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For boys or for girls? ABC wants to know.

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Dear Diary, Today's video is from the ABC series "What Would You Do?". From the YouTube programme description: What Would You Do? (WWYD) is a hidden camera show, hosted by ABC News correspondent John Quinones, in which unknowing bystanders are placed in uncomfortable, and often compromising real world scenarios in public. WWYD’s hidden cameras focus on the average person’s responses and reactions to these issues of social responsibility. The individuals on this hidden camera show are forced to make tough calls when directly faced with situations of racism, violence, hate crimes, and other hot button cultural issues. The programme tries to be balanced by presenting both a boy and a girl but cards are stacked in the girl's favour and against the boy. Society finds it acceptable for a girl to act like a boy and to show interest in traditionally boy things. Such a girl is called a 'tomboy' and slides by, pretty much unscathed. However, a boy who shows

All packed up

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Dear Diary, Something's up. I'm suspicious. Very suspicious. Oi! Where are all my clothes? Where's all the furniture? I feel so little in this empty room. What's with all these boxes? I need to climb up to get a better view. Good grief! I certainly hope you don't think I’m  going to travel in this ! Something's not right here. I wonder what's going on here. Vati,where are you? Vati? Vaaati! Hans