A photo has gone viral in the last week showing a little boy excited about a new super hero costume given to him by his parents. In the video, a father gives his son the Wonder Woman costume and the boy asks, "Is that a dress?" Dad replies, "It's the dress you like of Wonder Woman." The boy smiles and puts on the dress, saying, "You bought it for me, thank you!" He then hugs and kisses his dad.
The boy then goes to his mum, who is recording the video, and says, "Thank you so much, Mum!" and Mum replies, "You're welcome, my love." The boy then twirls around and shows his parents Wonder Woman poses.
The video gained lots of attention on social media with comments about the way the parents are bringing up their son.
"This is a good reminder to anyone who dresses what society would say is "different|" from their gender. Forced gender roles are not natural. The parents did a great job raising a kid who wants to wear what they want."
"This is a happy kid and these are some good parents."
"This is good parenting. Whether or not you fully understand your children, let them be happy in their own way."
"This is the sweetest thing I've seen all day. Clothes don't have gender. These are very good parents."
- What is Wonder Woman?
- When the boy first opens the costume and holds it up, he asks, "Is that a dress?" Why do you think he asks that, what is he thinking?
- Do clothes have gender? What does that mean?
- The boy sounds surprised that Dad bought the dress for him; why?
- "Is that a dress?" We don't know how old the boy is, but he looks very young. Has the boy learned, even at this age, that clothes have gender? Where has that learning come from?
- Look at his face when he hugs his dad, why is he so happy? Is he happy because of the dress, or is he happy because he is given permission by dad to wear the dress? What's going on here?
- Do you think the parents decided Dad should be the one to give the dress to the boy, rather than Mum? Why do you think they chose to do this? (or maybe it wasn't like that, maybe they never thought about it... what do you think?)
- Mum says, "You're welcome, my love." By choosing those words, what is Mum showing her little boy?
- Why do you think the story went viral?
- why are so many people saying this shows good parenting?
- Is the story about the boy wearing a dress or it is about good parenting? Which is more interesting?
- "Forced gender roles are not natural" What does this mean? Do you agree?
- What can we learn from this boy?
- What can we learn from these parents?
- Why is this about No Outsiders?
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