This comic asks us to stop shaming little boys for liking girl characters and it is so true. We’ve all seen it. The dad who won’t let his son play with dolls or play dress-up. The mom who won’t let her son wear flower crowns or get a butterfly painted on his face. The parents who won’t let their son enjoy female role models because they’re “for girls.” We need to stop teaching our young boys this. Artist Damian Alexander drew this wonderful comic about his personal experience with this issue. Here’s what he had to say:
“Saw a lady tell her son he couldn’t have a Wonder Woman doll because that’s for girls and it got me thinking about my experiences as a kid with similar situations and how society refuses to let boys have female role models. I think boys develop sexism early on from these seemingly small interactions.”
Artist: Damian Alexander
Were you ever told not to like or do something because it was too “girly”? Let us know in the comments below!
So true. Happening to a young (6) boy I know right now. And grandma goes right along with it. Boys will be boys was the saying when the father was growing up. He had (has) little respect for women and also ended up serving jail time for criminal behaviors. Successful business man now, but relationship skills are severely lacking.