Comments on: TALES OF A TOMBOY https://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/2017/03/tales-of-a-tomboy.html Sun, 06 May 2018 06:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.1 By: TALES OF A TOMBOY https://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/2017/03/tales-of-a-tomboy.html#comment-248844 Sun, 06 May 2018 06:12:13 +0000 http://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/?p=35934#comment-248844 […] https://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/2017/03/tales-of-a-tomboy.html […]

]]> By: Brandy Sunset https://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/2017/03/tales-of-a-tomboy.html#comment-247082 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 08:35:00 +0000 http://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/?p=35934#comment-247082 Wonderfully written, and well said, Lily.

]]> By: Kimberley Huisman https://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/2017/03/tales-of-a-tomboy.html#comment-246628 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 12:46:00 +0000 http://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/?p=35934#comment-246628 I have read this post like 5 times and shared it to my family, they completely agreed with what you were saying. I think I was the type of girl who was expected to like “girly” things, but I also liked some boy things. I have never really understood the blue is for boys and pink is for girls, I remember asking about it at a young age about it and I didn’t really get an answer because the people I asked didn’t understand it as well.

]]> By: Melanie https://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/2017/03/tales-of-a-tomboy.html#comment-246524 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:28:00 +0000 http://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/?p=35934#comment-246524 very truely spoken. and i think lived this childhood/teenage years myself. always the “sporty spice”, the one that is not shy to discuss and give her opinion. however, i still feel like that today. i work in an environment which is a typical male domain and i am now the first woman in a mangerial position… and people (male and female!) constantly address to me or just assume that i am the assistant. don’t get me wrong, there is no problem in being the actual assistant but just the assumption of that based on my gender feels so degrading in a way.
i constantly fight those stereotypes, i dress in a feminine way and love make-up, i speak out when i hear those labels and i also encourage my female co-workers to do the same. and then i get frustrated because they just don’t care. they say: “oh well, look, it has been like this and you will not change the men.” it is not about changing men, it is about our confidence!

i really liked your post, lily. and by the way, tomboy in german translates to “Wildfang” which means that you are like a “wild catch”… more animal than acutal human. not the very best label in my opinion. do we have to label anyway? diffcult yet important topic, thanks for putting it out there.

]]> By: Sinead https://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/2017/03/tales-of-a-tomboy.html#comment-246477 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/?p=35934#comment-246477 You’d like this piece of news then Lily:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/90683834/dunedin-school-ends-strict-boys-and-girls-uniforms

]]> By: alejandra crespo https://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/2017/03/tales-of-a-tomboy.html#comment-246462 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:28:00 +0000 http://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/?p=35934#comment-246462 Love this post. I think it is so important to adress issues such as feminism and gender equality from people who has visibility like you, providing a good role model for young girls. Thank you!

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