Just read this article in the Straits Times talking about how children who only have siblings of the same sex should learn about gender differences early.

"National Serviceman Jonathan Ng recalls a classmate who went girl-crazy after years of being in all-boys schooling environments. 'In Junior College, he began to see every girl as a potential girlfriend', says the 20-year-old." This is insulting on so many levels. First of all, there are plenty of people I know who were in same-sex school environments all their lives and didn't go "girl/boy-crazy" in JC. Second, whether or not someone goes "crazy" looking for a relationship doesn't really depend on their schooling background. This goes back to how we shouldn't stereotype people into "girls" and "boys", or "mixed ed" or "single-sex ed" .__. 

"In hindsight, he says parents should not make sexuality an 'awkward thing' if they are to help their children socialize with members of the opposite sex." Okay I will agree with how his parents shouldn't have told him to look away from kissing scenes on TV, but why can't we just view people as..... people? Instead of 'oh this is a BOY' or 'oh this GIRL is talking to me' .__.

This winner Mr Leck also said how he himself started dating at 15 but he won't ALLOW his daughter to start dating at 15 because it's just different for boys. Who the fuck did you date at 15 then, Mr Leck? 

The best is how this Dr Carol Balhetchet, director of youth services at the Singapore Chilren's Society, thinks how parents should teach their children gender sensibilities. These include "boys are rough and girls can be cry babies". I want to cry about how sexist and unfair this is and then punch you and everyone else either interviewed or concurring with this article, Dr Balhetchet, what does that make me? 

Sigh the only person who has shown a proper level of disdain for this terrible, terrible article (worst one I've ever read in my life tbh and right before this I was reading something on Slate about how in the future humans are very likely to start having sex and marrying robots) is Beatrice, everyone else is completely chill. FFS did I not just pass you really really good articles on feminist issues? Did you just completely disregard how much time I spent crafting that e-mail, finding links and copying + pasting the most relevant parts of the articles to stir your interest? You dare to come tell me "oh I haven't read through them" and not express your incredulity regarding this poor written piece of garbage filled with the wrong information? FUCK YOU. You're a misguided sexist who's too stubborn to admit she's wrong.