Toxins in plastic 'feminise' boys

[Corny]

Well ... never trust those studies but still .. interesting

Phthalates have the ability to disrupt hormones, and have been banned in toys in the EU for some years.

However, they are still widely used in many different household items, including plastic furniture and packaging.

The same researchers have already shown that this can mean boys are born with genital abnormalities.

Now they say certain phthalates also impact on the developing brain, by knocking out the action of the male hormone testosterone.

Dr Shanna Swan and her team tested urine samples from mothers over midway through pregnancy for traces of phthalates.

The women, who gave birth to 74 boys and 71 girls, were followed up when their children were aged four to seven and asked about the toys the youngsters played with and the games they enjoyed.

Full article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8361863.stm

 

[Ram]

Related thread: http://www.justusboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=243319&highlight=plastics+male

Related documentary: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7530701744597358451&hl=en#

The documentary is really good.

 

[CorporalAris]

Well. I'm gay, but not feminine, so where the hell do I stand?

 

[LoveIsNow]

Well. I'm gay, but not feminine, so where the hell do I stand?

Yeah. I've heard that one before...

*cough* my boyfriend *cough* is a fucking pansy *cough*

 

[JasunStrikesBack]

Well. I'm gay, but not feminine,

ok, then who's that in your avatar, Mary?

 

[CorporalAris]

Yeah. I've heard that one before...

*cough* my boyfriend *cough* is a fucking pansy *cough*

Ugh, no my EX is a fucking pansy.

All I do all day is play Video games, play paintball, and work. And school.

ok, then who's that in your avatar, Mary?

You like my shitty webcam photo?

 

[JasunStrikesBack]

By the way... as a skinhead, tattooed, cigar-smoking, motorcycle riding, workboot wearing guy... I'm VERY proud to be as gay as I wanna be.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p68rj879Zyg"]Life in plastic, it's fantastic[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

You like my shitty webcam photo?

Shitty webcam photos don't give you gay face. gay face does. Those eyes, eyebrows, hair, they all scream gay face.

You remind me of a little Whitney Houston drag queen wanna be over in the entertainment forum. Just like a car wreck I had to check out her new pics. Grrrlll, I almost fell off my chair laughing when she claims only her friends know she's gay. All I could see in those UnSexy pics was GAY FACE! I could just see her with a bunch of straight male friends and Whitney comes on the TV (cause she ain't getting played on the radio for sure) and she begins squirming and squealing like a little bitch, lol.

Face it, you've got gay face like many of us.

 

[CorporalAris]

BWAHAHAH! You are the FIRST person ever to say that I even look gay. Fine, if I have gay face, then I have the straightest personality, because NO ONE BELIEVED ME when I came out.

 

[ibill1]

ok, then who's that in your avatar, Mary?

This is too funny. I almost fell off the chair. Mary? My brother used to call everyone Mary years ago. I haven't heard it in a long time, used like that, I mean. Memories came rushing back.

 

[geoffmontgomery]

I'm a biologist and those chemicals are more linked to obesity and insulin sensitivity than anything psychological...and as someone mentioned very brilliantly, playing with trucks is not a masculine trait, it is a trait society deems masculine.