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To be annoyed by this childrens' tee?

27 replies

Cakemuncher · 19/04/2011 08:56

In Red magazines shopping catalogue there is a tee-shirt for little girls with the slogan "My First Shoes" and a picture of some shiny, platformed, red stilettos. AIBU to think that this is thoroughly inappropriate?

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SkinittingFluffyBunnyBonnets · 19/04/2011 08:57

YANBU...it's a bit weird.

OrangeBernard · 19/04/2011 08:57

Sounds horrible

FabbyChic · 19/04/2011 09:03

It's not that bad.

southeastastra · 19/04/2011 09:05

I used to like to wear my sisters green and white 70s platforms Grin

squeakytoy · 19/04/2011 09:08

I can think of a lot worse things to get annoyed by....

Mishy1234 · 19/04/2011 09:09

YANBU. Reminds me of some awful soft high heeled shoes for babies I saw somewhere once.

BikeRunSki · 19/04/2011 09:11

Not my cup of tea, but then many things aren't, so I don't buy them.

ChippingInLovesEasterEggs · 19/04/2011 09:13

It is Red magazine - is that not their logo? I don't really think it's a big deal - it's not like it's really their first pair of shoes :) I wouldn't buy it, but it wouldn't be a cause of any knicker twisting.... unlike the one I saw the other day which had me hoiking up my judgeypants...

Sizes baby > teen (hot pink with sparkly silver writing)

What I want...and I want it now!

  • A rich man (who gives me lots of stuff)
  • To be pretty (so guys like me)
  • High heels
  • Diamonds
  • Designer handbags
etc etc etc

I'm not doing a good job of describing it, I should have taken a photo, it was vile.

I can't remember all of the crap on it - but there wasn't one single thing on there that wasn't utter tripe.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 19/04/2011 09:32

I can see where you're coming from. In itself, it's not that significant BUT it is the thin end of a very problematic wedge. That particular t-shirt has missed the mark really, it's not witty or funny and not age-appropriate. Part of the problem is that this particular t-shirt isn't that overt to many people so they will buy it unthinkingly.

The thing is, many parents seem to be complete followers, if their DCs see a peer wearing something, they will pester their parents for it and the parents often comply. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy then because the demand goes up.

I suppose that if there are enough parents who won't buy things like this (and they communicate with aunts, GPs, PILs, etc. to boycott also), it's possible to turn the tide.

I wish kids could stay kids whilst they are kids... they and we will never get that time back. :(

Original poster
Cakemuncher · 19/04/2011 09:35

Thin end pf the wedge is exactly what it was for me.

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LindyHemming · 19/04/2011 09:36

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MotherMucca · 19/04/2011 09:38

Oh, I have seen that T-Shirt in the 'flesh'.

ICK.

YANBU.

Longstocking2 · 19/04/2011 09:46

Yeah it sucks but it's nothing next to some of the clothes they sell to young girls.
We're going to hell in a handcart and we'll forget that people died so women could vote!

southeastastra · 19/04/2011 09:47

in the 70s i had a t shirt with jimmy osmond on it and a triangle bikini

transferbalance · 19/04/2011 09:52

do you remember those high heels for babies? whatever happened to those?

transferbalance · 19/04/2011 09:53

oh they are still going

www.heelarious.com/kayla.php

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 19/04/2011 09:54

southeastastra... YY, I had similar. I think it was a different time though perhaps? There wasn't a WAG culture or celeb-fest as there is now, kids were kids and t-shirts were trendy clothes and education was deemed important. I don't think there was the pressure on kids to grow up so fast, nor to pay attention to the opposite sex as they do now.

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sims2fan · 19/04/2011 09:57

I went looking for a t shirt the other week for a 3 year old boy and was horrified by what I saw. I really wanted one with a nice picture of a vehicle or animal or something on, but they all seemed to have horrid slogans or pictures that I don't think are suitable for 3 year olds, such as skulls. Some examples of slogans I saw include:
Here comes trouble
Large and in charge and you better believe it
What r u staring at?
Daddy's little monster
I want it now
I'm the boss

There were others as well but I can't remember them now. It really annoys me that boys t shirt messages are so negative while girls are always carrying slogans such as 'daddy's little princess' 'little angel' etc. People just seem to expect boys to be horrible these days!

And does the new George at asda advert annoy anyone else. Surely they make some nice t shirts for boys, but the one they choose to promote on tv says 'I wreck everything'. Yuk!

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 19/04/2011 10:05

I quite liked the 'Here comes trouble' t-shirt - applicable for girls or boys and for little ones I think it's quite amusing. The other ones on your list sims2fan, I hate.

I think the logo designers are trying to pick up on the zeit geist and missing their mark. There's very little that's actually amusing in the way of little kids' clothes now it seems.

nepenthe3 · 19/04/2011 10:09

YANBU.
There was also in the press last week a little girl's tee with the Kate Moss quote "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels". Which ever way you look at it, totally inappropriate and just not funny.

LynetteScavo · 19/04/2011 10:12

The only thing that annoys me about the t-shirt it that it's a "girls" t-shirt, and the "boys" version says "My First Car".

It's not annoying, it's just silly.

SolarPanel · 19/04/2011 10:17

YANBU

Jaydles · 19/04/2011 10:18

YABalittleU
I don't think that particular t-shirt is as offensive as others and like pp I have seen worse. I am shocked at the Kate Moss one though talk about encouraging eating disorders from an early age

HouseOfBamboo · 19/04/2011 10:24

I have a problem with any t-shirts that project adult attitudes, opinions, and 'hilarious jokes' onto unsuspecting kids.

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