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to be actually surprised, in a way kind of freaked out, that you can buy a pram like this?

157 replies

Mintyy · 06/02/2015 19:18

presumably for girl & boy twins.

I know, I know, OBVIOUSLY there are genuinely shocking things in the world that this does not even begin to compare to, and NO it is not the only thing I need to worry about but ... I just seriously don't like this pram. I guess the gender stereotyping from birth wrankles, and when it is put side by side like this so blatantly it seems even more crass than usual. I don't know why else I get this really unsettled reaction.

But aibu?

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sockmatcher · 07/02/2015 08:34

Couldn't agree more Gamer.

sockmatcher · 07/02/2015 08:35

No its not bizarre. The amount of parents I know who buy expensive prams but the cheapest crappiest tested to 29mph car seat.

FreeButtonBee · 07/02/2015 08:35

Err, how do you know they don't spend money on rear facing seats gamerchick. I've just had to fork out 700 on two new erf car seas for my twins. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

Purpleflamingos · 07/02/2015 08:38

I've seen worse. I had to stop MIL buying a pushchair with 'sis' and 'bro' on it whilst trying to be polite and not hurt her excited GP feelings.

NowABitShapeless · 07/02/2015 08:38

It's a sweeping generalisation.

I don't know anyone with an expensive pram and cheap car seat.

Eltonjohnsflorist · 07/02/2015 08:40

I've never known a primary carer not to be heavily influenced by the biased stats produced by the most expensive car manufacturers and buy them gladly. In fact cheaper seats just seem to be purchased by grandparents and other occasional users. Strange people you know.

tropicalholidayhereicome · 07/02/2015 08:40

If a persons children grow up to follow gender roles, it is usually because their parents have failed to show them any different. I don't think it has anything to do with the colours they wear.

NowABitShapeless · 07/02/2015 08:40

I always thought cheap prams came with cheap car seats.

wheresthelight · 07/02/2015 08:40

you would hate me then as my m&p zoom has a pink liner and my stroller is pink too.

different strokes and all that! I happen to really like the pram and I don't see why pink for a girl and blue for a boy is so offensive

gamerchick · 07/02/2015 08:41

Glad to hear it free

gamerchick · 07/02/2015 08:42

And I'm not on about cheap carseats.

Lepaskilf · 07/02/2015 08:43

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gamerchick · 07/02/2015 08:44

That's what I've encountered as well. It's bizarre.

sockmatcher · 07/02/2015 08:45

Unfortunately I've seen it loads of times. Branded clothes, designer prams. The expensive changing bags and then a team text ( naina, pampero, baby start etc) car seats.

And Free. No this isn't a reference to twin parents.

sockmatcher · 07/02/2015 08:45

*team tex

LittleBearPad · 07/02/2015 08:48

Got a bugaboo, also have an erf car seat. They aren't mutually exclusive.

Murphy29 · 07/02/2015 08:52

I don't see the problem if people like that but then you'd probably all hate me as I recently gave away an outfit DS had been given to a friend who is having a girl as it looked too feminine (she agreed too). It was a very traditional white and grey all in one with little ducks on it.

heartisaspade · 07/02/2015 08:55

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FuckOffGroundhog · 07/02/2015 08:57

Nearly 2,000 dollars for something that ugly? Well it;s important you not accidentally put a boy inn pink. Penis will deffo fall off.

BloodyDogHairs · 07/02/2015 09:06

I like it but then again I'm the one that has matching pink and green car seats for my DD and DS. DD wears pink and DS wears blue.

Birdsgottafly · 07/02/2015 10:00

I didn't go down the Pink route for my DDs, as they suit Red/Yellow/Navy, as does my new GD.

But, why the assumption that if you like Pink/Blue, you think some of the stupid statements made across this thread?

After all, not many people have been "ground breaking" on here and bought their DS a pink pram.

"Gender Neutral", generally means non-girly.

I personally have always thought that Pink needs reclaiming and "Feminine" traits, having better value put on them.

I'm choosing clothes for my new GD because she looks cute in them, she's mainly in Pink at the minute, as I am a lot in Summer.

It doesn't block me (or my DDs) from believing in Feminist principles and it won't stop my GD being taught them and the exceptence everyday sexism, being pointed out.

Assumption is the Mother of all Fuck ups, you should be ridding yourself of them. I feel sorry for your children, whatever pram colour you've chosen, if you are teaching them to make assumptions about people, based on what they think they are seeing.

Gobbolinothewitchscat · 07/02/2015 10:02

Assumption is the Mother of all Fuck ups, you should be ridding yourself of them. I feel sorry for your children, whatever pram colour you've chosen, if you are teaching them to make assumptions about people, based on what they think they are seeing.Assumption is the Mother of all Fuck ups, you should be ridding yourself of them. I feel sorry for your children, whatever pram colour you've chosen, if you are teaching them to make assumptions about people, based on what they think they are seeing.

Yup.

HazleNutt · 07/02/2015 10:11

Bugaboos are very good prams and I also don't know anybody who has one, and then gets the crappiest car seat, quite an assumption there.
Yes, I would not go for the pink-blue combo myself, but as others have said, those are just fabric options, you have a dozen more, from black to beige to turquoise.

Sallystyle · 07/02/2015 10:26

I don't see the problem either.

I loved dressing my girls in pink as I love pink. They also however wore blue and my boys have many pink shirts. I had a lot of pink things for my girls and a lot of blue things for the boys.

However, they still managed to grow up knowing it was perfectly fine to play with whatever toy they want regardless of what gender that toy is stupidly aimed for.

The pink and blue stuff has not harmed them, they have not grown up thinking that they can only play with 'boys' or 'girls' toys or wear 'boys or girls' colours.

It's a fuss about nothing.

JackieTheFart · 07/02/2015 10:29

Oh FGS. This is not a new thing you know.

Why is this different to any other pink or blue pram? It's not.

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