Sometimes its just a Backpack

I recently was emailed some news about a boy being teased over wearing a Little Ponies (here on out we will be using LP for Little Ponies) backpack. The sender obviously thought that I would agree with the idea that boys should not be allowed to wear a LP backpack. Really? Of all the things in the world to worry about or discuss, a LP backpack on a child is the number one priority. Not Ukraine. Not Syria. Not abortion. A backpack. I have several objections to this idea that a boy can not wear any backpack he wants:



Look upon this horror of immorality. Shudder in its utter hatred for maleness.

1. I was not aware that inanimate objects were capable of holding a sex or gender. Sex is a biological form which either male or female is ascribed. Gender is the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex according to Merriam Webster. Who decides these traits? Why, that would be society at large. So, the backpack is not actually male or female; it is neutral. Could society decide what gender should prefer that backpack? Of course, and that is what is occurring.

 2. Double standards are abounding for male children currently. Girls are routinely being encouraged to break into typical male dominated areas. Boys, however, are not being invited into more female dominated areas; in fact, this controversy proves that. Should a girl not be allowed to have a batman backpack? She is not operating inside of the gender stereotype. If this statement was ever to be uttered, you better believe a lawsuit would be happening. But that boy wearing a LP backpack, that is pure ridiculousness. I mean who does he think he is a girl. GAH! I hope we all see the absurdity in those statements.



Finally, some good ole fashion violence!  I love "objectifying" as a man's hobby! Ye-haw ladies!

3. LP is way more morally acceptable than most other characters I see on these "male" backpacks. Batman is a sociopath that barely has a grip on morality. SpongeBob is a rude critter that refuses to use basic manners or common sense; he is also extremely destructive to property. Oh, my personal faves are the WWE backpacks because scantily clad women who are regularly objectified by these men (who probably don't wear LP backpacks like these guys) are really meeting my understanding of Theology of the Body.

4. Why are we as parents not embracing our children's likes or dislikes? Are we afraid of them getting teased? Are we afraid of being ridiculed ourselves? Are we seriously thinking that a LP backpack will turn our sons into homosexuals?


 My chickadees are individuals; they do not fit into any mold that society has. They fit into the mold that God created for them. One of my biggest responsibilities from God is to allow the children given to me to have the courage to be who GOD created them to be. Personal expression as long as morally and spiritually in line with the guidelines provided to us from God is important. In fact, it is necessary for the growth of our children into the saints they were created to be.