To think its weird my friend genderizes childrens films?

[JessMcL]

DD2 (8) went to her friends (a boy) today with the Frozen blu ray that she got for her birthday. I dropped her off- and the boys Mum (who is a good friend of mine) told me "Oh, X can't watch that- it's a girls film!"

I should add that X has no problem watching "girly" films- he watched Tangled when they had a sleepover here last week.

AIBU to think it's weird and a bit sad? Surely a children's film should be just that..

But ummm you're calling Tangled a "girly" film.

Aren't you saying the same thing with Tangled?

Next.....

My DS wouldn't want to watch Frozen.

Can't really blame him. Its shite!

It's not unreasonable to admit that girls like certain types of films and boys like another but not in this case - frozen is fab, and my DS loves it (and was bored by Planes - some may say more of a boys film - I just think my DS has good taste)

Maybe it was the most polite way she could think of to not have to put Frozen on.

Op may have referred to Tangled as a 'girly' film, but the quotations imply it being 'so-called' as opposed to it being her opinion.

i thought it was a massive 'girly' film

• kids equivalent of 'thelma and louise'

My nephews love Frozen. The older one (8) is rather vocal about princesses being stupid but still sat happily watching Cinderella last week (he will deny this if asked)/ My four year old daughter however refuses to watch Cars on the basis that 'it's for boys' - no clue where that came from, she won't even let us put it on.

Anyway nothing wrong with 'girly', if more wee boys were allowed enjoy a bit of glitter there might be fewer Robin Thickes in ten years time. Assuming a boy won't watch a film becasue the main character is a girl or there's no cars/ninjas/whatever seems very limiting.

I do think it's sad to effectively tell a child they are not allowed to like something based on their gender. Plus she was really rude to say that.

However, the very fact you gave him Frozen.. Were you trying to make a point? Surely if you thought his mum was ok with it, you'd avoid it as he's likely to already have seen and/or own it.

My two boys love Frozen and sing louder than me along with the soundtrack!

My DS loves Tangled and Frozen. We sat and watched tinkerbell the other day too and he never moved! He's only 2.8 though so maybe that's why?

Another one here who thinks it was just an excuse not to put the shite on!

I think it was an excuse too. Maybe the boy had complained to his mother about Tangled when he got home and she eats trying to politely avoid movie watching.

I wouldn't want to have so done to my house for a play and then they watch a whole film. I want them to play when they have a friend over and watch movies later when I want to sit down.

He has watched barbie without moving too Lepa... only when we've watched everything else on Netfilx

is she the type who won't let her DS play with dolls or pretend cooking in case he turns gay? sadly I know supposedly intelligent people who think that way - even a dad who won't push a pink buggy!

I dont know if he complained or not- but they have watched others like Cinderella and other "girly" films and they both used to love watching Ben 10 together- which is for "boys"

A bit shocked by it if im honest because its never happened before and thought it odd.

My DS1 is only 5, and happily watched Frozen.

One friend commented that we had some very "girly" reading books though. My response that there was nothing wrong with him reading books with smart, clever girls as the main character made her back down.

She might have a point. My brother's favourite was sleeping beauty and he 'turned out gay' as my mum says.

I am of course joking. Not about the gay brother. But of course It shouldn't matter. Anything goes in my house.