<p>There is a lot of talk in 2019 surrounding gender and the expected behaviors of a given person based on their identified gender. Well, <a href="/profile/AliciaKeys" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Alicia Keys</a> had an experience the other day at the nail salon with her 4-year-old son that she wanted to share with social media. <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/terrycarter/alicia-keys-frustrated-by-labels-son-rainbow-manicure" rel="nofollow">Keys took her son Genesis to get his nails done</a>. He picked a rainbow manicure and so the manicurist painted each fingernail a different color. When it was done he turned to Alicia and said &#8220;Mommy, I don&#8217;t want this on my nails.&#8221; Alicia responded saying, &#8220;why? you were so sure, you were good.&#8221; Genesis then responds saying &#8220;people are not gonna like it.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The Empire State of Mind singer then goes on to reflect on the incredible judgments we place on one another everyday. In her Instagram post, Keys says &#8220;it got me thinking how completely judged we are all of the time.&#8221; She continues saying, &#8220;The way I see it, is that there is masculine and there is feminine energies inside of us all.&#8221; Alicia expresses that &#8220;it gets concerning for me that we can&#8217;t just explore these different sides of ourselves.&#8221;</p>
<p>It is both alarming and insightful that a 4-year-old would be aware of the reaction of others to his manicure. While many will think Alicia is too out there for bringing her son to a nail salon others will champion her openness to allow her son to explore his interests regardless of the opinions of others. </p>


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