Can boys wear dresses? #7

I know I'm late to the party on this one but I've been thinking about it this week.
If you're not aware of the Lewis Hamilton thing that happened over Christmas, I'll fill you in real quick. Basically, Lewis Hamilton whilst at home with his family over Christmas filmed his nephew on his Instagram stories in a princess dress. He said 'Why did you ask santa for a princess dress?! Boy's don't wear dresses!' Thats the jist of what happened, anyway. Social media BLEW UP because of this and everyone had something to say. He did apologise and mentioned that he fully supports people living their lives the way they want to.

To me, when I watched it he sounded like he was messing around, joking with his nephew, which he I'm sure he really was, his nephew was laughing in the video and didn't seem offended. I'm not sure I believe anyone who thinks he said it in an intentionally malicious way. The problem for me is why he said it and how 'normal' it is that he said it.

To the people who were absolutely outraged and disgusted that he had to apologise, help me out because I'm confused. I'm confused as to why you don't think its a problem that a little boy was laughed at and told boys don't wear dresses, when he clearly wanted one enough to ask for one.
Why can't he wear a dress? Why should he be made to feel silly or embarrassed for wearing whatever he wanted to wear by his uncle? He wanted a flipping dressing up costume, he hasn't asked to change his name and become a female (as far as I know. IF he has then this is an entirely different issue) He's expressing himself. Doesn't make him trans, doesn't make him a crossdresser or a drag queen. Doesn't make him confused about his identity or anything other than a 5 year old child who likes a princess dress. Why do we need to put him in a box or label him as something? Just chill the fuck out, he’ll be fine whatever his choices in life. I get the feeling that, thats what people are worried about. Like do you really think that by stopping your kid dressing in a dress you'll be able to prevent him from being gay? The only thing you're preventing him from doing, is being damn happy.

I'm not mad at anyone who says something when they are uneducated about the situation. What infuriates me are people who have all the facts and still make ignorant, abusive and damaging comments.

How can you be stupid enough to not see that saying to a young child (whether he laughs at the time or not) that wearing a dress is wrong and isn't for boys is MORE damaging than just letting them wear whatever they want to wear to feel happy?

I see lots of people rolling their eyes these days at the “gender” conversation but I really believe it’s a conversation that needs to happen in order to protect these kids and ensure they get safe and healthy start in their lives as anyone else would. That starts with conversations and educating each other on these issues. 

If everyone was more accepting in general then these people wouldn't have the excuse 'oh he'll get bullied at school' would they? Bullies will bully a kid for wearing a dress or being gay because of how they have been bought up. If you've spent 10 years drumming it into your kid that dresses aren't for boys, do you really think he's not going to repeat that behaviour?*

To me, its fear. Pure fear of people who are scared of anything that isn't 'normal'
Fuck you and your 'normal' and learn that the world is changing, people aren't afraid of you and your shit opinions anymore and boys can wear dresses and feel good about it and feel accepted.

Lewis Hamilton rightly apologised but then favourited tweets saying that he had nothing to apologise for, so this completely invalidated his apology and he can fuck off as far as I'm concerned.

Here’s a picture of one of the most successful men in the world right now >>

Love,
Ayme's world.



*Obviously I'm not saying that this is true of every kid, you get my drift.