Today we talk a lot about eliminate those gender stereotypes that have prevailed for years, like: girls wear pink and boys wear blue. However, we can still meet some people who criticize other parents for allowing their children to choose how to dress or how to wear their hair.
This was the case of the American actress Megan Fox, who after publishing a photograph of her two children, was criticized for allowing them to wear long hair.
Is it really so bad for a child to wear long hair? It is the question that many have asked ourselves after reading the comments that the actress has received in the photograph that she published on her Instagram account in recent days.
In it, her two children Noah and Bodhi appear, sitting quietly and having a nice family day at the beach. It is certainly a simple but tender photograph that many mothers would be happy to share.
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However, instead of seeing it as something, many people went directly to criticize the actress, because According to the negative comments left in the picture, boys should not wear long hair.
"Did you say you had children? Well, they look like girls to me", "Poor things, it seems they are wearing a wig"or"'My children are girls, I am progressive', yes, more like progressively supporting suicide and mass deception", are some of the comments that can be read in the publication of the actress.
I ask again: Is it really bad for a child to wear long hair? Some other comments mentioned that this could confuse them or make other people think they were girls and not boys.
The actress on the other hand, has commented on previous occasions that she allows her children to have the freedom to choose, such as the type of clothing they wish to wear, as well as whether or not they decide to cut their hair.
The good news is that just as there were people who criticized the long hair of their children, there were many others who defended the actress and even applauded her decision to give her children that opportunity to make decisions with which they feel more comfortable and can Be themselves.
If boys can't wear long hair, then girls can't wear short hair?
What has happened reminds us of the case of Jabez, a four-year-old boy who was banned from attending class for long hair, because this did not comply with the school's dress code. His parents filed a petition on change.org, because they considered this measure as something sexist.
And as we were wondering at the time: If boys can't wear long hair, then girls can't wear it short either? Of course it sounds absurd, right? I think there are more important things to focus on when it comes to educating and caring for a child, such as being healthy, both physically and emotionally.
And personally, I do not see anything wrong with either a boy wearing long hair, or a girl wearing a short one, nor can I see that a boy is wearing a pink shirt or a girl decides to wear a blue blouse. In the end, the colors are just colors, and the hair is just hair, and it is not something that defines us as people.
