AIBU to think this child's t-shirt is inappropriate

[westcountrywoman]

Saw this in Sainsbury's tonight . It's age 3. Seriously? Is a 'selfie queen' a desirable label for a toddler?

WTF is wrong with a Peppa Pig t-shirt for this age group?

onemagnum That really made me laugh. So funny & sadly true

Naff and awful.

OTOH a colleague told me about a 3 year old in her extended family who was shopping with her granny. The granny saw a pink, sparkly jumper with fairies or some such on it it, thought it would be just what a 3 year old would love, and asked the Gd if she'd like it.

3 year old looked down her nose and said snifflily, 'I only wear designer.'

So on balance I'd prefer a kid who liked naff at that age.

Said 3 year old turned into a ghastly spoiled brat, not surprisingly.

I suppose the point is that they would only make that t shirt for a girl. I've seen lots of t shirts for boys with images of slr-style cameras hanging round the neck but never one that implied they like having their own photo taken. As far as I have been able to tell, many little boys love taking selfies as much as many little girls do.

It's the usual trope:
boy = active, adventurer
girl = passive, vain

Small things but they add up to a big picture.

(ps I have 1 DS so no boy-bashing here)

It's naff, as are most slogan t-shirts tbh. But not inappropriate. Clearly at 5yo ds is too young for a phone, but he loves taking selfies with his big sister (16) and could conceivably be described as a selfie king.

Saw a onesie for a baby that read "Daddy asked Mommy for a blowjob".

Also, little kids love taking pictures of themselves and looking at themselves in a mirror. If you replace a mobile with one of those throwaway cameras and the word selfie with taking pictures of yourself. I really don't think it's bad.

Sexist and shitty, though "inappropriate" to me implies something sexual, so perhaps not that. (Not a native speaker, but inappropriate sounds a lot like improper to me)

Can't find it in myself to be bothered by this. Selfie is just short for self-portrait, surely? Whether it's taken with an iPhone or scribbled in Crayola, it's something lots of little children like to do.

You can also buy men's t-shirts with the same slogan.

FWIW I don't think Peppa Pig clothing is any more tasteful, but kids like it, so there you go.

Sexist and shitty, though "inappropriate" to me implies something sexual, so perhaps not that.

why is it sexist?

it could be worse...............it could be PINK!

why is it sexist?

PotterWithAHappyAtmosphere explained why just above. I see no need to repeat things.

Note how the men's shirts Mackerel mentions have "Selfie Queen" on them. It is a heavily gendered term.

My 3 y old dd is a selfie queen. She had one of those kiddizoom cameras with a front and back lens and is always taking photos of herself (and the floor, ceiling, walls, her feet...)

5 y old ds has the older version of the same camera. He is the selfie king.

I don't think that T-shirt is inappropriate at all tbh. It just reflects the current trend of taking photos of yourself.

it could be worse...............it could be PINK!

I owned a bright pink shirt with no slogan at all when I was a child. It did not harm me in any way. Pink is a pretty, neutral colour.

Certainly better than sexist slogans, taken on its own.

It isn't sexist.
It may be indicative of the patriarchal set up of our society (which harms both boys and girls) but it isn't sexist, in and of itself.

I don't buy slogan or character tees full stop, this one is cringe worthy.

I don't think that T-shirt is inappropriate at all tbh. It just reflects the current trend of taking photos of yourself.

No, it makes an identity out of this trend.

Of course kids like to play with cameras. But why would you feel the need to buy them a t-shirt with such a slogan?

My parents didn't buy me a shirt with "Botanics Professor" on it when I got interested in plants at age 8.

Nor did they buy a t-shirt with the slogan "Beauty Queen" when I started to wear miniskirts at age 7, come to think about it.

I know exactly which of those t-shirts they could have actually bought without specifically requesting the slogan, and will be forever grateful that they did not.

It may be indicative of the patriarchal set up of our society (which harms both boys and girls) but it isn't sexist, in and of itself.

How can it be indicative of patriarchy and not sexist itself?

Not inappropriate. Bit naff. Fine if you don't like it. Cannot see why you would think inappropriate though

I like it

It's not inappropriate, but it is symptomatic of the narcissistic world we now live in and are bringing up our children in. It's all about meeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I wouldn't say it's inappropriate but on the other hand I wouldn't put it on a child!

As I practically live in Sainsbury's, I know they have 3 age ranges for kids, 0-2, 1-5 and 3-12. I'm guessing this was in the 3-12 range. If you want Peppa Pig, buy from the 1-5 range.

Lol I thought it was going to rude. Tbh as other said it is naff.

Thumb could your DS teach me how to use the camera on my tablet please?

Oh dear Bath - not sure he'd be able to explain it very well, he's only 3!