Ummmmm, No

July 10, 2008 in Celebrity Kids, Celebrity Moms, Girl's Clothes, Oh MOM!, That's Just Wrong with 3 Comments

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Gwyneth Paltrow: Apple Makes Moses Cross-Dress!

I read that headline at People, and I thought, there goes that pesky media yet again. Misinterpreting and editing interviews with a celebrity so that it sounds like a mom is calling her barely-a-toddler son a cross-dresser! When will they ever stop?

But if the direct quote in the article is to be believed, Gwyneth Paltrow described it that way herself.

You know, there are many ways I as a mother could describe the very common situation of an older sister dressing her younger brother in girl’s clothes, but “cross-dressing” would not be one of them.

About Glinda: Playing against type, Glinda lives in the West with her husband, eight year old son and year old daughter. She is in a constant state of worry that her wand is going to break at any moment.

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3 Responses to “Ummmmm, No”

  1. Chiken July 10, 2008 at 5:44 pm #

    I think you’re taking this too seriously. “Cross-dress” is not a dirty word or a grave insult.

  2. Glinda July 10, 2008 at 11:37 pm #

    Well to me, cross-dressing (the term) implies a deliberateness of intent that just isn’t present with a four and a two year old.

    Not an insult, true, but a little of a grown-up term for young children.

    Or hey, I could just be having a bad week and feel like being crotchety!

  3. raincoaster July 11, 2008 at 3:16 am #

    I just love having another excuse to hate Gwyneth Paltrow.