Raise boys and girls the same way
A really great sentence I think. It's short and memorable and something to strive for. And it leads me to my thoughts about role models. I think it's very wierd and unhealthy that kids only idolise people of their gender. Like most issues, boys are the bigger problem here, although I don't blame baby boys, it's parents and the media. It is true however girls are discouraged from having male role models. Girl role models are submissive and pretty and boys ones are violent and action heroes. That's not the main point of what I am saying now though. I'm saying that you should idolise people who do great things. If you like sport and are a boy you should want posters of ... Some sportswoman on your wall, not for her tits but because she did really good at a sport that she did and girls should have pictures of Gandhi and David Byrne.
I have a lot more to say on the topic but for now sleep and a basic list of all my role models
Bowie, Lou reed, Greg proops, Laura Jane grace, Amanda palmer, st Vincent, mick jagger, Tom waits, basquiat, tim minchin, Andrew oniell, iggy pop, hedwig, Richard o brien, josie long, robin ince, Malala, cindy Sherman, laverne cox, Jeremy hardy, patti smith, David Byrne, Joan jett, David Hoyle, stacey makishi, jean Paul Gaultier, Oscar Wilde, Antony hegarty, lee Newton, joe bereta, ze frank and many many more
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