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> with gender neutral toys Our pediatrician made a quip once about a family that came in and said "Our girl only plays with the dolls and our boy only plays wi

> with gender neutral toys Our pediatrician made a quip once about a family that came in and said "Our girl only plays with the dolls and our boy only plays with the trucks" despite the parents doing the whole "gender neutral toys" thing. And her response was, "Yes, duh, that's what little boys and girls do" My experience is that it's good not to limit what your children are exposed to or have available, but don't be surprised at all if they fit nearly every stereotype regarding boys vs girls.

7402 6y ago
> And her response was, "Yes, duh, that's what little boys and girls do" That's what primates do. See Chimp "Girls" Play With "Dolls" Too—First Wild Evidence, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/12/101220-chimpanzees-play-nature-nurture-science-animals-evolution/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/12/101220-chimp... (To read article while skipping demand for email address, turn off JavaScript.)
pvarangot 6y ago
So the pediatrician was basically implying that saying that trucks are for boys and dolls for girls is a construct of a part of society trying to reproduce its politically charged gender roles is a construct of a part of society trying to reproduce its politically charged gender roles?
- mandis 6y ago
  do u want a flame war? because thats how you get a flame war
  - pvarangot 6y ago
    I think the problem here is that some people made the fire burn so bright that it's impossible to even talk about the issue without fanning the flames.
    - saagarjha 6y ago
      I think the problem is that the "some people" in your statement is you.
      - pvarangot 6y ago
        I don't think so