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In today’s fast-changing and ever-connected world, discussions of gender roles and stereotypes are found throughout popular culture and mainstream media.
This week actress Megan Fox has been receiving praise online after paparazzi photographs emerged of her running errands with her sons. In the photos, her sons can be seen wearing garments, such as dresses or skirts, that are traditionally thought of as “for girls”.
The emergence of these photographs, alongside photographs of actress Charlize Theron with her children, opened up a contentious debate, with both actresses receiving praise for letting their children wear what they want and not enforcing gender roles.
People saying Megan Fox & Charlize Theron should be arrested for dressing their sons in “girl’s clothes” should shu… https://t.co/jM9IiesJ0X— Jules 🤍 (@Jules 🤍) 1532675655
Neither Megan and Charlize are definitely NOT FORCING them to wear those “girl” clothes. They wear what they like.… https://t.co/xRJEO0izdw— Jules 🤍 (@Jules 🤍) 1532675656
ppl who complain about how CELEBRITIES dress their kids is so...JSKSKDJDJ do you really think megan fox gives a dam… https://t.co/cL3PWuyOt1— tidbit ‘—‘ 🥪 (@tidbit ‘—‘ 🥪) 1532662191
But where there is praise, there are inevitably those who feel less comfortable with children deviating from the norm.
@elljeshaw megan fox should know better than to let her SONS wear some damn UGGS. cmon megan get it together!!!— JoshYouSickFuq (@JoshYouSickFuq) 1532651868
Why does Megan Fox let her sons wear dresses? Kids don’t know shit until you teach them. When they said mom can I g… https://t.co/JX6UycaVYS— Teaux (@Teaux) 1532658726
At indy100, we salute Megan Fox for letting her children make their own choices.
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