Dad Slams 'BS Gender Norms' & 'Toxic Masculinity' After Son Gets Bullied For Wearing Nail Paint

Pink is for girls and blue is for boys. Not.

This kind of imagined gender norm has torn through our social fabric for a long time. The worst consequence of this stereotype is the bullying innocent children face at school. More recently, a 5-year-old boy named?Sam Gouveia was bullied at school for painting his nails.?

The boy's father who was left miffed with incident shared a moving Twitter thread in which he wrote, "He called me at work, his words barely decipherable through the sobs."

"I told him nothing those kids say matters. That his nails are BADASS! And the only thing that matters is whether he likes his nails. And then my heart broke…”?

Soon after the incident his big brother and his dad decided to paint their nails too. Take a look at the moving Twitter thread below:?

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Calling out other parents who propagate gender norms, he said, “I know these kids are only in kindergarten but this toxic masculinity bullshit is LEARNED. Learned most of the time from parents. So parents, I hope you’re proud. I hope this is what you wanted. I hope you’re satisfied.”