In a recent TikTok video, Morris reflected on a recent conversation she had with a man at a party about gender stereotypes and the messages we send to our kids through them.
Morris reflected:
"They hear this s**t at school, like, from a friend, and it's my job as his parent to correct them."
The guy she was talking to was not convinced, however.
"He was pretty dismissive and said, 'Oh, these boys need to toughen up.'"
Morris disagreed, saying that emotional regulation was more important than physical toughness.
"My son has to bust his gums or something to cry, but he's also, like, extremely gentle."
"And he loves baseball. He loves musicals. He's obsessed with 'Hamilton' right now."
"He loves colors. Sometimes we paint his nails. He loves to make jewelry now and friendship bracelets."
"And it's like, he's a person, and our job is just to never shame them for expressing those things. It's the best part about being a kid."
The man became furious at Morris's remarks, so much so that he "very dramatically" left the party.
"My son can emotionally regulate himself better than this man could."
"My son can say, like, ‘I’m frustrated.’ Or if he’s overwhelmed, he can, like, go take a beat in his room."
"He does that for himself without me even needing to step in now; he just knows how to do it."
Morris also voiced the importance of raising children in a community of supportive people.
"It's my job to make a safe environment, physically and emotionally, for my son to grow up and be able to have the vernacular and be able to talk about these things."
"It did give me a lot of hope because my son and his friends, girls and boys, are all doing so well."
"This generation, I have hope for because they’re being raised by communities like us, that are breaking those patterns, and hopefully, you know, it leads to a better life for all of them."
Morris also felt for the man and how he must have been raised.
“We have to be able to talk to each other about these things in order for that to progress."
"I don’t know if that guy storming off learned anything; he was p**sed."
"But, I just felt bad for him. And I’m really glad to be raising a boy that’s not going to end up in a sort of echo chamber or prison of shame and anger like that."
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Fellow TikTokers applauded Morris for her positive influence.
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Newer parents are becoming known for their cycle-breaking and shifting of generational beliefs, and transforming the public mindset around gender roles and expectations is one of the bigger changes taking place.
It's important for children to be able to be who they are and to express themselves, even if how they do so looks different than previous generations. It will teach them to value individuality, creativity, and empathy, and help them understand that there are allies out there when they need them.
Vance was in Hungary to support the country’s far-right leader Viktor Orbán just days before the country’s parliamentary election, despite repeated claims the United States wasn't interfering in Hungarian politics.
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Once again trying to bash Ukraine's popular President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vance said:
"It’s completely scandalous. You should never have a foreign head of government, or a foreign head of state, threatening the head of government of an allied nation. It’s preposterous, it’s unacceptable."
You can watch Vance's comments here:
Orbán has repeatedly blocked an EU loan to Ukraine that will keep the country solvent. In response to Orbán's obstructionism, President Zelenskyy alluded to giving the address of a "certain person" to Ukrainian troops for a direct talk "in their own language."
On the same day, Orbán had posted on social media he planned to "break the Ukrainian oil blockade by force." Orbán accused Ukraine of turning off their oil supply from Russia which flows through Ukraine via the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline, but Ukraine claimed Russian forces damaged the pipeline in a drone attack.
Vance felt he had to address the war of words between Orbán and the Ukrainian President, but only criticized Zelenskyy.
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In messages across social media, people quickly reacquainted MAGA Republican President Donald Trump's Vice President on his boss's words and conduct.
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Current Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán, who told Russian President Vladimir Putin "I am at your service," will find out April 12 if he'll lose his 16-year iron grip on power.
Polls indicated the Hungarian people may be ready for change with Vance’s campaign stops hurting, not helping, his chances.
Orbán maintained his power since he was first elected in 2010 by stifling independent media and democratic rights thus building an "illiberal democracy."
Orbán's brand of fascism earned him fans among Europe's far right and the leadership in Trump's MAGA movement who hoped to establish the same form of government in their own countries.
