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Re:Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys, maki... by Cushman on Saturday May 09, 2015 @09:26PM (#9518373)
This could be more charitable. The very first sentence of the linked article says "less likely to play with boys' toys like cars or to join in rough and tumble games", so it would be reasonable to assume they're talking about behavioral changes is that vein.

So to be completely fair, I'd break it up into two parts:

1) Given our current understanding of endocrinology, anything that alters the hormonal balance of children is probably not what you'd call a "good idea".

2) However, if something were to make the behavioral patterns of male children more closely resemble those of female children, that effect might not be bad for a society.

And I'll put forward, hesitantly, that the strong pushback against this idea has less to do with the obvious (1) and more to do with the deeply controversial (2).

Re:Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys, maki... by acjohnson55 on Sunday May 10, 2015 @09:59AM (#9519918)
This definitely captures the spirit of my off-the-cuff remark, thanks.

If some sort of "social feminization" were a productive idea (and I'm not saying I truly believe it is), I wouldn't advocate accomplishing it through medication, let alone haphazard doses of environmental chemicals.