From a young age, children are taught to conform to gender norms, however, sometimes it can get really out of hand. Twitter user Sandra, who works as a clown and paints children's faces, decided to share a sad experience she witnessed that highlights gender stereotypes. During a picnic, a boy asked her to paint a blue butterfly on his face, but his mother intervened. She forbid the boy from getting a butterfly and demanded that Sandra paint something more 'masculine'. This encouraged Sandra to voice her opinion on what happens to boys who are shamed for liking 'feminine' things and are forced to be hyper-masculine instead. Scroll below to read how the whole story unfolded!
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From a young age, children are taught to conform to gender norms, however, sometimes it can get really out of hand
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Twitter user Sandra decided to share a sad experience she witnessed that highlights gender stereotypes
