Should I let my son wear pink?

[allthelittlelights]

Quick question for you all, please help if you can!
My son is 7. Totally regular, bog-standard boy, broadly gender-conforming.
His favourite colour is bright pink. I don't care, and I like him choosing his own clothes and expressing himself. He's bright and confident.
Worried he'll get bullied, though. Do I buy the bright pink clothing (trainers and t-shirts) or try to steer him gently towards other colours he likes and avoid the 'controversy'? Wwyd?
Thanks.

I've just dyed a couple of white shirts pink for my teenage son. He looks great in them, definitely his colour. Just buy the pink! I wore blue when I was your DS's age - what's the difference?

I love boys in pink. There are loads of clothes in typically "male" styles that are pink without being girly. My 5 year old likes having his nails painted and I allow him to do it.

Absolutely let him wear pink if that's what he wants and if anyone "bullies" him for it, teach him not to give a fuck.

Thankfully, I couldn't give a shit what you think.

Just not my cup of tea tbh. Same as if he wanted long hair or glittery stuff, I'd tell him no. We're all different.

And you are different from your child.

Let your child wear what they like rather than forcing them to wear what you want them to.

A lot of the issues we have with children thinking they are an opposite gender derives from trying to fit people into boxes.

Clothes are clothes.

What if its his cup of tea though?

@allthelittlelights let him wear pink. DS2s favourite colour was pink until he was about 10. He still has a pink mattress on his bed because he insisted we didn't buy the blue one.

@lifeturnsonadime I'd think DS had had a personality transplant if he wanted to wear pink. Football kits (potentially) excepted, ive not asked him.

I think the issues behind blokes thinking they're women run a lot deeper than you're making out tbh.

Buy him the brightest pinkest clothes you can find, encourage him to be himself and not give a damn what other people think!

I'm talking about children not blokes.

And this is about a situation where a boy wants to wear pink. If your son wanted to I would hope you wouldn't say no because you don't like it.

@lifeturnsonadime I probably would say no tbh and I wouldn't feel bad about it either.

What exactly do you think will happen if a boy wears pink?

My masculine 11yo son loved his pink T shirt. He wears what the hell he wants and always has.

God it’s sad that people still think clothes should be gendered (not you OP)

I wonder if@Dacadactyl would feel the same about a girl who wears blue or clothes from the boys section like my daughter who prefers boys clothes?

Don’t think I’ve ever walked past a child and passed judgement on their clothing (unless it wasn’t weather appropriate).

My 6yo DS wears a neon pink cap, neon pink tshirt, and pale pink shorts. With mismatched socks and scruffy spiderman trainers. He's happy, I'm happy, and bonus - I can spot him in a crowd or from far away!

OP asked for opinions, I gave her mine.

And people are understandably interested in your POV which is why they are asking for more reasoning.

Let him wear what he wants. Better to be bullied for who he is than accepted as someone he’s not. Why oppress your son?

Of course he can wear pink.
The idea that pink is for girls is pure sexism.
In any office building where formal suits are worn, about a quarter of the men will be wearing a pink shirt.

You are overthinking. It's fine.

Harry Styles and James Bond are fans of pink!

Pink is fashionable now for boys things have changed alot over the years. I wouldn't bat an eyelid if I saw a boy in a pink top and I really don't think he will be bullied.

Does that mean women, like me, who suit blue shades rather than reds or pinks, will suddenly get the urge to do 'manly' things...whatever they are?

So, if they said 'girls wear lemon, boys wear green' that would count too? It's a colour! One of the most manly men I know (rugby, boxing, football, in the army for the first ten years of his career) wore a pink shirt to his wedding. Because, you know, he liked bright pink, his bride's colours were bright pink and he coordinated.

If colours were the only reason 'blokes think they're women' the answer would be simple - make every man wear blue. Which is what we've done for years with our male children and it hasn't made any difference.

It’s much better that he learns that even if the world doesn’t accept him, his mum does and loves him anyway.

Let him wear pink instead of thinking that you don’t think he likes the “right” things.