Oh my....

Had another, OMG WTF moment... Seems that there have been a lot of those lately in my life...

Picking Madeline up from school, and she was playing with a doll. Of course, like all dolls that end up in childrens hands, it was in a state of nakedness. I talked her into "letting baby doll go night night" so we could go home. Maddie is 21 months old.

She threw the doll down onto the pile of doll clothes and other naked dolls. And it landed face up. I paused.... the doll has quite a strikingly detailed set of male genetalia. Not just the "ambiguous bump" but a lot of detail, too much detail.

After the uncomfortable pause, I continued to get our stuff together and went home.. The entire time thinking WTF?

What purpouse would having a completely accurate, down to scale features of genetalia in a early childhood public classroom serve? Not to mention that this is a "christian academy".

That night husband and I laughed at first, and then really could not understand this. I feel that as a society we have set our comfort levels to one that requires being clothed, and not exposing oneself in public. So why have the opportunity for naked dolls with striking detail?

I followed this up witht he school director, and what an uncomfortable talk that was. I was blushing like a child... I was told that the school had purchased the "incredibly detailed ethinc dolls years ago to expose children to diffrent body images, African, Asian, etc.". And that no other parent has ever even commented. I guess I am old fashion. I was told that they do not let the three year olds play with them because "they start to question, since they start to pick up the inhibitions and views we impose on them". Again another WTF? Does our society we live in not expect us to be clothed in public situations?

Interesting...