Would you let your son be feminine?

Using things like calling a boy a girl as an insult is extremely sexist against females, funny how you never hear the reverse used as an insult, "stop acting like a boy".

Is the reason feminine men are mocked and stigmatised by some bigots, unfortunately left over in our society, more often than not due to contempt for women or not gender conformity in general?

I'm interested if males on here would force their children to adhere to strict gender roles and what would they do if there son turned out to be feminine?

Using things like calling a boy a girl as an insult is extremely sexist against females, funny how you never hear the reverse used as an insult, "stop acting like a boy".

Is the reason feminine men are mocked and stigmatised by some bigots, unfortunately left over in our society, more often than not due to contempt for women or not gender conformity in general?

I'm interested if males on here would force their children to adhere to strict gender roles and what would they do if there son turned out to be feminine?

Stop acting like a boy, is rarely said, where as men are told all the time not to be a girl because of sexism.

What, have you devised some scale of sexism? You are sexist yourself by clearly inferring that likening a male to a female is non-equivocal.
I don't care what you do with your sons

If my son turned out to be a little femboy I'd probably cut his willy off as he wouldn't deserve one. If he wants to act like a girl he can bloody well be one.

jk I'd send him to an MMA camp every summer as he will need to defend himself as he will without a doubt get bullied everyday of his teenage life. Defence is the best offence.

Using things like calling a boy a girl as an insult is extremely sexist against females, funny how you never hear the reverse used as an insult, "stop acting like a boy".

Is the reason feminine men are mocked and stigmatised by some bigots, unfortunately left over in our society, more often than not due to contempt for women or not gender conformity in general?

I'm interested if males on here would force their children to adhere to strict gender roles and what would they do if there son turned out to be feminine?

I've never seen a guy tell an outspoken woman to stop acting like a guy, it's more know your place, not demonizing men.

No many girls in my school played sports and were all popular. Women are not called men as an insult and they are not called slanged words for male genetilia to be demeaned. Stop making false equivalences. For instance a woman wearing men's pants no one would bat an eyelid but a man wearing a skirt they would go crazy. It is undeniably more accepted.

Hyde, I have no idea who you are...too lazy to go on your profile too, but you remind me a lot of a guy at my old school :P I know this doesn't say much lol but just saying

I would prefer him to be feminine than overly masculine. Although I wouldn't push him in either direction. But I would always let him be feminine if he wants. That way, when he gets into a relationship with a girl, he won't hurt her or treat her wrong. If he is more feminine than masculine then he will be gentle with her both physically and emotionally and he won't ever hurt her.

That can only be good, right?

And then he'll get bullied and come home crying to you everyday and be tormented throughout the rest of his teeange life and by the time his a adult he'll probably be diagnosed with social anxiety and depression. And why? Because of your pathetic need to challenge gender norms and use your child as a tool to further your agenda. Will all his torment/anguish bother you? No because you'll probably just see it as a reinforcement of your viewpoint regarding perceptions of masculinity vs femininity in opposite genders and you'll be a little pleased at the fact that your suspicions have been confirmed, you sick sick sociopathetic (yes deliberate) feminist.

I don't think someone should use their child to make a point

But why can't social norms or gender stereotypes be challenged?

I would prefer him to be feminine than overly masculine. Although I wouldn't push him in either direction. But I would always let him be feminine if he wants. That way, when he gets into a relationship with a girl, he won't hurt her or treat her wrong. If he is more feminine than masculine then he will be gentle with her both physically and emotionally and he won't ever hurt her.

That can only be good, right?

I'm not a feminist and I believe in biology - meaning that most men (testosterone-driven) are masculine and most women (estrogen-driven) are feminine. A minority will be a balance between the two or have more in common with the opposite gender. I believe it is modern feminism that has attempted to reverse the sexes or have them approach one another and one of the methods of doing this is to tell men to be more sensitive to get women (result friendzone) or to tell women to think of success in masculine terms and that adopting as many male traits as possible is good (anything very feminine is old-fashioned and oppressing).
I disagree with radical feminism entirely and I simply cannot agree with women who holds these views, at the point where I have given up debating with them. Fortunately, it seems radical feminism is dying.

I will raise my children with traditional gender roles, but if they turn out to be adverse to it, I'd let them be who they are. That will take time though, and as long as they are living in my house, the boys will be raised to be men and the girls to be women.
So it is not a question about "letting him be feminine" as much as "making him feminine". Of course there is a small chance he is more femininely disposed, but most likely not, and I will raise him true to his nature and to become the man he wants to be.

Of course they can be challenged and they should be at times.
But doing it just for the sake of it is pretty pathetic and immature.

Roughly where was your old school? I might be him
Out of interest, what was this guy like?