to think colours dont matter (pink for girls,blue for boys)

[mamamibbo]

at playgroup they give the little ones a drink, woman went round with a tray of cups for them to get their own, ds2 (2) picked up a pink cup and the woman took it off him and gave him a blue one saying "no,no you get a blue one"

i was does it really matter?

Stupid.

Course it doesn't matter

Silly woman (drinks lady not you OP )

Pretty daft really, DS has quite a few pink things which were his sisters.....

The only time it matters is when idiotic people insist that girls have to wear pink and can't possibly wear blue and boys have to wear blueand can't possibly wear pink. There are an awful lot of idiots in the world though.

Did you challenge this woman and her stupidity or just dramatically roll your eyes in her direction?

Its stupid, its a CUP ffs... grrr.

Saying that, despite my best efforts not to gender stereotype, my sons both refuse anything pink because they feel that its a girls colour, and despite my best efforts, they 'don't like girls'.

An adult shouldn't be disallowing free colour choice though.

Thank god that woman was there! Your DS could have easily caught the gayness if he'd kept that pink cup

Seriously though, I'm surprised that this sort of thing actually happens - I'm not doubting you OP, I just find it a bit sad as I've seen quite a few threads about this recently.

at don't like girls!

His granny and I are the only girls ds likes!

Very silly, mine get whatever cup is at hand first. Aldiwhore my 4 year old assures me girls smell , unlike his 6 year old brother whose best friend is a girl and his future wife apparently!

if my oldest couldn't have her choice of colour she would have made a tantrum!! what is the point in letting them pick their own if their not actually allowed to pick their choice?? i regularly but my daughters boys pj's / long sleeved tops because they have 'better pictures' or seem more suitable for messy play imo

At nursery if they ask for a specific colour and make a big fuss then they get the opposite. I was so sick of one child informing a little boy that he was a girl with a pink cup.

made a tantrum?? i mean thrown

omg can he catch gayness??? do you think e should take the pink fuzzy socks off then?

My DS will only drink out of a pink beaker! How do I cure him of Teh Gayness? Will it give him Bad Aids? Won't somebody think of the children?!

Don't put boys in pink or allow them to touch anything pink. They will catch the gay! It's contagious don't you know

I would have asked her what she thinks will happen if a boy drinks from a pink cup?

Think Bono and Bob Geldolph will be realising a charity single for boys who like pink.

YANBU! My ds1 loves pink and always chooses cakes with pink icing, etc, it would never occur to me to stop him! Also my dd has more blue in her wardrobe than pink - it suits her and she likes it - she is beautiful with longish curly hair but the practice nurse at the GP looked at my brood and said 'ooooh, 3 boys' because she was wearing (frilly) dungarees with a blue (flowery!) top. When I corrected her, she said 'but you've put her in blue' like it was some form of abuse! How ridiculous!

I fress my DS in pink everyday head to foot. I am very liberal dontcha know..

sole has he caught the gay yet?

I took DS to a party when he was wearing a pink t shirt, there were so many SIOBs it actually caused a tornado on Mars.

Lol SPS noo I live in hope :(

You amateur Big Hairy

I'm off to whack his white and red school shirts into a hot wash together.

I have a 19 year old DS who has a lovely pale pink jumper and also a lurid pink T shirt and matching shorts....I think by the time it gets to this age it doesnt matter as much, very nice he looks to

I always wanted a gay best friend so I'm going to get close to a male then start making him wear pink and ta da! Gay best friend!