Comments on: Why do girls wear pink?

By: Doodaddy » Are there pink spiders?

Doodaddy » Are there pink spiders? — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:57:37 +0000

[...] pink obsession continues, so I was pleasantly surprised on the way to the zoo the other day when Boo told me out [...]

By: doodaddy

doodaddy — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:43:14 +0000

You know, I’ve noticed that, too — especially the advertising thing. Boo has a 3 y.o. cousin who wears all the usual shtick — shirts that say “cute chick” with pictures of actual baby chickens. How cute, right? but what about when that turns into “SEXY” plastered on the butt of your 12-year old’s low-rise sweatpants? No, no, no thanks.

Our rough rule for clothes so far: no ads, no words, and animals only if they’re small and patternlike.

By: mom, again

mom, again — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:26:03 +0000

I am so glad that I had my girls 2 decades ago, when the pink/lavender thing was just getting started, and could still be avoided. Just. And toys were still under the influence of 1970’s womens lib/equality movement. So, you could get things like toy kitchens that weren’t pink.

As for boys clothes, I don’t mind the mostly blue options. There are more additional colors than in the girls dept. Some green, some orange, brown and red. I’m OK with it, mostly. It’s the lack of volume that bothers me more. The sales floor space is usually 2 or 3 to 1 girl to boy items. With so few options (esp. in a small village) I feel like one day at the park, all the little boys will come in the same T-shirt.

My bigger problem, as he moves from baby to toddler to little boy clothes is that the decorations go from cute monsters, animals and vehicles to realistic and somewhat threatening monsters, animals and vehicles. Or advertising on them. I’m bothered by this as at only 15 months old, I don’t want him in scary clothes and I’m not generally in favor of product placement on clothes.

By: Blogger Barter » Daddy Bloggers… yep them too

Blogger Barter » Daddy Bloggers… yep them too — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:24:04 +0000

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By: Doodaddy » Style Tip 10: Pink and Brown

Doodaddy » Style Tip 10: Pink and Brown — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:02:26 +0000

[...] appearances, I’m not against pink or nail polish or girly stuff generally. I just hope Boobaby never gets past the time when pink [...]

By: doodaddy

doodaddy — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:50:31 +0000

Exactly! I know, people say it’s just as bad for boys, but there are a lot more acceptable crossovers, I think, plus the base selection is better. There was a boy in a pink tutu at the park the other day, and no one took much notice.

By: Ophelia Rising

Ophelia Rising — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:09:03 +0000

I, too, have an aversion to all things pink. I’m not sure why. I don’t dislike the color itself, I suppose. Just that fact that, because my girl is a girl, she is SUPPOSED to like it. Or at least, is SUPPOSED to wear it…

I do really like purple. A lot.

By: doodaddy

doodaddy — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:31:29 +0000

Yeah, I’ve noticed that, too, although I don’t think it’s as universal. The boy shoe shelf was mostly brown, actually, but there were lots of variations. Still, if you’re a boy who likes unicorns, you’re out of luck!

By: David, Amber and B

David, Amber and B — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:14:10 +0000

And for boys, it’s blue. When B was little, any time I put him in *anything* other than blue, strangers would always ask how old my little girl was. Luckily, I love blue (since my two favorite teams boast that color), but it seem somehow wrong to be so limited.

By: doodaddy

doodaddy — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:00:55 +0000

I know, huh? I’m going to do as much psychological manipulation as possible to make sure Boo’s favorite color is puce.

Yay, puce!