Re:A village where little girls turn into boys aged twelve (...
by vilmosi on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @04:03PM
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>>> figured out what people of that gender do by looking around at the world, then started imitating that.
Well of course. I'm not saying babies reinvent gender roles every generation. I'm saying the opposite. Society is the one who defines gender roles and teaches the kids what's expected of them. Like in the article.
>>> What I'm saying is that the assumption that gendered color preferences are pushed on children is, IMO, faulty
I never said pushed. But the fact that pink is seen as a feminin colour or that boys don't wear skirts because reasons is entirely made up. There's nothing innate about it.
>>> You're assuming that gender roles are pushed onto children.
I never said pushed. I'm saying it's not innate.
>>> The kids indoctrinate themselves
Again, that doesn't mean it's innate.
What I'm saying is that the assumption that gendered color preferences are pushed on children is, IMO, faulty. Most parents I've talked to have the same experience as me: their children identified their own gender, figured out what people of that gender do by looking around at the world, then started imitating that.
You're assuming that gender roles are pushed onto children. My experience (and the experience of most parents I know) is that parents are too busy to really care about trying to indoctrinate their children into the proper gender role.
The kids indoctrinate themselves.