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UnfairRepresent
07/01/17 5:56:49 AM
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Your son's birthday is coming up fast and you ask him what he wants. He enthusiastically says "I want the Pink Dress Barbie Malibu Avenue Fashion Doll & Accessories!"

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You talk to your son's mother who says "Yeah, I keep asking him and that's all he keeps asking for. That and other barbies."

What do you do?
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ModLogic
07/01/17 5:58:34 AM
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TrollSlayer11
07/01/17 5:59:14 AM
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Give him Power Rangers
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apolloooo
07/01/17 5:59:38 AM
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eh i'll give it. if he's my son he's probably tie the dolls and dismember them and laugh an evil laugh.
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UnfairRepresent
07/01/17 6:00:37 AM
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apolloooo posted...
eh i'll give it. if he's my son he's probably tie the dolls and dismember them and laugh an evil laugh.

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UnfairRepresent
07/02/17 3:00:05 AM
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TrollSlayer11 posted...
Give him Power Rangers

But he asked for Barbie.
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WafflehouseJK
07/02/17 3:02:51 AM
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I buy him some Barbies.
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MotaroRIP619
07/02/17 3:06:32 AM
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I would not buy my son barbies.
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DuffBeer
07/02/17 3:07:28 AM
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Explain to him that those dolls cause boys to grow up thinking that they can never be more than vacuous ninnies whose only goal is to look pretty, land a rich husband, and spend all day on the phone with their equally vacuous friends talking about how damn terrific it is to look pretty and have a rich husband!

Then buy him a Lisa Lionheart doll with my life savings.
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LysistrataMedea
07/02/17 3:08:08 AM
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buy him a math workbook and spend 1 hr a night doing maths with him
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Illuminoius
07/02/17 3:08:39 AM
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ModLogic posted...
baiting the closet bigots
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UnfairRepresent
07/02/17 3:33:15 AM
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LysistrataMedea posted...
buy him a math workbook and spend 1 hr a night doing maths with him

That's a birthday present?
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Rika_Furude
07/02/17 3:38:53 AM
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FL81
07/02/17 3:41:35 AM
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Kajagogo
07/02/17 4:13:47 AM
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Buy him the Barbies.
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Banana_Cyanide
07/02/17 4:17:20 AM
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I would get him Sisters of Battle miniatures instead.
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Dash_Harber
07/02/17 4:18:13 AM
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Get him Barbies. Who the fuck cares? All kid's toys are ridiculous anyway.
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Kelystic
07/02/17 4:19:20 AM
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maybe they are just curious.

will get them the bustiest barbies.
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boxington
07/02/17 4:20:35 AM
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WafflehouseJK posted...
I buy him some Barbies.

this.

he'll only be young for so long; don't wanna tell him how he should enjoy his youth, as long as it's not destructive.
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MabusIncarnate
07/02/17 4:23:32 AM
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I'd give him a wrapped box of coal and tell him Santa is watching, even on his birthday
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UnfairRepresent
07/02/17 4:25:49 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Get him Barbies. Who the fuck cares?.

So far?

@MotaroRIP619
@Rika_Furude7
@TrollSlayer11
@FL81
And @Banana_Cyanide

But it's early days yet
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Liberals
07/02/17 4:26:27 AM
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I played with Barbies and I'm perfectly normal.
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Dash_Harber
07/02/17 4:26:30 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Get him Barbies. Who the fuck cares?.

So far?

@MotaroRIP619
@Rika_Furude7
@TrollSlayer11
@FL81
And @Banana_Cyanide

But it's early days yet


They care about what gifts I get my hypothetical child? Creepy. What fucking interest do they have in my god damn son?
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Banana_Cyanide
07/02/17 4:29:59 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
They care about what gifts I get my hypothetical child? Creepy. What fucking interest do they have in my god damn son?

I don't and have said nothing of the sort.
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Dash_Harber
07/02/17 4:32:21 AM
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Banana_Cyanide posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
They care about what gifts I get my hypothetical child? Creepy. What fucking interest do they have in my god damn son?

I don't and have said nothing of the sort.

I know, I was playing it for laughs. I just don't get why anyone would care. I mean, like, are they going to miss some valuable lessons about how to beat up giant roman pig monsters by playing with Barbies instead of Power Rangers?
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tamashii
07/02/17 4:32:35 AM
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WafflehouseJK posted...
I buy him some Barbies.

Kajagogo posted...
Buy him the Barbies.

Dash_Harber posted...
Get him Barbies. Who the fuck cares?

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Banana_Cyanide
07/02/17 4:34:34 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
I know, I was playing it for laughs. I just don't get why anyone would care. I mean, like, are they going to miss some valuable lessons about how to beat up giant roman pig monsters by playing with Barbies instead of Power Rangers?

Well with the Sisters of Battle army in 40K he'll get the best of both.
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LinksLiege
07/02/17 4:40:24 AM
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The boy wanting barbies is no issue for me - hell, I played with dolls when I was a lad as much as I did my Power Ranger action figures.

The only reason I'd hesitate is because I'd get tired of people commenting on it. I can't decide who'd be more fucking annoying, the people praising me for letting my son express himself out of standard gender norms, or the people who think I'm encouraging degenerate behavior.

But I'm probably never gonna have kids so fuck it, give my not-son all the Barbies he wants.
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MakoReizei
07/02/17 4:46:06 AM
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if it were my son, he'd want to undress them
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ProfDE
07/02/17 4:54:45 AM
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Lord_Ogrim
07/02/17 5:03:17 AM
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Not only will I buy him Barbies, I'll buy him the deluxe malibu barbie playset.
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Sphyx
07/02/17 5:07:22 AM
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Get the kid his damn Barbies.

Unpucker your anuses and man up, people.

At the very least, buy him the Barbies and make one of them into a chainsaw-wielding Sonya Blade jedi ninja terminator lumberjack or some shit, so you can earn sympathy points when everyone sees that you're trying despite your ass-backwards masculinity issues.
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Reinbach_III
07/02/17 5:09:39 AM
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Move to Brighton.
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Rika_Furude
07/02/17 5:10:18 AM
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Sphyx posted...
Get the kid his damn Barbies.

Unpucker your anuses and man up, people.

two mutually exclusive statements
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MakoReizei
07/02/17 5:10:50 AM
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tell him to stop being a little bitch and play with hot wheels like a normal boy
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Banana_Cyanide
07/02/17 5:12:09 AM
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Sphyx posted...
Unpucker your anuses and man up, people.

At the very least, buy him the Barbies and make one of them into a chainsaw-wielding Sonya Blade jedi ninja terminator lumberjack or some shit, so you can earn sympathy points when everyone sees that you're trying despite your ass-backwards masculinity issues.

Or I can get my hypothetical future son a Sisters of Battle set and teach him to play Warhammer 40K.
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Siaperaz
07/02/17 5:13:24 AM
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Send him to a private school.
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Sphyx
07/02/17 5:18:07 AM
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Banana_Cyanide posted...
Or I can get my hypothetical future son a Sisters of Battle set and teach him to play Warhammer 40K.

Yes, that's the spirit!
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Funkdamental
07/02/17 5:21:05 AM
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Get him the same thing I always got no matter what I asked for: a pair of socks.
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UnfairRepresent
07/02/17 5:27:48 AM
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Why is everyone banging on about Sisters of Battle?
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MabusIncarnate
07/02/17 5:30:54 AM
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MakoReizei posted...
tell him to stop being a little bitch and play with hot wheels like a normal boy

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ToonLinkWithGun
07/02/17 5:36:41 AM
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I played with Barbies when I was a kid.
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ROBANN_88
07/02/17 6:49:00 AM
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probably just get him some Barbies.

hell, i played with them when i was a kid.
though, most of the time, they were naked. i don't know if that changes the whole concept.
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Banana_Cyanide
07/02/17 7:24:21 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Why is everyone banging on about Sisters of Battle?

I'm the only one talking about them.

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Also that's why.
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Funkydog
07/02/17 7:25:35 AM
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I get him barbies.

I mean, I played with Action Man and Thomas the Tank Engine toys, so dont see why I should be opposed to my son playing with something not "traditional" for his gender.
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MJackMagee
07/02/17 7:36:10 AM
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I would not buy him Barbie. I also do not buy my daughter Barbie products when she asks. They are over priced, cheaply made products that are (at best) confusing when it comes to self-image. I do not want my children getting any more disadvantages when it comes to those kinds of issues.

I also don't buy action figures for the same reasons. We dobplay a lot of boardgames as a family. Chess, checkers, Settlers of Catan, Smashup, Dutch Blitz (card game), Zombie Dice, etc. The only "kid's" board game we play is Life. I won't allow Candy Land or Shoots & Ladders and their ilk in my home.
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Murayomi
07/02/17 7:39:54 AM
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I'd buy him a book.
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Duncanwii
07/02/17 7:57:47 AM
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MJackMagee posted...
I would not buy him Barbie. I also do not buy my daughter Barbie products when she asks. They are over priced, cheaply made products that are (at best) confusing when it comes to self-image. I do not want my children getting any more disadvantages when it comes to those kinds of issues.

I also don't buy action figures for the same reasons. We dobplay a lot of boardgames as a family. Chess, checkers, Settlers of Catan, Smashup, Dutch Blitz (card game), Zombie Dice, etc. The only "kid's" board game we play is Life. I won't allow Candy Land or Shoots & Ladders and their ilk in my home.

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UnfairRepresent
07/02/17 8:31:04 AM
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MJackMagee posted...
I would not buy him Barbie. I also do not buy my daughter Barbie products when she asks. They are over priced, cheaply made products that are (at best) confusing when it comes to self-image. I do not want my children getting any more disadvantages when it comes to those kinds of issues.

I also don't buy action figures for the same reasons. We dobplay a lot of boardgames as a family. Chess, checkers, Settlers of Catan, Smashup, Dutch Blitz (card game), Zombie Dice, etc. The only "kid's" board game we play is Life. I won't allow Candy Land or Shoots & Ladders and their ilk in my home.

God you're sound so utterly boring
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Sayoria
07/02/17 8:38:06 AM
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There's a good number of shitty parents in here.

Kids play with toys. If you aren't going to buy him barbies but you would buy your daughter barbies, you don't care about your child's best interests. If anything, your child may even grow up to hate you and I hope that happens.
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