People do. And we need to stop with the labels and marketing that supports (or doesn’t support) this divide.ĭavis takes us deep into the history of the term ‘tomboy’ and provides stunning examples of how advertising and marketing have played to the stereotypes of gender, gender roles, expectations, sex, and more. Here’s thing: I don’t really think ‘Tomboys’ exist. And then I read Lisa Selin Davis’s insightful and daring new book and felt we were cut from the same cloth. I started thinking about why we use this term and if there really was such a thing. As a ‘soccer mom,’ I often hear this on the pitch, “Oh, she’s just a Tomboy” or something of similar ilk. TOMBOY: The Surprising History and Future of Girls Who Dare to Be Different (Hachette Books, August 11 2020) first came to my attention this past spring and I knew I had read it. A thorough and engrossing sociological, historical, and psychological examination and the antiquated term ‘tomboy,’ an imagined future for children who defy categories, and so much more.
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