apparent) girl felt the same unease about their gender—one would assume that the people in the town would have already acknowledged that. They seem quite comfortable discussing gender.
drzaiusapelord 9y ago
What's so wonderful about being a boy? As someone who is somewhat introverted and nerdy, for lack of a better term, all the boy stuff seemed insufferable to me, even as a child. Wrestling, fighting, being aggressive, being tough, being overly competitive, etc is not something I wanted or related to and that attitude most likely kept me from forming the typical male bonding boys and teens develop. I fell deeper into books, computers, games, etc while they were out doing 'boy' stuff. I remember envying girls because they weren't pressured to constantly play sports and being bookish and a voracious reader was perfectly acceptable for them but 'weird' for a boy. As a parent I see my son's female peers and very few of them are remotely interested in boy stuff, even when offered. Even in toddler stages there's a marked difference in personalities with girls being calmer and more passive and boys wanting to do rough and tumble theatrics. Its obviously innate, at least to me. >but girls were discouraged and put in dresses, etc. Well, in the article that's exactly what happened but the males mistaken for girls complained. There's no evidence all girls complained.
StavrosK 9y ago
This article goes into more detail: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34290981 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34290981 And provides this interesting line: "A final interesting observation that Imperato-McGinley made was that these boys, despite being brought up as girls, almost all showed strong heterosexual preferences."

by mfoy_ 9y ago

watchme 9y ago

That is a provocative thought. But it were the case—if every young (apparent) girl felt the same unease about their gender—one would assume that the people in the town would have already acknowledged that. They seem quite comfortable discussing gender.

drzaiusapelord 9y ago

What's so wonderful about being a boy? As someone who is somewhat introverted and nerdy, for lack of a better term, all the boy stuff seemed insufferable to me, even as a child. Wrestling, fighting, being aggressive, being tough, being overly competitive, etc is not something I wanted or related to and that attitude most likely kept me from forming the typical male bonding boys and teens develop. I fell deeper into books, computers, games, etc while they were out doing 'boy' stuff. I remember envying girls because they weren't pressured to constantly play sports and being bookish and a voracious reader was perfectly acceptable for them but 'weird' for a boy. As a parent I see my son's female peers and very few of them are remotely interested in boy stuff, even when offered. Even in toddler stages there's a marked difference in personalities with girls being calmer and more passive and boys wanting to do rough and tumble theatrics. Its obviously innate, at least to me. >but girls were discouraged and put in dresses, etc. Well, in the article that's exactly what happened but the males mistaken for girls complained. There's no evidence all girls complained.

StavrosK 9y ago

This article goes into more detail: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34290981 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34290981 And provides this interesting line: "A final interesting observation that Imperato-McGinley made was that these boys, despite being brought up as girls, almost all showed strong heterosexual preferences."