from: Karla
When this assignment was assigned, I was not sure what I was going to do. I had a few ideas like taking a picture of my moms third grade class at recess to show the different groups of boy and girls but then I would have to get parents to sign waivers and all that good stuff. I kept thinking of what to do and I was not sure what I was going to do. Saturday night I was babysitting for two little girls, one who is three and one who is one. I am their regular babysitter so I see them all the time. While I was there I was thinking of getting a picture for this project but I did not know what I wanted in the background and what I wanted them to be doing. Have you ever had a moment where you think someone is looking after you and just drops the answer right in front of you? That is how this happened. I was standing in the parents room putting something away when McKinsey, 3, walks in singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I had walked away from her for two minutes and when I left she was dressed normal. I turned around to give her singing a little giggle and right when I saw her I said do not move! I ran down the stairs, out the door, to my car, grabbed my camera, and took a picture. She had dressed herself up. She was wearing her dress-up heels, Mickey Mouse ears and purse, and had a horn in her hand that she was blowing when she was not singing. Considering she had dress up heels on, she has a whole outfit somewhere else. I do remember one day while I was babysitting she was upset when her mom left so her mom gave me something to give to her when she left to calm down. It happened to be that dress-up set and she was the happiest kid ever. It had a tiara, a dress, heels, a purse, and a few other items. Her mother is a very nice dresser and wears dresses and heels very often so she is just following what her mom does. Almost all little girls have dress-up outfits. If a little boy had done this, society would not look at him like he is normal. I used to babysit for a family, the two oldest kids were girls and the youngest was a boy. We were playing dress-up one time and the boy put
on a tutu. I thought it was funny so I took a picture of it and when his parents got home I showed them. The mom laughed it off but the dad was so very angry that his son was dressing up in girls clothes. I felt bad for the little boy because he just wanted to fit in with the girls and he was only three or four at the time.
2 comments:
i agree, whenever people see little girls all dress up everyone thinks its cute. if a little boys was to dress up like a princess everyone would say that he's a homosexual or that he will be a cross dresser. people past these judgements without even knowing the child. most time the father would be the one to get mad at the fact their son is dress up like a girl. The father would feel that his musculinity is being challenge throug their son. now a days it okay for a female to take on some male qualities, like strenght, independence, and powerful. But, if a guy was to take on any female qualities they would be considered weak and not a real man.
I agree wiuth what Shanique said however i think female qualities like nurturing, caring, are more attributes that apply to older men. Being a guy in his teens or twenties is alot of pressure to be tough and masculine, but i think that later in life when people start to have kids, the female qualities are great. Maybe if more men showed these qualities to their kids, there wouldnt be so much trouble in the world. Traditionally, men are the enforcement, and women are gentle. I think that maybe if the duties were split up, men wouldnt have to always be the one that is tough. I think that most people probably turn out better if they have both parents there, and who are supportive and loving.
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