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Feeling Toxic? Let It Go.
I have seen a few posts toxic masculinity and one about some males who could use a bit more toxicity, then I saw this…
A few points about this Tweet:
1. A dad being silly with his kid is not a bad thing at all. In fact, the other day my wife was sitting on the couch folding laundry when I picked up a pair of my (clean) underwear and put it on my head. I then proceeded to try to have a discussion with my children. “Hey, I asked you a serious question and all you can do is point and laugh?!” Eventually the kids were laughing so hard they had tears running down their faces (they’re an easy crowd). Now, I wouldn’t take a video of myself or put any of that online (because my goal was have fun with the kids, not self-promotion), but I want to make clear that what I find odd about this tweet is not that the dad played dress-up with his son. They seem to be having fun. I do not see this as someone trying to encourage their kid to be a child drag queen so they can work the clubs and pose with naked men.
2. But then, why would CBS News see this as worth sharing? Do they just see it as a fun little video or are they interested in breaking down gender stereotypes?
3. They labeled this “Best Dad.” Why is this better than a dad playing catch with his son, shooting hoops, going fishing, etc? Is this “Best” because they are wearing women’s clothing? Are they promoting gender fluidity and intersectionality in an effort to be more woke? Do I honestly know, or care to know, what any of those words mean?
4. The kid wanted to dance so the dad went and put on his Elsa costume. Now when I was child, had I asked my father to dress up like a princess and prance around the room, assuming he didn’t hit me and actually went along with it, we would have had a problem because my dad didn’t own any princess costumes. Neither do I or any guys I know. Do most men have these things? Am I missing out on something?
Anyway, if you feel like the whole manhood thing is getting too toxic for you, Let it Go . . .
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Is that… is that dress… taken in?!
Are you suggesting this was . . . staged . . . for maximum viral internet exposure?
Because you’re right — what man just happens to have a princess costume on hand, matching the one on his four-year-old son?
Some days the only thing to do with mediots is to drag them out and hose them down.
Reason 9887347234 why I am lucky not to have children.
Agreed. The problem isn’t that the dad is getting silly with his son.
The real problem is two-fold:
A sure sign that the end of the world is near!
If anyone hears the sound of hoofbeats coming, send out a warning.
Is that second dude in a dress?
I do hope that this Dad and son were spoofing everyone and that this was well done satire.
However, if not, here are relevant statistics straight from the CDC:
Almost Two Percent of Youth Are “Transgender,” 35 Percent Of Whom Have Attempted Suicide
Nah, kids are great, and “dad” is my favorite job.
Estrogen poisoning affects untold numbers of innocent families. Please, contact the EPA for a home test kit – don’t let this happen to you.
I don’t know if you’re kidding but soy is increasingly popular and high in estrogenomimetics, that act like estrogen without being estrogen. The can apparently cause feminizing symptoms in males and I suspect ovarian diseases in women as well. Estrogen therapy is not safe under all circumstances in women.
From a 5 year old friend:
I think the real problem comes when heaven is silent for half an hour.
https://youtu.be/abusPM-9mqQ
This? Is the favorite part of being a dad? Really?
Not the stupid guy in the dress. Dad-hood in general, though. Awesome. I have only daughters, though. And when they were little, they did sometimes stick little pink clips in my hair. And of course I let them. I once even forgot one was there and left the house to do some grocery shopping. Only later when I reached up to scratch my head did I discover that little pink clip.
But anyway, yes, being a dad is great. I have no boy-children, though. But if I did, I would teach him all the manly stuff that has now been declared toxic. I hope to have a chance to teach boy-grandchildren.
You mean like… a Red Riding Hood?
Just say no to soy milk.
More like Robin Hood. Except my toxic daughter is the archer in this family.
Leaves me cold.
Goofball antics are a big part of a Dad’s job.
Don’t have to wear a dress to do it, though.
Kilt, different story.
I’m blessed with two boys and two girls. It’s wonderful to talk, joke, shop, watch movies respectively. The boys and I had a great time last weekend shopping for weaponry, grilling meats (the girls are vegetarians!). Interesting to witness how differently they are wired.
Agree. Estrogen is also found in some city water supplies, and it has also believed to have effected fish. I don’t think the treatment plants are removing all the chemicals in birth control, etc. and that is why we should not flush meds down the toilet.
You worry too much. I never wore dresses when we were raising the kids, and they turned out alright.
Really you shouldn’t even pee down your toilet. How many people are drinking water treatment plant water today?
So, uh, where’n hell am I supposed to pee?
I guess wherever they say. This is not uncommon and has been reported quietly for a few years. Apparently lot of psychotropic drugs are flushed out whole through the urine, and they just can’t get removed from the streams and rivers, or processed out by water treatment centers and are even getting into ground water, in of course very low doses I imagine. They say, perhaps overly fearfully, that this is affecting wild fauna. I don’t have any specifics and no answers other than — I don’t know what to do. Off-the-grid and water catchment is always looking better and better to me.
JY and I raised three boys and a girl. And the girl was not girly – how could she be? So JY lived many happy years with the boys in Boy Scouts, spitting and whatever.
So now he has two little granddaughters. Who have more Barbies than I have money.
I do all the singing and dancing, but he knows more words to Troll songs than he’ll admit to. And there’s nothing funnier than watching him and his sons struggling to dress a Barbie.
That said, the video that is the subject of the OP felt contrived. Nothing like the video I love of Marines singing the same song.
I’m laughing so hard here.
A few years ago, my entire family vacationed at a California lake. Everyday we would load all the coolers and kids into the back of the truck for the short drive to the lake. (We all had to disembark before we got to the entrance, because letting kids sit in the back of the truck was oh-so-dangerous at 5mph).
Once we loaded up, my daughter would cue up “Let it go” on her iPhone, and we’d belt it out, while I threw ice from the cooler in the air.
Good times. No video. Lots of good memories.