Identity Struggles

Alright, let's get some info out there while it's still fresh.

I like to read certain news and entertainment articles on Yahoo!'s main page. I often click on several a day, then tweet about the interesting ones. I usually tweet as a form of bookmarking for the future to blog about it. That usually doesn't get done, so I'm gonna do it now.

First, I stumbled across this article about a couple who finally revealed the gender of their 5 year old child, Sasha. The article is brief, but interesting nonetheless. I, particularly, am very interested in subjects like these, for I have blogged about Child X and gender identity. This is something I am passionate about, because gender roles infuriate me, especially when they're implanted in children.

That article featured a link to another story about a mother who let her son dress how he wanted for Halloween. It so happens to be the female character, Daphne, from Scooby Doo. The mother was outraged by reactions she got to her son's costume...reactions only from other mothers. The mother had blogged about her experience. Despite that this happened quite awhile ago, I'm still rooting for the kid and his mother.


And to point out another article of a whole other nature, Facebook. I still hate it and I don't have an account. But I'm always interested in what they have to say about it, especially things with negative affects. This article discusses a study that was done on various Facebook users. The study determined that Facebook tends to make their users sad. By means of the photographs that everyone puts up and involving the varying times spent on Facebook between each individual. Read the article for more details.