Widespread sex differences in gene expression in the human brain (2013)

Re:Widespread sex differences in gene expression in the huma... by phaer on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @04:45PM (#7220698)

You don't need me to explain to you why your examples are completely different scenarios than letting your (male) child play with dolls or wear dresses, right? Please find some better examples if you are interested in a constructive discussion and you are not on some kind of crusade about your idea of parenting.

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Re:Widespread sex differences in gene expression in the huma... by adamnemecek on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @05:27PM (#7220955)

We weren't talking about letting but about forcing.

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Re:Widespread sex differences in gene expression in the huma... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @06:43PM (#7221438)

Forcing children to wear clothes is normal, and the style shouldn't matter as long as they are fitting and such.

I don't think you can really 'force' a child to play, so I discount the part about playing with dolls being potentially 'abusive'.

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Re:Widespread sex differences in gene expression in the huma... by lotharbot on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @08:25PM (#7221874)

> "the style shouldn't matter"

While I certainly advocate that parents have the right to dress their kids in varied styles, I would highly advise against certain styles. "It doesn't matter" perhaps legally, but it does matter socially. (I work in an inner city school; I'm aware of at least two serious suicide comments by kids whose ages are in the single digits, at least partly due to social status.)

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