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I think you're missing something. I don't see anyone enforcing anything. What if people like differentiation? Your comments imply that it's bad. I come from a f

I think you're missing something. I don't see anyone enforcing anything. What if people like differentiation? Your comments imply that it's bad. I come from a family with adopted siblings. My siblings are very similar to their biological parents, who were unknown to them (and all of us) until they were 20+. Let me put it another way... They don't just share similar genes in their "appearance". From where I sit, nurture plays very little in shaping a person in a benevolent environment. I have decades of case study around me to support that view. I also believe that part of human socialization is about mimicry. Why do most people wear jeans? Why do we bother with pleasant looking hair-styles? Why don't men wear dresses? These don't define who I am, and I believe have little influence on the way I think (to the best of my knowledge). If girls want to wear pink, it's not a bad thing, nor should it be seen as so.

Dewie 13y ago
> I don't see anyone enforcing anything. I was talking specifically about those who used clothing with that intent, not people who just go with what's fashionable and don't care much to or forth. > What if people like differentiation? I guess then that is what they like? > Your comments imply that it's bad. It does? I think enforcing gender roles is a generally a silly pursuit, since I believe more in nature than nurture (though as I've said it isn't always even the goal), and because I think that it can easily lead to a majority ("straight" gendered) suppressing a minority. When it comes to clothing, it's more of an interesting socio-historical thing to me, since I don't think it matters much one way or the other. > I come from a family with adopted siblings. My siblings are very similar to their biological parents, who were unknown to them (and all of us) until they were 20+. Let me put it another way... They don't just share similar genes in their "appearance". From where I sit, nurture plays very little in shaping a person in a benevolent environment. I have decades of case study around me to support that view. Ok. Hmm. Is this the part where I'm supposed to violently disagree with you? > If girls want to wear pink, it's not a bad thing, nor should it be seen as so. But I think that it's a bad thing? Ok.

Dewie 13y ago

> I don't see anyone enforcing anything. I was talking specifically about those who used clothing with that intent, not people who just go with what's fashionable and don't care much to or forth. > What if people like differentiation? I guess then that is what they like? > Your comments imply that it's bad. It does? I think enforcing gender roles is a generally a silly pursuit, since I believe more in nature than nurture (though as I've said it isn't always even the goal), and because I think that it can easily lead to a majority ("straight" gendered) suppressing a minority. When it comes to clothing, it's more of an interesting socio-historical thing to me, since I don't think it matters much one way or the other. > I come from a family with adopted siblings. My siblings are very similar to their biological parents, who were unknown to them (and all of us) until they were 20+. Let me put it another way... They don't just share similar genes in their "appearance". From where I sit, nurture plays very little in shaping a person in a benevolent environment. I have decades of case study around me to support that view. Ok. Hmm. Is this the part where I'm supposed to violently disagree with you? > If girls want to wear pink, it's not a bad thing, nor should it be seen as so. But I think that it's a bad thing? Ok.