Honestly, old hag ain’t the best term, but I did not find anything else to convey what I meant. Humor ain’t easy.

Which article? The linked one? Interesting then. Let me fix that then:

Karmic payback’s not as sweet as a cape, but those kids are probably Ted Cruz supporters now. Listening at length to his whiny voice. Looking at his damp armpit of a face. They’re getting theirs.

Check out this shirt sold by adults to other adults at Wondercon. Then start actually watching for sexism and misogyny in geek culture. You’ll find it.

Actually the article says that the bullies were girls, bullying her for acting like a boy.

Of course, they need to be taught properly by the adults around them. I have never said otherwise. I was just reacting to those people who seem to think 1st graders’ ignorance is on par with older kids or adults being deliberately misogynistic a-holes. These are little kids, not big bad woman-hating thugs, which some…

One of the reasons this story makes me so happy is that something similar happened to me, and I’m glad people are standing up for this girl. (Ironically, one of the things I was told I couldn’t like “because it’s a boy thing, not a girl thing” was Pokémon, which apparently young boys are being made fun of for liking…

Not sure if you are up to date on kid culture but first grade boys are unapologetically into Star Wars now. I have no doubt that girls who happen to be into it are often bullied -and not just by boys BTW, little girls can be just as bad enforcing gender norms.

The problem is that people often don’t gently guide them away from these thoughts. I’ve been in classrooms with young children where these kinds of statements are made, the teacher hears it, and says nothing to correct it. The implicit acceptance allows them to hold onto these beliefs.

It is TOTALLY a gender issue. Nobody bullies boys these days for liking Star Wars and Marvel heroes. They are the two most popular franchises by a mile amongst elementary school boys. But when a girl that age likes them, she’s a freak and an open target for bullying that ranges from ostracism to name calling and…

Back in 1980, wearing a cape to school probably wouldn’t help unless you were with a marching band, or dressed like Batman. (Maybe not even then.)

Their tiny little brains managed to sponge up the idea that it’s okay to bully girls for liking “boy” things. That’s not ignorance, it’s something they were taught or were exposed to by the media or other people/society. Time has already been given, that was the result. Now time must be given even at their young ages…

Yeah, they gave themselves away w/ the word agenda. That’s the buzzword of someone who’s used to having privilege and gets pissed when they’re afraid to lose a sliver of it to lesser persons.

The 501st explicitly states that she was mocked not on the basis of liking Star Wars itself, but because Star Wars and other sci-fi is seen as a “boy thing”.

She loves Star Wars and she’s posing with Weird Al Yankovic. Does she even know who Weird Al is??

They did a nice thing for a little girl who was treated like crap because of her gender, just like they have every time this has been pulled in the past. They aren’t “pushing their agenda forward” or “creating feministic causes out of thin air,” they’re being decent human beings.

First off, this girl is adorable, and I’m so excited and happy for her. I do want to say, though, that some people are being a little harsh to these kids. Yes, they are bullies, but they’re 1st graders. As in, the grade right after kindergarten. These aren’t junior high or high school-age kids. They’re 6- and…

As a black kid growing up in Houston Texas back in 1980 I was bullied for bringing up The Empire Strikes Back as my friends were talking about hard R Charles Bronson Movies. While I’m happy for the little girl I actually feel sort of neglected that no one ever sent me a Lando Calrissian Cape!

I, for one, would prefer her math up so she can design a Millennium Falcon.

Making fun of her saying Star Wars is for boys. Apparently questioning her gender identity asking if she wanted to be a boy since she was wearing Star Wars stuff.