Would you paint your boys nails?

easyeason3

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1333860/Gwen-Stefanis-son-Kingston-punk-haircut-mani-pedi.html

After seeing this on the Daily Mail website I just wondered how many Boardsies would paint their sons nails?
I ask because Gwen, in my opinion, has taken it to a different level. I have friends that paint their nails & if their son sees it they will scream blue murder until they get a bit of paint on their nails, now I should point out that most of these kids are between the ages of one & a half to two & a half years of age. So it's often easier to just daub a bit of nail varnish on one of their nails to stop the tantrum.

So what do you think of little boys with painted nails?

I have to say it doesn't really bother me, but after having a conversation in work with a few people I have since discovered anyone I spoke to found it a bit strange & ghey.

SV

I dunno.
I can't tell you if my future son will be gay or not.

Turtyturd

Meh, don't see the big deal about it. Would have no problem with my son having painted nails. The only reason people have any problem with it is because they are taught to have a problem with it. Social construction makes the world a much worse place.

alwaysadub

I don't paint my own nails, so i doubt i'd start painting my son's nails tbh

EraseAndRewind

well i have painted my sons nails before..he is four and he asked as he saw his sister getting hers done.

his dad wasnt happy but was i supposed to shout 'no stop its only for girls you will turn ghey'

btw i dont think it has an effect either way its only curosity

we'llallhavetea_old

if i had a little boy and he wanted to have his nails painted, yes, of course i would, why the hell not?

Links234

Loads of young boys paint their nails these days, loads of young girls don't, and it doesn't mean anything.

if I had a son, and he wanted his nails painted, sure? why not?

stovelid

And another thing. Little kids sucking their ma's tits? Incest if you ask me.

easyeason3

EraseAndRewind wrote: »

well i have painted my sons nails before..he is four and he asked as he saw his sister getting hers done.

his dad wasnt happy but was i supposed to shout 'no stop its only for girls you will turn ghey'

btw i dont think it has an effect either way its only curosity

Yeah, lots of people I know have done this. But do you not think it's very strange that she brought him to a salon?
Male or female, at that age, it's very weird in my opinion.

Saviola

SV wrote: »

I dunno.
I can't tell you if my future son will be gay or not.

Is your son douglas from the toy show? If the answer is yes then i can tell you your son will be gay.

Liam Byrne

Definitely not, and I suspect it's one of those made-up stories to follow-on from the new ads for "men" cosmetics trying to persuade borderline men that wearing make-up, etc, is acceptable.

The_Minister

Personally, while I doubt that I will be able to avoid messing my children up, I fully intend to never purposefully seek to do so.

Ickle Magoo

I don't think other peoples issues with their own sexuality or what constitutes sexuality is any reason to ban a male child from getting their nails painted. My wee man likes his painted blue...he's five.

The_Minister

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

I don't think other peoples issues with their own sexuality or what constitutes sexuality is any reason to ban a male child from getting their nails painted. My wee man likes his painted blue...he's five.

Did you look at the article - I doubt that kid came up with the idea for that hair and nails on his own.

More likely a desperate celebrity looking for media coverage.

gurramok

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Definitely not, and I suspect it's one of those made-up stories to follow-on from the new ads for "men" cosmetics trying to persuade borderline men that wearing make-up, etc, is acceptable.

So you have a problem with paint?!:rolleyes:

The whole of manhood in Europe 200 yrs ago wore make up every day. So do tribes in the jungles as its seen to be manly. Definitely not made up.

Ickle Magoo

The_Minister wrote: »

Did you look at the article - I doubt that kid came up with the idea for that hair and nails on his own.

More likely a desperate celebrity looking for media coverage.

No kid comes up with the idea for their own haircut - I certainly didn't champion the bowl cut I was so kindly given as a nipper...the nails could quite easily have been his idea - I have a huge collection of varnishes and my two quite regularly pick out colours to decorate toes and fingers. They don't view it any different than face paints, it's just peculiar adults that read more into it. :P

strobe

Wouldn't see any reason to make a distinction between son or daughter but personally think anyone that would take it upon themselves to paint their 18 month olds nails is an odd, odd person. They are not your dolls to play with for fukk sake.

kelle

I never wear nail varnish, but would have put it on his nails if he had asked. He did like wearing my mother's high heels anytime we visited though!

Conor108

No. Unless you want your son appearing in this video at some point in the future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EY7lYRneHc

(Yeah it was posted a few days ago but dammit its relevant here!:))

we'llallhavetea_old

kelle wrote: »

I never wear nail varnish, but would have put it on his nails if he had asked. He did like wearing my mother's high heels anytime we visited though!

:eek: where's the cute kitteh gone?

LimerickDan

Boys don't paint there nails. painted nails = bullied for life!

That's my opinion. My future son will never have his nails painted

nails are grand but it's that hairstyle i'd be worried about!

Holybejaysus

Folks, I might as well point this out, since some of you have forgotten how a schoolyard actually works.

1. He will not be considered 'trendy' by the other kids, despite what your idiot friend thought over a frappachino.
2. Any boy showing up with painted nails is either going to be bullied for life, or relegated to the sissy and freaks group. And probably bullied for life.
3. Any chance he had of making the football team and doing Daddy proud has just evaporated.

On the plus side, you will provide him with years of humiliation and deep seated anger which he might one day turn into an award winning death metal album. So yeah, go right ahead and ruin his life.

Or he might just smother you with a pillow one night.

nermal15

Perhaps she was going to the nail bar herself and just didn't want him to be sitting there bored, waiting for her?

gurramok

LimerickDan wrote: »

Boys don't paint there nails. painted nails = bullied for life!

That's my opinion. My future son will never have his nails painted

Afraid to break the norm that sounds like.

Guess you will object to him having spikey hair as well as dying it red.:rolleyes:

Point being, so feckin what if some ignorant twats object to what my future son wants to decorate himself with or even going against the norm of short back and sides with a bit of long hair showing individuality, its none of their business.

bonerm

In fairness what do you expect? The dad looks like a bigger fruit than his son.

MistyCheese

This one time, my boyfriend fell asleep on the couch and I painted his toenails pink.

He didn't notice.

His Tae Kwon Do mates did.

Hilarity did not ensue.

ejmaztec

LimerickDan wrote: »

Boys don't paint there nails. painted nails = bullied for life!

That's my opinion. My future son will never have his nails painted

His first port of call when he leaves home will be the cosmetics counter at Debenhams. He'll find it irresistible.

starbelgrade

LimerickDan wrote: »

Boys don't paint there nails. painted nails = bullied for life!

That's my opinion. My future son will never have his nails painted

I wore make up when I was a teenager... painted nails, eyeliner... whatever I felt like.

It's a form of expression.

I did get some slagging, but I didn't give a fuck.

My dad, however, was less open minded than I was & it caused major rifts between us. Looking back now, I can see that he was probably just trying to protect me, but I didn't realise that at the time & resented him for it.

So, if you do ever have a son, let him paint his nails if he wants to - otherwise he'll just hate you for it.

Holybejaysus

Holybejaysus wrote: »

3. Any chance he had of making the football team and doing Daddy proud has just evaporated.

So the only way of a boy making his Daddy proud is by making the football team?

That's not how it should work.

Turtyturd

Holybejaysus wrote: »

1. He will not be considered 'trendy' by the other kids, despite what your idiot friend thought over a frappachino.
2. Any boy showing up with painted nails is either going to be bullied for life, or relegated to the sissy and freaks group. And probably bullied for life.
3. Any chance he had of making the football team and doing Daddy proud has just evaporated.

I often wore it growing up and can't say I experienced any kind of bullying, and in relation didn't some footballer wear it a few years ago???...probably went unnoticed because of how quiet and reserved he is.

LimerickDan

starbelgrade wrote: »

I wore make up when I was a teenager... painted nails, eyeliner... whatever I felt like.

It's a form of expression.

I did get some slagging, but I didn't give a fuck.

My dad, however, was less open minded than I was & it caused major rifts between us. Looking back now, I can see that he was probably just trying to protect me, but I didn't realise that at the time & resented him for it.

So, if you do ever have a son, let him paint his nails if he wants to - otherwise he'll just hate you for it.

Well my son won't be gay.

I see your side of it too don't worry but I simply couldn't take my son seriously if he wore nail polish.

Links234

LimerickDan wrote: »

Well my son won't be gay.

how do you know that?

LimerickDan

LimerickDan wrote: »

Well my son won't be gay.

:pac:

starbelgrade

Holybejaysus wrote: »

Folks, I might as well point this out, since some of you have forgotten how a schoolyard actually works.

1. He will not be considered 'trendy' by the other kids, despite what your idiot friend thought over a frappachino.
2. Any boy showing up with painted nails is either going to be bullied for life, or relegated to the sissy and freaks group. And probably bullied for life.
3. Any chance he had of making the football team and doing Daddy proud has just evaporated.

On the plus side, you will provide him with years of humiliation and deep seated anger which he might one day turn into an award winning death metal album. So yeah, go right ahead and ruin his life.

Or he might just smother you with a pillow one night.

Let me guess;

1. Bryan Adams is your favourite singer.
2. You wear check shirts & tuck them into your jeans.
3. Your favourite movie star is John Claude Van Damme.
4. You only ever drink beer. Wine is for women.
5. You hate travelling coz you don't like foreign food. Or foreigners.
6. You refuse to watch foreign films coz if you wanted to read "you'd buy a book".
7. You don't read books. That's ghey.
8. You think Christiano Ronaldo is a fag.
9. You've never had a night out off your head on pills.
10. You still live in the same area where you grew up & wouldn't ever consider moving from there.

I bet at least 6 of those apply.

Sardonicat

starbelgrade wrote: »

I wore make up when I was a teenager... painted nails, eyeliner... whatever I felt like.

It's a form of expression.

I did get some slagging, but I didn't give a fuck.

In AH, anything you say can and will be taken down and used as evidence against you......

But back on topic:


Nail varnish on a little boy trying to work the latest rock look? So what. His dad is in a band, no? He's just dressin up, same as trying to look like a spaceman, batman, policeman. All kids do it, only this kid gets taken to a salon 'cos his Mommy has more money than sense.


Personally, I'd be more concerned that she called one of her kids "Apple". Now, that's gonna cause some issues. If you don't believe me, here's two words: Peaches Geldof.

starbelgrade

LimerickDan wrote: »

Well my son won't be gay.

I hope for his sake that he isn't.

Sardonicat

Sardonicat wrote: »

Nail varnish on a little boy trying to work the latest rock look? So what. His dad is in a band, no? He's just dressin up, same as trying to look like a spaceman, batman, policeman. All kids do it, only this kid gets taken to a salon 'cos his Mommy has more money than sense.

Personally, I'd be more concerned that she called one of her kids "Apple". Now, that's gonna cause some issues. If you don't believe me, here's two words: Peaches Geldof.

*cough*

wrong celeb mom

*cough*

Sardonicat

Deleted User wrote: »

*cough*

wrong celeb mom

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OOPS

I just saw the name Gwen, then looked at the pic of the kid to see what all the fuss was about.

This kid's mom is Gwen Steffani. She could dress him in a frock and and all the boys would still think he's cool.

My point about the correlation between naming your children after fruit and fcuking them up still remains, albeit off topic. Flowers, seemingly are ok, but fruit = baad!

Holybejaysus

starbelgrade wrote: »

Let me guess;

1. Bryan Adams is your favourite singer.
2. You wear check shirts & tuck them into your jeans.
3. Your favourite movie star is John Claude Van Damme.
4. You only ever drink beer. Wine is for women.
5. You hate travelling coz you don't like foreign food. Or foreigners.
6. You refuse to watch foreign films coz if you wanted to read "you'd buy a book".
7. You don't read books. That's ghey.
8. You think Christiano Ronaldo is a fag.
9. You've never had a night out off your head on pills.
10. You still live in the same area where you grew up & wouldn't ever consider moving from there.

I bet at least 6 of those apply.

:rolleyes: Just.... :rolleyes:

M'kay, I'm gonna break this down into real small pieces so you can understand.
Schools are tough places, and children can be incredibly cruel at times. I was trying to explain to you how children will react if a boy shows up wearing painted nails. It won't be like in the cuddly disney movie where they all accept him for being different and unique. Maybe in a perfect world that would happen, but this ain't a perfect world. I have seen it happen many times in school to know this. There's the way it ought to be, and there's the way it really is.

So when I point out something that happens in schoolyards, it doesn't mean I condone or approve of it. I am simply pointing it out. Nor does it mean I am a redneck, like your post tries to imply.

If your son wants to wear painted nails when he is in secondary school where kids tend to be a bit more tolerant and experimenting is relatively accepted, let him. Just don't force him to when he is too young to decide.

So there, I've told you how it is. Do whatever you want with your kids. Just know it's you who is to blame if he comes home with a bloody nose in primary school. Just saying.

May I recommend watching About A Boy for an insight into how primary schools work.

LimerickDan

Links234 wrote: »

how do you know that?

I'm not packing gay sperm down there.

Gay doesn't run in my family ha ha!

Sardonicat

Holybejaysus wrote: »

May I recommend watching About A Boy for an insight into how primary schools work.

A poor recommendation considering it features a boy in a secondary school!

LimerickDan wrote: »

I'm not packing gay sperm down there.

Gay doesn't run in my family ha ha!

Perhaps not. The stupid gene, however, remains dominant.

LimerickDan

Sardonicat wrote: »

A poor recommendation considering it features a boy in a secondary school!



Perhaps not. The stupid gene, however, remains dominant.

Internet tough guy over here. Stupid gene? you really have done your homework.

You don't know who I am or anything bout me so don't even start something you have no idea about.

Let's leave it at that.


Mod note Poster banned for the above.

R*tard

stovelid

LimerickDan wrote: »

Well my son won't be gay.

It doesn't skip generations so there is every chance he will be.

Gunsfortoys

I wouldn't supress my child from doing what he/she wants to express themselves as, in my opinion they will resent you. I would warn them on the dangers of self expression but it is up to them to learn.

Sardonicat

LimerickDan wrote: »

Internet tough guy over here. Stupid gene? you really have done your homework.

You don't know who I am or anything bout me so don't even start something you have no idea about.

Let's leave it at that.

R*tard

Internet tough girl FYI.

LimerickDan

stovelid wrote: »

It doesn't skip generations so there is every chance he will be.

I'm not biased against gay people. If my son is gay then he's gay. All I'm saying is I'm hoping my son isn't gay because I'm not gay and I'm not starting a tradition of them in my family.

My son can make his own mistakes in life but if I can stop him making such unnecessary ones then I will.

Boy's shouldn't be painting their nails either they should be outside playing sports, or with hanging their friends or inside drawing or signing or whatever their good at. Not sitting down painting their nails and braiding their hair and all the other lady like things associated with nail polish. nail polish isn't exactly in your normal men's magazine like men's health or Top Gear now is it?

LimerickDan

Sardonicat wrote: »

Internet tough girl FYI.

Still only an internet toughie.

Doesn't excuse the fact that you make fun of people without provocation.

Quite cowardly to be honest.

marmalady

It's just a bit of paint.. wearing a bit of nail varnish isn't going to change a childs life forever.

As a child i never wore nail varnish.. it didn't turn into a lesbian tom boy, i doubt a boy wearing nail varnish is going to turn him into anything either. After all, if they are destined to be of any sexual orientation then that would have happened before any sign of nail varnish.

For anyone to be concerned about that i think needs to relax at the end of the day a child is a child and they will find everything curious.

SV

LimerickDan wrote: »

Internet tough guy over here. Stupid gene? you really have done your homework.

You don't know who I am or anything bout me so don't even start something you have no idea about.

Let's leave it at that.

R*tard

You're the one who sounds like the internet 'tough guy' tbh.

It's kinda funny seeing you get wound up.

we'llallhavetea_old

oh fcukin hell to limerick dan :rolleyes:

you're so backward its frightening.