Jessica Calarco
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As I teach my students, kids' clothing only became gendered when capitalists realized they could double their money by selling separate clothes for girls and boys. Before that, kids wore gender-neutral dresses, which better accommodated growth spurts and toilet training.
09:38 AM - Apr 04, 2023
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Jessica Calarco
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In response to Jessica Calarco.
These dresses were usually white because white fabric 1) was cheaper (didn't require expensive dyes), and 2) could be easily bleached when kids (inevitably) dirtied their clothes.

Pink for girls and blue for boys is a capitalist invention, and for a time, was even reversed.
09:38 AM - Apr 04, 2023
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Jessica Calarco
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In response to Jessica Calarco.
Some politicians (and parents and pundits) are afraid to let students learn these lessons. Because knowing the truth about history reveals that things don't have to be the way they are now. And because knowing that things could be different empowers students to challenge existing systems of power.
09:39 AM - Apr 04, 2023
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