Little girls can like Star Wars too, right?

 

I was reading an article the other day where Adele, a singer and mum, took her little boy to Disneyland. Nothing wrong with that is there? Well, she was photographed with her son wearing Anna's dress from Frozen.  Nothing wrong with that is there?  

 

Apparently so.

 

In fact, in some recesses of the internet Adele had practically committed a massive crime and got away with it.

"I will dress our son like a girl, just to get some attention!" wrote one commenter under an article. 

"A boy wearing an Anna costume? Maybe I'm old fashioned, but no," said another. 

All of the comments were, quite frankly, ridiculous, and the oxygen thieves who posted them more than likely only did it to get a reaction. My point though, is why is this even an issue? Boys can like Frozen and girls can like Star Wars, can’t they?

I love Star Wars, music and football – pretty much all the traditional things boys like. Florence (AKA the Jam-eater) likes Frozen, Doc McStuffin and her dolls – things girls like.  

 

Just like any parent, I would love for the Jam-eater to take an interest in things I watch and enjoy - this will never be forced onto her but if she decides to like something I like then great, even if it does fall into the ‘boyish’ category.

 

I would love nothing more for than for Flo to cuddle up next to me and ask if she can watch Star Wars or to listen to some music she might have heard me listen to.

 

If she wanted to dress up as a character from a Marvel film because she likes or relates to a character in some way, then so be it. Can’t kids just be kids and play for the love of playing? Not just because they are told to like something because it's pink, not blue.

I personally think that people have just jumped on the bandwagon of a story - that in my opinion isn’t even news worthy - just because it’s a little different.

 

I even saw one article stating that the child may have ‘gender defining’ issues when growing up.  Well, pardon my French, but what a load of old sh**.  

How can an innocent play costume cause gender issues later in life?

 

I used to swan around the house in the 80s in a ‘Bertie Basset’ jumper, and it didn’t mean I grew up thinking I should be made of sweets.

 

Or, indeed, the Mr. T knitted jumper I had (which was awesome by the way) didn’t leave me growing up wishing I was big, black and wanting to ‘Pity da fool’.  Actually, maybe that’s where my fear of flying comes from.

 

Although, I have to admit, my ‘Bros’ jumper and jeans did actually leave me wanting to sing with Bros...

I’m hoping that this isn’t going to be an issue moving forward and it was just a slow news day.  

 

To the ignorant parents, just let it go.  

 

Kids will be kids, let them get on with it and don’t let your own judgments cloud theirs.  

 

To the rest of you, I will see you down the park with my little girl in either an Iron Man costume or a princess dress, it's up to her.

 

Eddie AKA Daddy is father to three-year-old Florence, and in his blog, AKA Daddy, he shares the funny times, the good times and the bad times of parenting - including poo, because that's all parents talk about, right?!  Don't forget to check him out on Facebook!