Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Halloween in the Binary


What an interesting video. The actors are playing a situation in which a boy wants to dress up as a princess for Halloween and his mom does not want him to. I wonder what I would do in this situation. Would I let my son dress like a princess? Would I be like one of the other moms and say it is just a phase and suggest he picks out a different costume? Our kids are placed in the binary, even in what Halloween costumes they get to choose from.

http://www.babysavers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/little-girl-superhero-costumes-deals.jpg
What is interesting is the girls are starting to break that binary. Girls are allowed to be super heros now, but only if they wear a skirt. Boys still do not have princess costumes made especially for them. I wonder if our world will ever begin to do that. 

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