Letting a little boy play with dolls will certainly turn him gay. Don’t you think? I mean, when Free To Be…You and Me became a TV show in 1974, ABC thought so because they wanted the segment on William’s Doll cut. They couldn’t take the chance that every boy in America would see that and instantly be turned gay.
How ridiculous.
Of course, that was 1974 and this being 2010 you’d think times had changed. I’m wondering – have they?
As a mom of daughters, we have a few dolls in our house, but not as many as you’d think. We also have a few trucks and trains. If I did have a son, he’d be the third child so naturally he’d play with whatever toys were still around: dolls or trucks or threadbare teddy bears. That’s a cop-out answer, but it’s true.
If I saw a little boy playing with a doll (like a pink Barbie) I’d think, “wow that kid has forward thinking parents” and that’d be judgmental of me, wouldn’t it? I mean, it’d be a good judgment but still a judgment.
I’m wondering because I recently heard a lively discussion in my mother’s group about this dolls for boys conundrum. Most moms say they would definitely let their son play with dolls because kids being kids, they’d move on to something else in no time. A few moms were worried about their sons being teased, but would follow their son’s lead.
How about you? Would you let your son play with dolls?
P.S. William’s Doll is a 1972 children’s book about – you guessed it – a boy who wants a doll even though dolls are for girls. The dad doesn’t want the son to play with one but the kid keeps asking. Eventually the grandma gives in and presents him with a doll and teaches the dad that it just might be good “father” practice for the boy.
photo credit: Migraine Chick
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