Angelina Jolie's Daughter Shiloh Wants to be a Boy
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Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh wants to be a boy, screams the headlines.
The story goes on to show 4 year old Shiloh dressed like a boy and with a distinctly boyish haircut, which I can’t say too much about, considered I had the same cut as a child.
Shiloh’s parents, Angelie Jolie and Brad Pitt, apparently announced to the world in 2008 that Shiloh wished only to be known as ‘John’ which is a bit odd considering that Shiloh must have been aged only 2 at the time!
Apparently she still calls herself John and likes dressing in boy’s clothes, while celebrity child psychologists are saying things like “Brad and Jolie are doing exactly the right thing by allowing Shiloh to express herself as a boy” and ”this is normal, it is common for girls to want to dress up like boys and vice versa”.
Shiloh - dressed like a little girl?
What???
She’s 4 years old, for God’s sake! Obviously celebrity parents just love the limelight on themselves or their families. To go along with Shiloh is madness. It is a parent’s job to bring children them up and teach them values, teach them right from wrong, and steer them on the best possible course in life.
By not only encouraging their little girl to act like a boy, they are allowing the world to know of it. Shiloh is going to grow up one day and this story will follow her around for the rest of her life. She’ll very likely become a celebrity too and all the magazines will be wanting to know either “When did she decide to become a girl again?” or “How did the sex change operation go?”
To which, Shiloh will reply “Oh I always knew I wanted to be a boy.”
Shiloh Jolie Pitt
Madness
Of course, it’s perfectly possible that Shiloh is indeed mixed gender and should have been a boy but highly unlikely. I don’t think any child who at aged 2 turned round and announced to her family that she wanted to be known as ‘John’, apparently after a character in Peter Pan, seriously knows the difference between the sexes.
Most families would laugh at such a thing, maybe even call the little girl John for a time until the joke wore off, then it would be back to using their proper name.
But not apparently in celebrity families. There would have been a Press release and of course follow-up stories, interviews with top magazines and newspapers, no doubt vast sums of money changing hands, and a new wardrobe of boy’s clothes for Shiloh to go with the celebrity photographs.
Shiloh looking remarkably like Home Alone star Macauley Culkin
Angelina Jolie talks to Vanity Fair
Angelina Jolie simpers to Vanity Fair magazine “Brad and I would love to have more children, but we want to make sure we can give each child special time. We don’t want to build a family so big that we don’t have time to raise them all”.
Hey honey start with one of the ones you have. Little Shiloh needs to be told firmly that a joke is a joke, and buy her girls clothes. Or at least boy clothes in girl colors which are usually happier brighter colors than boys can wear, and tell the Press to back off.
Stop giving interviews condoning and encouraging the world to think that your daughter is a bit different. Shiloh isn’t even school age yet. Can you imagine the ribbing her school pals will be giving her for this? Unless of course they are all celebrity children to whom odd things seem normal.
I’ve no reason to believe Brad and Jolie don’t make fantastic parents to Maddox, eight, Pax, six, Zahara, five and 2 year old twins Knox and Vivienne. But in this instance they are wrong, in my opinion.
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Shiloh would look adorable in an outfit like this
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“She wants to be a boy. So we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys’ everything. She thinks she’s one of the brothers. Shiloh, we feel, has Montenegro style. She dresses like a little dude. It’s how people dress there. She likes tracksuits, she likes [regular] suits. Shiloh’s hysterically funny, one of the goofiest, most playful people you’ll ever meet. Goofy and verbal, the early signs of a performer. I used to get dressed up in costumes and jump around,” the actress Angelina Jolie explains in an interview with Vanity Fair.
Hey Angelina, wake and smell the coffee! None of us know what the heck is "Montenegro style", but don't suffer under the delusion that your little girl is some kind of trendsetter. She's 4 years of age! She is, at her age, reflecting YOUR values, your STYLE. Not her own. She won't develop that for years so stop putting your ideals on your little girl.
Allow her to develop at her own pace, and put her in girl's clothes. Have you looked in the shops, there are some GREAT outfits for little girls that don't include the color pink or daft ribbons.
Shiloh coming down steps - another photo opportunity?
Surely at 4 years of age, it is the child's mother who decides what they wear? It's not a case of Shiloh borrowing her brother Pax's clothes. These outfits are obviously brand new, bought especially for Shiloh.
Been shopping for more boys clothes, have we Mum?
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You and me both, but Shiloh is dressed distinctly boyish. Look at the photo on the steps - it smacks of boy's clothes through and through. That's her mum dressed her like that.
I mean, yeah I always preferred jeans myself - I'm not a dress person, and I was tomboyish, but I think there is an issue here, and I think it's all got to do with publicity - after all there is no such thing as 'bad publicity' - but its at a little girl's expense and I think that is wrong.
Until girls reach approx ten, they ALL want to be boys - because being a girl means sitting still and being neat. It's part of growing up. Doesn't mean she wants a sex change. Silly Ange.
Its all about publicity - and its very sad because little Shiloh will have to live with this daft label when she grows up.
Unvited Writer, I agree with you that we all dressed in pants. I remember my photos from childhood; I had a short hair and pants.
BUT, those pants were female pants and although I didn't look like the "real" girl, I didn't look like a boy either.
I think that parents should allow their children to express themselves reasonably. If a girl wants to be a boy, ok, let her be a boy for a week or a month. But, that's it. After that encourage the child to try something else.
I've been reading these stories about Shiloh for the past few months and to tell you the truth I also found it strange and over exaggerating. Those photos and stories didn't have so strong influence on me, because I consider myself as a younger mom (I’m 35 years old) and I'm more used to seeing things like this.
But, Izzy, I do agree with you on one thing. I think they are doing it for the publicity and some more money and definitely over exaggerating in making her look like the boy.
Glad you agree, Emma. I am worried about the negative effect this could have on Shiloh as she grows up. A lot of celebrities are half-cracked anyway, and this pair probably aren't any different so most other celebs out there. Shiloh is a beautiful little girl who will no doubt one day grow into a beautiful woman, but who needs this kind of extra publicity following them around!
I hadn't read this story before, but it made me think of the day last week when my little boy told me he wanted to be a girl! Actually he was quite serious, but we haven't paid a lot of attention to it - after all, he is only 2 and it all occured because we had been to the park with a little girl, as far as I'm concerned.
Then I recall the time my older son was about three, we were shopping for shoes, and he insisted I buy him some pink glittery ones....I refrained, though (perhaps some people will think I should have gone along with his wishes?) It was really my own embarrassment I couldn't face, the thought of everyone looking at my son in pink shoes, as opposed to doing him any great damage. Anyway, he is now ten and couldn't be less girly if he tried. In fact, he is at that age where he doesn't like girls at all, except to tease!
Most things when a child is that young are only passing phases, so personally I wouldn't put too much emphasis on them. Of course, some children will go on to want to change gender (I saw a programme on this once) but most will probably not. Interesting hub, anyway :)
Thanks Polly. I think probably loads of pre-school children go through a phase like this, but most parents like you or I would not give in to their wishes...just as you said, you'd be embarrassed if folk saw your son in pink glittery shoes, but even more so, he'd be embarrassed when he grew up! We put our children first, unlike some celebs.
I really love Angelina she got very big heart, I saw on news channel that she gave huge amount of money to flood victims. Angelina we love you God bless you.
awww...that is sweet of you to say that Maria, and little Shiloh is gorgeous too :)
Aww, she's still cute though. But DEFINITELY looks like a boy. I haven't see all those pictures. Wow. I thought that Angelina/Brad just dressed her that way; I didn't know that it was SHILOH who wished to be dressed that way. That's interesting. Thanks for updating me. I'm so out of the loop.
I say put the kid in a dress she may just like it.
Or even denims in pink! Just that little feminine touch could be added :)
The writer of this article is retarded.
Oh dear is that you Angelina? Sorry no offence meant. Your daughter is beautiful :)
Ms. Izzy, I love your response to ME. You're right about the pink denims. That's good idea. I didn't think of that one.
My mum just reminded me that I REFUSED to wear the skirt uniform in elementary school. If I did, I used to pin the skirt closed at recess. haha. The silly things we do as young children.
Maybe Shiloh's just going through a phase. She probably looks up to her brothers and wants to be like them.
It probably is just a phase, but one that is hard to come out off when the world's press is watching your every move.
I agree with kaltopsyd! Kids will be kids, no matter what. Having worked with kids for most of my life, I have seen a lot of this sort of behavior. Girls that dress and act like boys, and boys that want to dress and act like girls. A vast majority of the time, they grow up to be perfectly normal. I hated wearing pink, wearing dresses, all that. Boys got to run around, get dirty, have fun. Girls have to stay neat, and look pretty. Having older brothers, she obviously looks up to them, tries to emulate them, etc. I grew out of all that hatred of dresses and the color pink. I love to get all dressed up now, and wear skirts quite often. More than likely, she will grow out of it. As for the publicity, you can't entirely blame the parents on that, either. Blaming every photo taken of the child on the parents is not only wrong, it's stupid and naive. Photogs follow these people like packs of wolves. Should they lock themselves, and their children away in their house until they are all grown up? People are allowed to lead their own lives, and that includes celebs.
She's just a tomboy wanting to be like her brothers and there's nothing wrong with that. It's been stated in interviews that although there was a STAGE where she wanted to be called John she grew out of it. She likes to dress like that and I see no harm in it. She's only 4 and doesn't understand why people find it odd. To her they're just clothes. There's nothing wrong with Angelina and Brad going along with it. Sorry but I think you're being way too harsh on the girl. Just because she wants to dress like a boy doesn't mean she's a future Chastity Bono.
I perused this article out of curiousity but now I am so annoyed I had to comment. I really don't like abusing people but what is with this argument? Its stereotypical and old, give me real reasons why it is wrong to wear boys clothes. Girls who wear 'girly' clothing don't necessarily grow up as well adjusted people.
This quote in particular 'Obviously celebrity parents just love the limelight on themselves or their families. To go along with Shiloh is madness. It is a parent’s job to bring children them up and teach them values, teach them right from wrong, and steer them on the best possible course in life.'
THe comment on celebrities may be true, but what values are we refering to here? What is right from wrong according to this article? What is the best possible course in life? If you can give me solid answers to these questions then I might believe it.
It is not the dressing of Shiloh in boy's clothes that is wrong, it is simpering to the Press about how she wants to be a boy. What is this child being taught here, even if she does want to wear boy's clothes? She is being taught firstly that she can get what she wants. well probably her parents are rich enough to afford everything for her (which is a whole new can of worms because children need to learn they cannot have everything they want). Secondly, she is being taught that any publicity is good publicity. When she grows up a bit she may realise that it is not.
I do not think girls need to be dressed as girls and boys as boys, but I'd be very wary about labelling a young child in the eyes of the world's Press. The Press are animals - they are out to sell stories and the more outrageous the better, but unfortunately people tend to get hurt in the process. This little girl is going to be stuck with this label for years to come, and it is all thanks to her mum. If she'd quietly got on with letting Shiloh dress whatever way she wants and kept shtum the Press wouldn't have had a story to have a field day with. This is part of family values. Maybe Angelina's mum never taught her them? Who knows?
At some stage in the near future I will take this article down, as I do not want to perpetuate the story to Shiloh's detriment.
The press is really getting out of hand more with each day.
I can`t imagine what will be in 10 years if this kind of headlines continue to appear. In this aspect the society is going down the hill right now.
You are so correct Tina! Maybe we should blame ourselves for buying the magazines and newspapers that are carrying this type of story.
Glad we´re on the same page here :)Anyhow, cute kid, she is gonna be a beautiful girl someday. Ahhh, with parents like that..;)
Kids sometimes like to get attention by doing things that are out of the ordinary. She may either be trying to get the attention of her parents or she may just be a tom boy. I feel that her parents should have the little girl embrace who God has made her and love who she is as a little girl. I hope that Angelina is not encouraging her daughter to be this way subtly because she wants to have all types in her family. The little girl is to young to know if she is gay or not and I think the parents should be careful as to encourage something. I think Angelina hopes that Shiloh will be gay so she can later say she is proud of her daughter no matter what. I really think Angelina has been encourageing this behaivor in little ways and Shiloh gets the attention from it and so the little girl is soaking it up big time. I hope not though as that would be wrong...big time....
"She is being taught firstly that she can get what she wants. " Funny, other people are saying Angelina is doing this for publicity...
"abelling a young child in the eyes of the world's Press" What are you doing exactly by drawing attention to her with this story?
My daughter is exactly the same (now 9). She deicided in a very eraly age to dress like a boy and I had no chance to dress her in anything else. Try to dress a child who is screeming on the floor that the dress you are about to give them is nothing they will ever put on themselves. At the age of 3 we had to let her decide in the store wht she is /or not going to wear and what we have to buy. Ohterwise, she would prefere running naked on the street. ...... who never had this experience can't understand.
Why does it matter?
It continually irritates me that society thinks it's important to enforce distinctive 'female' and 'male' roles on young children in order to bring them up properly. If Shiloh wants to dress like a boy, then there is no harm in that. Forcing a child into a gender role they are not comfortable with is not 'bringing them up correctly.' It is FORCING your child into something that may not be ideal for them. It is not important to conform to these roles, especially not as a four year old. As long as the child is happy, why does it matter.
What great, henious crime are they committing? They are merely letting their child develop a sense of individual identity. Who knows, Shiloh may be transgendered - she may grow up and realise she is a boy. Or, she might grow out of it, or just remain a boyish girl for her life. NONE of those things are bad or wrong. It's merely the closemindedness of society that leads people to believe it is.
oh, someone has certainly never had any gender identity issues. If you had, you wouldn't have been such a judgemental bitch with this article.
There is nothing wrong with what Pitt and Jolie are doing. They are allowing their child to express their gender and being supportive parents.
What you are doing by writing this "article" is absolutely terrible. People like you and all your judgements make society a worse place.
And yes, children can and do have concepts of gender and how they want to dress, as young as 2 and 4.
I have just been reading about the Canadian couple who want their children to express themselves and not be boxed into boy/girl roles. Their two little boys -ages 5 and 2, I believe, express themselves as girls with one wearing pigtails and pink dresses, while their latest baby, aptly named Storm, has caused a storm by their refusal to say if it is a boy or a girl. I have never in my life read such trollop! These people just like attention and they have drawn attention to their family, just like Angelina Jolie and her husband. What the Hell does it matter if a boy is brought up as a boy, or a girl is brought up as a girl. That is the natural way of the world. And in today's modern society, no-on bats an eyelid if someone turns out to gay or transsexual. Adults can do what they like, but for God's sake, leave the little children alone.
The writer should learn to use proper grammar before giving their opinions oh how others should raise their children. Shiloh may be a "Tomboy" or he could in fact be transgender. Whatever the case it's obvious that the parents aren't forcing this child to dress as a male against his will, they are simply supporting his creativity and individuality.
You know what, nope, your disgusting uneducated, ill-socialised views don't even belong in the cesspools of the internet.
John is fully capable of expressing herself, and she in no way should be repressed by people like you who think that gender identity is just a joke. This article is sickening and disrespectful to the community, most trans folk don't get to express their feelings because people think its a joke like you do, obviously they know John is serious about it. I'm glad that they are embracing zir like that, I mean, god forbid that a child expresses itself! publicising it is only helping the community understand other walks of life, I'm so glad that they are proud of John and they want to show people that they are perfectly fine with zir being whoever zir wants! So what if in zir older years zir might be male, female or something in-between, she's had the privilege of sorting out what she wants in life and isn't being held back by the disgusting typical image of what people of her sex feel like they need to conform to.
Come back when you know something about gender identity, you disgusting pig!
OH boy a little girl wants to be a boy throw a damn fit about it why don't you.
She's four if she want's to pretend to be a boy and dress up like a boy AND have a boy haircut who gives a damn? People are so excited over a child's sexual or gender identity they forget their children with imaginations and pretending to be a boy is no big deal. When I was five I wanted to be called ryan and I used to ask my grandparents to cut my hair short and buy me boys clothes. I was a bit tomboyish, I liked playing football, and when I did play with my dolls I usually had them fighting kungfu or wrestling.
At 24 I still like dressing in men's clothes and wearing short haircuts but I go by my given name and I'm still a girl who didn't get a sex change.
There's no need to jump the boat, she could just be a tomboy which is just fine, and if she does grow up to want to be a boy who cares?
omg! most of you dont know what youre talking about.I have a 6yr old and since the age of 4 she has wanted to BE a boy. I have gone through every emotion going. and have listened to all opinions out!! including mothers who really need to be concentrating on theyre own children not critising mine.At first it was difficult,as i couldnt understand why she wouldnt wear tights skirts bunches in her hair.When i realised that she REALLY didnt want to wear these things,and that she wasnt just being akward.I knew it was deeper and part of her character and make up.wanting to play with the boys,dressing like boys,even giving herself a boys name to people she`d just met(obviously thinking she could get away with it)! even begging me to pretend she was a boy infront of new people.that i draw a line at! Anyway to say that Angelina is doing it for just publicity sake is just rubbish.I personally didnt want any of this,and when people say,oh just dress her in girls clothes,its not as easy as that.Id have one miserable girl on my hands,infact i wouldnt get her out the door.to her it would be like someone telling you to dress in a clowns outfit,and pretend that youre comftable in it(maybe some of you would be) ive learned to accept her for what she is,and i dont make a big deal of it..just wish other people would do the same. shes doing very well at school,is a happy child and is well loved. her name is ruby,pretty isnt it? so is she..x
She wants to dress like that let her, I dont see anything wrong with it. I dress like boy and there's nothing wrong with me.
Charli, the problem is NOT that she wants to dress like a boy - God knows I myself as a child dressed and acted like a boy - the problem is that her parents used this as media fodder. It was a story they could sell. It was more publicity for them. When will people realise that Hollywood stars are out of their box? Everything is media, publicity, money, but bringing their own children into it is a step too far IMO!
SHES 4 YEARS OLD LET HER HAVE FUN .
I USE TO BE A TOMBOY AND ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A BOY NOW IM GROWN UP AND LOVE BEING A GIRL.
LIKE SERIOUSLY LET HER HAVE FUN
Izzy,
I'm with you on this one. Angie and Brad need a good kick in the ass. If Shiloh is experiencing gender issues, I don't think she would start at 2. And then they should be protecting her, not telling the whole world until Shiloh is old enough to decide for herself. When kids are pre-teen, they look a bit androgenous. My son always wore long hair, below his shoulders, and resembles me. So we would go out together, and people would say, "Hi Ladies." He wore African Dashikis (dresses) in summers. But he's clearly a man now, and it was never a question of gender indentity. He was one of those people who loves to shock people, and see how far he could push them. He is gentle and patient, and is a teacher who works well with young children, like 4 or 5. Some people have a gender stereotype about a man teaching kids that young, but the kids, and administration, love him. He's not afraid to gently discipline his class, and it's more orderly. I remind him that we, as parents, were always patient and let him express himself. There's a difference between letting a child be who they are, and adding to any confusion they may have. I'm writing a series about Famous people of Astrology signs, and Angie's past is very unstable. I don't think she's a fit parent. Nobody can keep up with one new child a year, they aren't getting much attention from Brad or Angie, just photo ops. Who knows which servant is influencing them? I understand not being a girly girl, I never played with dolls and hate pink. But enough BS already. Good piece.
Thanks for some support, Jean, I have had a few really nasty comments on this forum, but I stand by my own original thoughts, not those of some new world psycho-babbling modern day thought-police.
Your son sounds like he has turned into a really thoughtful and caring adult. You must be so proud!
Hi Izzy,
I am. But since he works with so many young children, I see many of these issues as a lack of, not maybe discipline, but no sense of order and routine, something children need to thrive. Even our teachers in the schools don't expect the kids to have manners, or finish their work, but they keep telling the kids they are "good." They aren't. They are bad, rude and selfish. Brad and Angie should slow it down. She's been in psych wards of hospitals several times. Take care.
You too, Jean :) The breakdown in society through lack of discipline and order in the home is a hub in itself, or perhaps several!
Uninvited Writer Level 4 Commenter 21 months ago
I really don't see a problem. I always dressed in pants if I had the choice. Of course, there are a few pictures of me in a dress. I actually used to wish I was a boy when I was little, I was a major tomboy and I'm straight :) As it is now I rarely wear a dress.