Princess Boy

On Colleen's blog, she showed a video of the family who has the boy who likes to dress up, and how the parents, teachers, etc feel about this situation. I thought it was really interesting to hear the different views because of they boy wanting to dress up. The interviewer at first asked the mother how she felt about the situation and it seemed that she was more concerned at first, not knowing what to do, or thinking that he needs to change. And then the interviewer asked the father what he thought about the son's situation. The father was very supportive of his son, and saying that no matter if he continues to want to dress like girls, or its a phase, he will always be there to there for his son. This was really interesting for me because the mother seemed more concerned about her son fitting into society, and worried about it him. It seems that she has accepted it more now, but I feel like whenever there are situations such as this one, that the father is the parent that is more concerned about the son, wanting him to grow up to like sports, and be tough. The fact that the father was more accepting of it, was very surprising but comforting as well. Another part of the interview that I found interesting was when the interviewer asked the son what he liked to do. Just because this boy wants to dress up, doesn't mean he isn't any less of a guy. True, it isn't a norm for a boy to dress like a girl, but I think it is becoming more accepted in society now. The son still likes to play basketball, and I was glad that they showed that he still liked "guy" things too, because I feel like when people hear about this story they automatically assume something is wrong with this boy. I am really glad that this book was published and the parents were open to getting interviewed, because I think this is an issue that is starting to arise in our society. Not necessarily boys dressing up as girls, but how men might do more feminist things (or vice versa) and how society should start to accept it. I know this can be a controversy issue, but maybe they don't have to even accept it, but understand that their way isn't the ONLY right way to do things. But I found this interview interesting in those ways, and hope that boy has a great rest of his life, which I am sure will happen, because the school and his parents are supporting him.