to not want to dress ds in pink?

[PrinceHansOfTheTescoAisles]

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Day at school next week and ds (7) has been told he has to wear pink. Now I know I risk being flamed for gender stereotyping my children but he has nothing pink. He wouldn't wear anything pink. Do I really have to buy something pink just so he can wear it for that day (his suggestion of red and white stripes was rejected by his teacher)? I'm not totally sold on the pinkification of breast cancer anyway and am not sure how the school is planning to raise awareness. If they can do it in an age appropriate and sensitive way, fine. If it's in a vague fbook "we're raising awareness by being aware of awareness" way I'd rather they didn't bother. AIBU?

[StormStrike]

Red is just very dark pink isn't it?

[dementedpixie]

Dd's school had a dress down and pay £1 for breast cancer thing today. She said hardly anyone had pink on (including the girls) but in my view it's the donating that counts not wearing a specific colour. She had pink hair bobbles and pink laces in her trainers (they were already pink). Her tshirt was more peach than pink but close enough I suppose

[ErrolTheDragon]

'Hunting pink' is scarlet isnt it?

[ErrolTheDragon]

(Not that having a kid declaring his red shirt to be hunting pink would be likely to go down well with what sounds like a rather po-faced teacher)

[NapQueen]

Buy him a Pink Floyd tshirt

[PrinceHansOfTheTescoAisles]

NapQueen now that's an idea! And maybe hunting pink ;)