Starbody

There are quite a few posts steeping in my head, not all of which are ready to be pulled out and plunked down on these here internets. So, let’s go with the latest.

Awhile back while searching for baby books, I had stumbled on a book called Real Boys at Elliott Bay. It examines boy stereotypes and how raising a boy is different than girls (besides the obvious). It speaks often of the “boy code” and the narrow means by which boys are often defined and forced into. And how, often right from the start, there is a process of making boys “independent” for fear they may become “sissies” or “momma’s boys”. Having been raised in a household of girls, I hadn’t really given this topic much thought. While I don’t buy into the boy code in general, starting to read this book has definitely made me more aware of how this permeates our society.