Comments on: The boyification of a girl’s bike http://www.liamdempsey.com/the-boyification-of-a-girls-bike/ The thoughts, work and ideas of Liam Dempsey Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:18:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liam Dempsey http://www.liamdempsey.com/the-boyification-of-a-girls-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-872 Liam Dempsey Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:49:12 +0000 http://www.liamdempsey.com/?p=736#comment-872 @ Miguel, Thanks for the comment. Good luck with the project. It sure was fun for me to paint the bike -- here' s hoping you enjoy it as well. @ Miguel,

Thanks for the comment. Good luck with the project. It sure was fun for me to paint the bike — here’ s hoping you enjoy it as well.

]]> By: Miguel Alcorta http://www.liamdempsey.com/the-boyification-of-a-girls-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Miguel Alcorta Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:22:45 +0000 http://www.liamdempsey.com/?p=736#comment-871 I like your justification for leaving the bicycle's wheels pink :-). I am on vacation from work this week and plan to do the same exact thing to a pink trycycle my 2 and a half year old son inherited. I like your justification for leaving the bicycle’s wheels pink :-). I am on vacation from work this week and plan to do the same exact thing to a pink trycycle my 2 and a half year old son inherited.

]]> By: Liam Dempsey http://www.liamdempsey.com/the-boyification-of-a-girls-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Liam Dempsey Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:03:38 +0000 http://www.liamdempsey.com/?p=736#comment-667 @ Mark, Ha-ha! You're absolutely right on how my efforts at quality workmanship and non-gender bias were ignored. Upon seeing the bike for the first time, the boy's immediate reaction was: "Wheels pink. They supposed to be black. You paint them black?" I think the boy might also have misinterpreted my efforts when he explained a few days later that he was going to paint his sister's toy black so that it would be his. Painting something black is, apparently, a way to claim ownership. @ Mark,

Ha-ha! You’re absolutely right on how my efforts at quality workmanship and non-gender bias were ignored. Upon seeing the bike for the first time, the boy’s immediate reaction was:

“Wheels pink. They supposed to be black. You paint them black?”

I think the boy might also have misinterpreted my efforts when he explained a few days later that he was going to paint his sister’s toy black so that it would be his. Painting something black is, apparently, a way to claim ownership.

]]> By: mark http://www.liamdempsey.com/the-boyification-of-a-girls-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-666 mark Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:44:58 +0000 http://www.liamdempsey.com/?p=736#comment-666 I am not sure why but I really got a kick out of this post. Maybe because it reminds me of my laughable efforts of trying to be a great dad, and never feeling like I will get there, but really trying hard. Maybe the fact that our parental concerns regarding gender roles, never really matters to a kid and in the end things always work out. Maybe because I know what a hack Liam is at home/mechanical repair work and I like to imagine the effort and pride he must have taken in this job, which was probably not fully appreciated by the young boy. Anyways, thanks for the post. I am not sure why but I really got a kick out of this post. Maybe because it reminds me of my laughable efforts of trying to be a great dad, and never feeling like I will get there, but really trying hard. Maybe the fact that our parental concerns regarding gender roles, never really matters to a kid and in the end things always work out. Maybe because I know what a hack Liam is at home/mechanical repair work and I like to imagine the effort and pride he must have taken in this job, which was probably not fully appreciated by the young boy.

Anyways, thanks for the post.

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