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Remember that movie "Bill Elliot" (which I didn't see)? All the movie reviewers praised the film to the heavens because it depicted a young boy who wanted to be a ballet dancer rather than a sports hero or something like that. I have nothing against boys who want to be dancers ( I enjoy watching Irish dancing), but the implication of the reviewers was exultation that some young boys would rather be ballet dancers than sports heroes.

I got the feeling the reviewers would love for most boys to learn how to dance, arrange flowers, choose the right wine, and coordinate their clothes much more than playing sports, hunting, learning to defend themselves, or getting a typically male-oriented job where they'd get their hands dirty. I'd much prefer boys to have the latter experiences and leave the wine-tasting and flower arranging for another time. Maybe never with the flower arranging.