Post by Adriana Velez
Would you let your little boy be a princess for Halloween? Would you let your daughter be Spider-Man? ABC's What Would You Do sent a mom to the costume store with a couple of kids (all actors). Each kid insisted on a costume that was utterly non-traditional for their gender: Quentin picked out a Belle dress while Joli picked out a Spider-Man costume. Hidden cameras caught how other shoppers would react. No surprise. Several grownups felt it their duty to inform the kids that they needed to choose a more appropriate costume. "You really can't be a princess," other moms told the boy. Nip that cross-dressing tendency in the bud! I mean, it's just a phase, of course, but what if ...?![]()
Would you let your little boy be a princess for Halloween? Would you let your daughter be Spider-Man? ABC's What Would You Do sent a mom to the costume store with a couple of kids (all actors). Each kid insisted on a costume that was utterly non-traditional for their gender: Quentin picked out a Belle dress while Joli picked out a Spider-Man costume. Hidden cameras caught how other shoppers would react. No surprise. Several grownups felt it their duty to inform the kids that they needed to choose a more appropriate costume. "You really can't be a princess," other moms told the boy. Nip that cross-dressing tendency in the bud! I mean, it's just a phase, of course, but what if ...?