What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Sandra Rose August 8, 2008

Madonna’s adopted son David Banda was spotted playing with his siblings in Central Park today. There are two problems that I have with this picture. The first is David playing with dolls and the second is David pushing a doll baby stroller.

Neither one of these acts is very manly. This is the problem that I have with Caucasians who adopt ethnic children as accessories. They tend to feminize our boys and emasculate them to the point where they don’t know if they are girls or boys.

No son of mine would ever be caught dead playing with dolls. Hell, I didn’t even play with dolls when I was a kid. We have enough down low men running around pretending to be straight.

mimi08

HELL TO THE NAW! THEY BETTA CHECK LIL HOMIE ON THIS…

LIL BOYS PLAY WITH TOY SOLDIERS AND TOY TRUCKS

LIL GIRLS PLAY WITH DOLLIES…

MY GUESS IS THAT HE DON’T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE AT THIS AGE, BUT I’M PRAYIN HE DON’T LIKE IT AND WANT TO KEEP PLAYING WITH FRILLY GIRLY THINGS…I SAY PUT A STOP TO IT NOW.
Kymystry

Sandra there are THREE things WRONG …
1. He’s playing with dolls
2. He’s Playing with dolls in a stroller
3. HE’S PLAYING WITH A WHITE DOLL !!!
h0tsauce

He probably stole that stroller from another little girl and he took off with it….Looks to me like he running with the stroller being destructive just like a little boy…
NYCUTIE

LOL @ KYM!!
Let us pray! Down low dudes are the ones that play with gi joes in front of the family & play with hello kitty when he is using the restroom..
http://www.myspace.com/theflyestmom Nekita

Ding ding ding @ Kymstry!!!! You are correct. That was the FIRST thing I peeped. I think I said in one sentence, what in the heck is that lil black boy pushing a dang white doll in a stroller. hahahahahahahahaha
katgirl33

Let’s not forget that this little boy is NOT American……don’t know nothing about American customs, other than what Madonna, Guy, and the Nannies show him…..

But I agree boys play with boy toys….and they should teach him about his heritage…..I hope they don’t mess up this boy’s mind…

LOL @ the other comments
karaz

LMAO@ Micheal Knight link
http://www.myspace.com/reddymond_45 The Black Katie Couric

Do you guys remember a while back the Chics at the View clowned Sherri Shepherd b/c she said she would have a BIG problem if some teacher allowed her child (during play time) to put on a dress, play with dolls, etc.

I sooo understood where she was coming with that
http://myspace.com/mizz_eccentrik Abhor_

This is ignorant. Why do we always feel that we have to genderize things and then complain about the double standards in today’s society? Of course the toy isnt “manly” because it isnt targeted towards adults it is for children..He is a child and children just want to PLAY i doubt that he knows the difference between a baby doll and a toy soldier..children only know what we program them to know…Im glad that Madonna is just letting her son be a CHILD..Someone always has something to complain about..Stop placing gender norms/roles on children..
http://myspace.com/mizz_eccentrik Abhor_

Oh, and letting a little boy play with a doll does NOT mean that your child will end up being gay or on the downlow and Sandra you being a lesbian you should know that. Children know nothing about sexuality at this age..
moonforge

There are pics of Heidi Klum and Seal’s older son pushing a toy baby stroller as well. Question: What do you say to a grown man pushing his own baby in a stoller?
Do little girls learn about everyday adult life through pretending to have babies(dolls) and pretending to cook with those Easy Bake’s. If all boys played with are toy guns and soldiers and trucks what do you get? A rapper that grows up to talk about shooting people and driving expensive cars with rims!! Boys need to know that it is okay to take care of thier kids when they become men.
missnee

Now you know good damn well that this has nothing to do with why men are DL. It has everything to do with homophobia that runs rampant in the black community.

Teaching a boy what toys girls play with and what toys boys play with is not teaching him how to be a man and has no shaping on who or how he will be when he gets older. I played with my brothers toys and vice versa and we all turned out just fine Sandra

If we wanna go there, you should have played with dolls when you were little…maybe you would have turned out more feminine and not so manly.
miamore73

Honestly it looks like this boy is doing boy things with the stroller. The stroller looks like he’s racing the hell out of and popping wheelies with it.
http://myspace.com/latituded400 H-Town Shan

Are you for real? Each and every last one of you needs to get your stuff and head to the corner. How archaic of you to continue to perpetuate the myth that playing with dolls will somehow make young David or any little boy for that matter gay, homosexual or whatever the term you choose to use. Explain to me how a “toy” can form someone’s gender. I didn’t play with dolls, yet I excelled in academics and athletics. I guess you could say I was your all American guy. How humorous it is that the lot of you believes such ignorance. You’re just like the people I work with and socialize with who refuse to believe that I’m gay. I listen as people say well you don’t “act” gay and you don’t “dress” gay. Come on people, wake up!
Kymystry

yep … I’m for real … thanks for asking
http://myspace.com/mizz_eccentrik Abhor_

^ ::claps:: I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU…
http://myspace.com/mizz_eccentrik Abhor_

h-town, lol!
missnee

thank you abhor & h-town!!
brenden

Wow. I just don’t think its that serious. Maybe he was pushing it because his sister couldn’t at the time. I don’t know, but it’s just a picture, and it’s just not that serious. Maybe it’s cuzz I don’t have kids yet, I dont know,,,,But I just don’t see it…
purepisces

STOP IT SANDRA!! Next you’ll be sayin that gay people CHOOSE to be gay. You of all people should know that ain’t true. Him playing with a doll doesn’t mean he’s gay, or even that he’ll be on the DL. It’s 2008. Catch up!!
NYC

Some of you people are just straight up fucking dumb! So what he’s pushing a stroller?! He’s a baby playing with baby toys! You act like Madonna has that boy wearing a dress and lipstick!
starr

As a little gurl, i didn’t play with dolls. I’d rather play wrestling, football, basketball, and video games. I enjoy doing boy things….guess what….i’m straight. I had two dolls my entire life, a doll house that continues to sit in my garage that was barely touched. I’m not gonna front, my son isn’t going to be playing with a doll and all that, but its not that cut and dry. Like i said, i’m straight, and loved doing what hte boys did.
Peachiz

Little David’s A Girly Boy!
http://myspace.com/latituded400 H-Town Shan

@Kymystry—> If a girl plays with trucks, action figures, and whatever other toys are perceived to be toys that boys play with will that make her a Lesbian? I’m just trying to make sure I have a clear understanding of your thinking. For the record, I’m not gay, I just like having gay sex with straight men who claim they’re not gay…..
http://www.myspace.com/thegameoncw Bird

You mention a tendancy to make adopted children feminine. Where have you seen that before? You have got the be the most homophobic gay person I have ever heard of. What if you son were gay and wanted to play with dolls? Would you have a problem with that? Would you force him to be a man who becomes a down low brotha due to the shame that you intilled in him?
pointhimout

i can’t believe madonna’s tryna emasculate this lil dude…wow
The Divine Ms. K

Yeah, I think enough has been said on this posting! lol

Playing with dolls does not make a little boy gay and hell, if it makes him grow up to be a nurturing and caring father – when so many Negros hit the door after the pee stick shows 2 lines – then all the better.

I played with trucks, played footballs and butchered every doll’s hair that I ever had. Guess what? I’m straight and can be girly girl or gully gully – take your pick.

Stop spreading stereotypes – DL men exists because the black community makes it damn near impossible for them to be themselves. Or because they are in denial. Playing with dolls shouldn’t have anything to do with it. He could be mimicking someone or it could be a phase. He’s a child for God’s sake – leave him the hell alone.
http://www.crys-thecrystalmethod.blogspot.com/ Crys

“For the record, I’m not gay, I just like having gay sex with straight men who claim they’re not gay…..”

i LOVE you for this – LMAO!!!
WeezysBaby

9Abhor_ Says:

This is ignorant. Why do we always feel that we have to genderize things and then complain about the double standards in today’s society? Of course the toy isnt “manly” because it isnt targeted towards adults it is for children..He is a child and children just want to PLAY i doubt that he knows the difference between a baby doll and a toy soldier..children only know what we program them to know…Im glad that Madonna is just letting her son be a CHILD..Someone always has something to complain about..Stop placing gender norms/roles on children..
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wow well put someone has been taking socialogy classes.. but thats is so true he doesnt know anything about this.
candycane

Maybe he’s prentending like it’s a car?? My son and sister are almost the same age, 11 mo apart. When they were really little my sister had this doll that my son LOVED to play with. I would let him play, but it pissed my dad the hell off.

It was a really cool toy for a 3 year old. CAnt remember the name, but the doll went on a mount and when you pulled the string it would spin off like a top and the wings would spin. I did find out that there was a similar toy for boys, so I got him that one.
candycane

I just had a thought? Who’s stroller is that? isnt Lourdes too big to play with a stroller that size, and I hope it isnt Rocko’s
JustSaying

There is nothing wrong with a boy playing with a doll. Heck, that is why men don’t want to watch their own kids, change diaper, feed and clothe them because they never played house.

My son liked dolls (even though I never brought him one) and he is 18 now and love him some girls and kids. And for the record there are boy dolls out there.
Kymystry

Wow … I guess I got told … snaps fingers rolls neck and LMBO
http://pleasurekisses.com Mika79

My son pushed my daughters stroller around…why…cause he saw his DADDY DO IT!!! He is just imitating things he sees, doesn’t make him gay! LAWD!
http://www.myspace.com/hune916 HunE916

Sandra says:

Neither one of these acts is very manly.
________________________________

No sh!t. He’s not a man, he’s a baby! Good thing you don’t have kids. And maybe if you would have played with dolls as a child you wouldn’t be so homophobic now!

Guess it’s better for him to be playing with guns and knives, right? This way he can grow up to be a “real man” and never show any emotions or know how to relate to the softer side of a child.

This post was just stupid.
butternutSquash

Backwards… this post was just plain backwards and ignorant. I’m glad to hear that not everyone shared your views and that those, like me, who believe that children should not be fit into gender stereotype roles, said everything that I was thinking.
How I love the diversity of my SR fam…
MzTee

This little boy looks like he is just having fun. At this age, it doesn’t matter what the toy is — it’s just a toy. A toy doesn’t assign someone’s sexual orientation. Sandra, my sister you are placing too much on this.

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