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Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh's early gender struggles and desire to live as a boy unearthed
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh insisted on being called John, asked for a cropped haircut and boy's clothes and, according to the family, identified as "one of the boys".Shiloh was the couple's first biological child - and fortunately both parents were accepting of her desire to live "like a little dude", although Brad claimed that some people might find it "obnoxious".Brad, 58, whose film Bullet Train premiered last week, was almost in tears on the red carpet at one of his Los Angeles promotional events, while talking about how proud he was of Shiloh's progression.He was instantly accepting of the desire she once had to self-identify as a different gender, as unearthed footage reveals.In a 2008 interview with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Brad explained: "She only wants to be called John."He added fondly: "Then I’ll say, ‘John, would you like some orange juice?’, and she goes, ‘No!’"It’s just that kind of stuff that’s cute to parents and it’s probably really obnoxious to other people," he joked.He added that Shiloh also enjoyed being referred to as "Peter" due to her penchant for the film Peter Pan.Shiloh's alternative gender first emerged when she was just three years old.However she is believed to currently still use the pronouns "she" and "her", as that is the way Brad and Angelina refer to her in their interviews.Angelina, 47, told the Daily Mail: "I don’t think it’s for the world to interpret anything."She likes to dress like a boy and wants her hair cut like a boy and she wanted to be called John for a while."The Maleficent star reasoned: "Some kids wear capes and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her brothers.
