To think nail polish isn't only for girls?

[SapphireSeptember]

Yes, it's me again! Came across this gem in a Facebook group I'm in, I'm assuming it's from Twitter originally. I was about it because:
A) boys aren't allowed nail polish (tell that to the plethora of male Goths, Punks, emos, metalheads, etc who wear nail polish) and
B) girls wear nail polish to be 'pretty'.

stucknoue Your friend sounds like my eldest stepson. He's 25, very Goth, and has long black (dyed) hair and wears makeup and nail polish.
He's an astrophysicist. l don't think his appearance has held him back as he's bloody good at what he does.

Kids should have their freedom. Not completely let go as a parent but educate them as they grow. If your child does end up being trans, its not because they painted their nails once. Its scientifically proven to be a physcological thing that happens when theyre still in the womb. Their brain develops as one sex (due to the chromosomes) and the body develops as the opposite. It has nothing to do with parenting and you can control that. However hindering your child from doing "feminine things" stunts their maturity and enforces toxic masculinity which can affect your childs mental health. Please read this and think about how happy your child would be to have such an amazing parent. If you cant accept your childs creativity then you probably shouldnt be a parent in the first place

I never wear nail varnish. Does that make me a boy then? Awwww - I got ds some of the anti nail bite varnish - is that allowed?

Just here to note the dogwhistle transphobia

Re the commerce upthread. A new nail bar opened in our small town. No-one speaks English except a man who seems to just ‘be there’ cash only business....I reported it to crime stoppers (no police station) she was very short with me and said ‘do you have proof of trafficking/drugs? If not nothing we can do!’

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Harry Styles wears nail varnish. He’s deffo a bloke 🤷🏼‍♀️

I am a nail tech & have 2 boys age 6&8 who regularly have glitter toenails especially in the holidays they can have fingers too !! They put on their glitter then go out dig for worms fight & other normal stuff for boys ! They don't wear for school as even the girls aren't allowed !

I'm going to go against the grain here. I don't think it should be encouraged. New age ideas are great but the practice in reality is different. Before anyone jumps on me I don't think a boy should be laughed at ridiculed or told aggressively that he shouldn't be allowed to wear nail varnish but I still don't think it should be actively encouraged either.

I think that making anything off limits to either boys or girls is more likely to make them feel there is something wrong with them for not conforming and that therefore they must identify as something other than their biological sex.

The idea that nail polish leads to transitioning is exactly the kind of stupid gender stereotype perpetuated by TRAs - eg Eddie Izzard saying he likes nail polish & high heels because of his ‘girl genes’.

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Well she’s just some woman. Who cares what she thinks?

Surely you avoid gender confusion by saying it's OK to like nail polish and still be a boy so they don't start thinking that they must be a girl if they like it?

Surely you avoid gender confusion by saying it's OK to like nail polish and still be a boy so they don't start thinking that they must be a girl if they like it?

This^^

My three boys all love(d) to have beautifully colourful and manicured nails.
My daughters too.

Their private parts and emotional health are all intact. Huzzah!

@limpbizkit you are a few centuries too late in not encouraging boys and men to wear any make up.

I have to say I think 4 years old is too young for nail varnish. Also I wouldn't be keen on my son's wearing any form of makeup. When they are old enough to make their own decisions they can, I'll offer an opinion and listen the theirs. At 4 I don't think of "self expression" being something you have to encourage, at that age life's inhibitions haven't kicked in and they naturally express themselves.

I agree with Lemon
Wearing nail varnish does not mean you are a girl.

Looking at her feed she is just an insignificant goady fucker.

And an alcoholic. You can’t take the views of every desperate for attention nut job in the world seriously