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[–]ClassroomPast6178[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I’m a male primary teacher and there really is a prejudice about men working in jobs with young kids, and so I am not going to jump on a man working in a dress shop for kids. However, maybe don’t let the guy act out his fetish around the children, yeah…it’s not helping the cause of men who work with children to allow this shit.

[–]Wanderingthehalls 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Up until a few years ago I had absolutely zero issue whatsoever with men wearing styles of clothing that were traditionally women's. So if men started wearing dresses or skirts, whatever, good for them. If they wanted to wear high heels, I thought they were stupid but that's because I think all high heels are stupid. If they wanted to wear make-up, who cares, men wore make-up in lots of eras. Tbh, for a while around the late 90s, early 00s, I quite liked punk-ish musicians with eye-liner and nail varnish.

But now when I see a man in 'women's' clothing, I just think AGP. Or if it's a very young guy, gender activist, who may have no ill intentions himself but who is unthinkingly making it easier for those who do. Either way I feel distrustful and unwilling to have my child be around them. So I can see how this could also blow back on any and all men who work with children because this shit is making a lot of people rethink what they used to accept and will ultimately swing people back in a more conservative direction. Though if it helps any, my absolute number one favourite teacher was the male teacher I had in the 80s when I was 7. He was truly fantastic. An inspiring teacher who somehow managed to see what all the kids in our class needed on an individual level and did everything he could to make sure everyone got what they needed to learn to the best of their abilities. He was also the school principal but did everything he could to stay in a teaching role for as long as he could. And made sure his school offered as many extracurriculars and special needs assistances as possible at a time those were very rare.