If a boy playing as a feminine character in a video game "blurs the boundaries of gender and sex" and "contributes to gender confusion", the video game isn't the cause. You are being needlessly paranoid and more importantly, needlessly hurtful to your child. She almost certainly felt uncomfortable with her body and confused about who she…
If a boy playing as a feminine character in a video game "blurs the boundaries of gender and sex" and "contributes to gender confusion", the video game isn't the cause. You are being needlessly paranoid and more importantly, needlessly hurtful to your child. She almost certainly felt uncomfortable with her body and confused about who she was before she played minecraft. All her girlfriend did is help her understand herself. Please educate yourself about gender dysphoria and transgender people. They are not harmful.
No, they are not "harmful" people. But online games and social media absolutely CAN contribute to gender confusion. Some adolescents who are likely gay, but haven't yet figured that out, can become confused by online interactions with their peers and mistakenly come to believe they are trans. Parents posting on PITT have good reason to believe their children have succumbed to ROGD.
If a boy playing as a feminine character in a video game "blurs the boundaries of gender and sex" and "contributes to gender confusion", the video game isn't the cause. You are being needlessly paranoid and more importantly, needlessly hurtful to your child. She almost certainly felt uncomfortable with her body and confused about who she was before she played minecraft. All her girlfriend did is help her understand herself. Please educate yourself about gender dysphoria and transgender people. They are not harmful.
No, they are not "harmful" people. But online games and social media absolutely CAN contribute to gender confusion. Some adolescents who are likely gay, but haven't yet figured that out, can become confused by online interactions with their peers and mistakenly come to believe they are trans. Parents posting on PITT have good reason to believe their children have succumbed to ROGD.
For a personal account of ROGD, check this out:
https://lacroicsz.substack.com/p/by-any-other-name?s=r