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inherent . We aren’t born automatically knowing that boys “should” play with trucks; that is something that societies build over time. Don’t believe me? Consider this: at the turn of the nineteenth century, the color pink was widely understood to be a masculine color. Blue, which had long been associated with Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a feminine color. The switch began sometime during World War II, and by the 1950s, pink had become firmly established

We aren’t born automatically knowing that boys “should” play with trucks.

Teen Guides to Health & Wellness: Sexuality and Gender Identity

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