Posted on 04/28/2019 7:49:06 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Zoë Saldana and her husband are raising their three boys in a gender-neutral household with things like 'female and male toys' in order to discourage their kids from buying into gender stereotypes.
The Guardian's of the Galaxy actress, 40, opened up about what exactly it means to create a gender-neutral household when speaking to US Weekly this week. But she admitted it has its challenges when raising young boys.
'I'm always gonna be honest and that is always the best way to welcome healthy and truthful discourse, especially around parenthood. … [The twins] made a comment two weeks ago like, "Boys are stronger than girls," because they're in that stage of comparisons,' Zoë told the publication.
'And you have to take a moment and kind of put together an answer that they will understand,' she continued.
She and her husband, Marco Perego Saldana, are parents to three boys: twins Bowie Ezio and Cy Aridio, four; and Zen, two.
Zoë confessed the goal to inform her children about breaking down gender norms, such as avoiding ideas like boys being stronger than girls, was to embrace them being a 'blank slate'.
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And its so archaic sexist to define toys as male or female toys. Plus she’s snubbing the other 55 genders.
Sounds a little perverted...
Not to mention insanity.
They blew it already as they admitted they have three boys.
And big deal.
I had two girls and one boy and we bought toys for both and they were free to play with whatever they wanted.
It’s not gender, it’s sex, and what it’s doing is against human nature and stupid.
One girl was called Jean Marie
Another little girl was called Felicity
Another little girl was Sally Joy
The other was me, and I'm a boy
My name is Bill, and I'm a head case
They practice making up on my face
Yeah, I feel lucky if I get trousers to wear
Spend evenings taking hairpins from my hair
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But my ma won't admit it
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But if I say I am, I get it
Put your frock on, Jean Marie
Plait your hair, Felicity
Paint your nails, little Sally Joy
Put this wig on, little boy
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But my ma won't admit it
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But if I say I am, I get it
She even named her kid “Bowie” to emphasize the point. Somehow I don’t think they named him after Jim.
Of the two I like Rosario Dawson. She redlines both sides of the hot/crazy matrix.
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