Dad calls out sexualization of young girls

AcadiaSufficient5750 · 2021-06-30T16:33:22+00:00

Good on him it takes a few to start making changes it gives me hope ! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

AutomaticNopeMachine · 2021-06-30T17:28:30+00:00

I loved having pockets in my clothing as a child, collecting little stones and “maps” I drew and all dry leaves in them. Then came the age of 8, 9, 10 and I started wearing what all the girls were wearing and no more leaves or stones for me.

Adventurous_River_64 · 2021-06-30T19:14:03+00:00

This is really great. I’ve been super disturbed by the rise of insta moms who dress up matching their daughters. A lot of the outfits just look so weird on a toddler, especially the fashion nova kids clothes. Also just raising a kid in front of the camera and having them pose like that every day is just sad to me. For the moms on here if you’re looking for good kids clothes Primary makes stuff that is super cute and comes in tons of different colors that’s also kid appropriate. Also no weird “daddy’s little heartbreaker” or whatever shirts, I hate those!

calico_moon · 2021-06-30T18:30:44+00:00

I love this but hate that it's necessary. I hate that girl's clothes are like this and the only option if you want durable, comfortable, appropriate clothing is boy's clothes. Growing up, my mom dressed me and my sister in only boy's clothes, for many of the same reasons as the man above. The problem with this though was that my sister and I had a really hard time discovering our own femininity. My mom had/has a LOT of other issues that contributed/caused us problems, but only letting us wear boy's clothes ended up being pretty harmful for us. If a parent wants their daughter to be able to run around, climb trees, and get dirty, the only option shouldn't be boy's clothes. I hated looking like a boy, and I believe this contributed to my sister's future ED and her body image issues. Why are the only options frills, no pockets, flimsy, and borderline inappropriate, or looking like a boy. I have absolutely no problem with women and girls who choose to wear masculine clothing, but it wasn't a choice for me or my sister and the memories of being asked if I was a boy or a girl will always cause me to cringe. Tomboys should be still be able to be feminine, it shouldn't have to be one or the other.

BlueSkiesOverLondon · 2021-07-01T17:42:50+00:00

I’m normally somewhat skeptical of men speaking up on women’s issues, but he makes some good points that even I (as a very active feminist but not yet a mother) hadn’t thought of or known about. For instance, I was also under the impression that boy babies are significantly bigger. It’s crazy that they’re not, yet the girls’ clothes are significantly smaller, essentially fat-shaming the girls FROM INFANCY.

Title	Dad calls out sexualization of young girls
Author	OneTrueMel
Upvotes	113
Comments	7
Date	June 30, 2021 3:56 AM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/FemaleDatingStrategy
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