{"id":2297,"date":"2023-10-06T01:58:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T23:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=2297"},"modified":"2023-10-06T01:58:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T23:58:32","slug":"boy-7-praised-for-epic-comeback-in-response-to-woman-saying-only-girls-wear-nail-polish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=2297","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 7, praised for epic comeback in response to woman saying only girls wear nail polish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While older generations tend to push back on the idea that dresses aren\u2019t exclusively for girls and bathrooms should not be reserved for one gender, the younger generation sees no problem with challenging these societal norms.<\/p>\n<p>A TikTok video shared by Aaron (@daddyfiles) captured the heartwarming moment a seven-year-old boy recalled being told boys shouldn\u2019t wear nail polish.<\/p>\n<p>The video begins with the young boy showing off his freshly painted nails that match his football practice jersey.<\/p>\n<p>His father, Aaron, compliments him, \u201clooking good bud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like any curious parent, Aaron asks his son how practice went. The boy hesitates for a second before revealing another child\u2019s mother told their kid that only girls were allowed to wear nail polish.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nail-polish.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nail-polish.jpg 640w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nail-polish-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nShutterstock<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd what did you say?\u201d Aaron asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I said your mom\u2019s only mad \u2019cause I got more taste,\u201d the boy said with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>After congratulating his son for standing up for himself, Aaron flipped the camera around to deliver a powerful message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone can wear nail polish, even football players, even baseball players, anybody,\u201d he said. \u201cLet\u2019s knock off the crap.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@daddyfiles\/video\/7276831722652880174\" data-video-id=\"7276831722652880174\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@daddyfiles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@daddyfiles?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@daddyfiles<\/a> Anyone can wear nail polish. Girls, boys, everyone. Even football players. Proud of Tommy. \ud83d\udc85\ud83c\udfc8 <a title=\"nailpolish\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nailpolish?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#nailpolish<\/a> <a title=\"football\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/football?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#football<\/a> <a title=\"parenting\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/parenting?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#parenting<\/a> <a title=\"gender\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/gender?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#gender<\/a> <a title=\"genderstereotypes\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/genderstereotypes?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#genderstereotypes<\/a> <a title=\"toxicmasculinity\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/toxicmasculinity?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#toxicmasculinity<\/a> <a title=\"raisingboys\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/raisingboys?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#raisingboys<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Aaron\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7276831775597579054?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Aaron<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many TikTok users agreed with Aaron, showing their support for his son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKids like this guy give me hope for the future. What a great dad,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWay to go bud! Wish I had that much confidence when I was in school!\u201d someone else shared.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, another TikTok user shared an interesting fact, \u201cin some cultures the warriors would paint their nails before battle as part of their war paint! looks like a warrior to me!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed this story you might be interested to know why these celebrities painted one of their nails with nail polish.<\/p>\n<p>Who said boys can\u2019t wear nail polish?! If you like to have your nails painted, than paint them! We need to stop policing people on what they can and can\u2019t do based on their gender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While older generations tend to push back on the idea that dresses aren\u2019t exclusively for girls and bathrooms should not be reserved for one gender, the younger generation sees no problem with challenging these societal norms. 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