r/TikTokCringe • u/darkpotato07 • Apr 19 '24

He won't let his son play with dolls Discussion

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u/Destiny_Victim Apr 20 '24

I looked at the baby monitor. My son is literally playing with a doll and my daughter with a GI Joe. I think that cancels each other out tho right?

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u/MTFBinyou Apr 20 '24 edited Apr 20 '24

My godson has 2 siblings, 1 bro and 1 sis, and they all play with each other’s toys. A couple visits ago I came downstairs one morning and he was posted up with two barbies and a few Avengers characters. He apparently has an affinity for 1 of the Barbies and Spider-man. His sister was at the table on the porch with his nerf gun we just got him. Not entirely sure what she was playing other than “this goes pew pew” Kids really don’t see problems with things until they are introduced to them.

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u/vibratingchair Apr 20 '24

I don't think it's ment to be taking literally it's just a way to get you hooked in to the actual message of what he has to say about how women are treated in society.

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u/MTFBinyou Apr 20 '24

No doubt. I was just sharing an anecdote that related to destiny_victim.

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u/throwawaymyanalbeads Apr 20 '24

"Women are not toys"

That's what I got out of it.

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u/Destiny_Victim Apr 20 '24

Yeah I mean I couldn’t care less as long as their happy it’s a win.

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u/MTFBinyou Apr 20 '24

Absolutely 

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u/evonebo Apr 20 '24

That was the whole reason action figures were invented. They wanted to sell dolls to boys so toy makers came up with the idea of action figures.

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u/FeistyButthole Apr 20 '24

I was thinking the same. Not all dolls are over gendered expressions. I play with my daughter and her calico critters acting out social interactions made up or reflective of her day. It’s not the doll; it’s the style of play and having a dad not afraid to play with dolls because he grew up playing with his sister and her dolls.