If you had a son and he wanted to join ballet, would you let him? How about if he wanted to walk around in a pink tutu while you both went shopping?
Would you say no and force the child to engage in male activities or accept the childs deicsion?
Both male and female answers will be appropriate
2007-03-22 14:10:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
sure why not , I wouldn't want to discourage my son or daughter { if I had one } from anything he wanted to do .
2007-03-22 14:13:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being transgendered myself, I'd probably wish to talk to him and find out what his feeligns were; does he wish to be a boy, or does he think himself a girl. People who are forced into gender roles agains their will suffer. I personally think that the suffering caused by being forced into a role is worse than the suffering faced later when trying to assert your true nature.
Some people may pick on such a child, but the unfortunate truth is that NO MATTER WHAT, there is no way to give that child a life free from pain in the culture in which we live. If this is a boy that enjoys women's clothing, then he will be picked on for being a transvestite and will probably suffer in seclusion. If the child is transsexual, the best bet is to allow HER to transition EARLY to avoid the problems associated with masculinization. If the child is merely effeminate, and enjoys ballet, then great for him; there are too few good male dancers in the ballet.
A child needs to be comfortable with who they are; forcing them to be otherwise leads to depression and suicide. I'd rather have a child who was picked on by a few but confident of who they are, than a child who found solace only in seclusion and lived with constant depression.
2007-03-22 14:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When I have kids (boys and girls), I want them to hit up gymnastics and some kind of sports or something else....if I had a son who was into ballet, I wouldn't know what to think - I'd hope he got in it to meet women or something and he didn't turn into a weird emo dude
2007-03-22 14:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok males do not wear tutus in class.
i wanted to do ballet as a kid but my parents did not want me to. so i had to wait to take classes as an adult. i love it. yes i own a tutu but that is just to wear at home....let your kid do whatever he wants
2007-03-22 14:14:31 · answer #4 · answered by balletguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, no I would not. not to kill his self esteem or anything but every kid in the school will kick his ***, not for the possibility of being gay but being weak. kids these days are weak enough without wearing tutus.
2007-03-22 14:40:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe in ballet,but I wouldnt make him wear it in public if he didnt want to.Now if he WANTED to wear his tutu in public,thats differant.......I guess Id let him,but warn him that he could be in for some ridicule.
2007-03-22 14:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by mikecubbie69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he's comfortable doing that why not? he may become the next barijnikof
2007-03-22 14:15:52 · answer #7 · answered by alexhotpenis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, if that's what he wants
2007-03-22 14:19:10 · answer #8 · answered by 313 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not, if that's what he wants.
2007-03-22 14:12:52 · answer #9 · answered by J9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋