Rabbitstew, my playground 'snapshot' was just a device to elicit further thought on how 'normal' it might be for women to hear other women talking this way but not for us to hear men talking that way. In RL, I DO hear women having these conversations outside DCs school all the time, however and I haven't witnessed anything similar from the men.
So I was just getting a point across.
Mad...I love your interpretation of Henry 'shooting up'...maybe this could make great comedy someday!
The thing is, I find people very complacent about traditional gender roles, in my RL and wonder if an 'extreme' and provocative voice is 'necessary' in a way, to ignite deeper thought and further change.
I don't want DD to grow up in a world where she and whatever partner she may have in the future, can't be absolutely equal in their choices. Neither should assume the other will be the main child carer and only one of them the main breadwinner.
My cameo scene isn't what I'd want either. I'd want neither the man nor the woman to be having this kind of conversation at all. I just think it's a bit of an eye-opener when you twist traditional roles and voices around and enact it with the other gender.
Extremist views, strongly expressed or comedy/ drama/ media - all get people thinking and talking and reflecting. Strong emotional reactions, even negative ones, tend to incite more change, than other ways do.