Anyone else find "pink princesses" ubiquity deeply disturbing?

[Annner]

Have a look at this

After years of wondering whether I do read into everything too much, this site is a breath of fresh air.

[Tortington]

bollocks.

it

is

a
pink

dress

not

a chain

to
the

kitchen

sink

jesus - somepeople will make an issue out of shit all

[JodieO]

I agree with Custy wholeheartedly.

[hunkermunker]

Interesting and topical article...

[Tortington]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/in_the_news/763932-Responsibility-to-let-girls-be-tom-boys this thread refers to that article

[hunkermunker]

Ah, that thread was too long - am practising MNLite

Does it also refer to this one?

[scottishmummy]

hate the concept of role model.are parents so bereft they need an external so called role model

talk about not being unable to see the pink wood for the pink tree's for the pink leaves

i love pink as a coour,a fabby neutral,easy to accesorise colour

pink pashmina hasn't held me back at all

what form of parental anal control is this that you so are a colour.god save us from navel gazing loons

how do you seek to promote female autonomy by banning choice

[vlc]

Actually, I think the site that the OP linked to is actually campaigning for MORE choice, SM.

Choices other than pink princesses. It seems to me that the choice of activities, clothing, interests, toys and so on is getting more and more restricted - to ONLY pink, ONLY princesses and fairies.

I'm with you on wanting more choice.

[scottishmummy]

expend your energies to education,emotional welfare and good mental health.

not a colour

so what if your dd wears pink doesn't equate pimp my bitch.just a colour get a perspective people

[cissycharlton]

I don't think the issue is about the decision to put your daughter in a pink dress/pink pasmina. There has been a general movement towards 'girlification' which doesn't suit everybody.

If a girl turned up to a party in jeans and a top with boots or trainers as I perhaps did when I was a young teenager she may feel more comfortable but she would look very out of place. I think that's a shame.

[SoupDragon]

Stuff all the analysing, pink is a foul colour and I refuse to buy it where I can avoid it (t's proved to be surprisingly easy)

What is interesting is that BabyDragon only began to claim pink was her favourite colour when she started nursery. It's nothing to do with personal choice and everything to do with peer pressure.

[SoupDragon]

It's also a lack of choice. Go into Clarks and look at the selection of girl's doodles on offer this summer.

Boys suffer the same difficulties - there are always numerous threads on MN whinging about being rail-roaded into Sludge.

[hunkermunker]

I went into Primark the other day. The entire floor, purportedly "children's clothes" bar one tiny, tiny corner for skulls and crossbones on sweatshirts was taken up with a sea of pink. Oh, and there were about two racks in another corner with cushions and other such homewares.

The floor was the same size as the one downstairs which had a sizeable men's clothing section, ditto women's.

Why do people buy their girls so many clothes? Next is very similar, though the shop generally has a more equal distribution of space - but the sale racks are always full of girls' clothing.

[scottishmummy]

primark is a bear garden at best of times.chaotic with clothes on floor.pushy shuvey folk long queues

[Oliveoil]

are you really analysing the colour pink?

really?

give
me
strength

[piscesmoon]

It is a very short phase and meaningless. If they like pink I can't see the harm in it. I love wearing turquoise-I would be a bit annoyed if people read things into it and tried to get me to wear other colours merely because they thought I should.

[scrummymum]

My DD goes through stages. Sometimes she is very girly and wants skirts, dresses and pink stuff and sometimes all she wants to do is dress in her jeans and trainers. She is 5 but knows her own mind. Its only a colour. It doesn't mean anything. Just gives somebody something to write another thesis on.

[ILoveDolly]

I think that the pink debate is useful as it highlights how narrow the gender roles are for both sexes even at pre-school age. Need I refer to threads bemoaning lack of clothes for boys which don't call them 'naughty' or 'little monsters' etc

Incidentally I found some excellent 'boyfriend style' jeans for dd in Adams that had - no floral embroidery - no sparkly bits - no pink! They look like grown up baggy jeans and are so cute on. She has several pairs of boys trousers as I want plain jeans and cords for her, especially when we go walking or gardening, not stupid frilly embroidered sparkly ones.

[Hulababy]

I just cannot bring myself to get worked up over what colour clothes my young child wishes to wear, or what latest toy they chose to play with.

I grew up wearing typically gender specific clothes and playing with gender specigfic toys through choice. Have not yet turned into some soppy princess now I am an adult. Thnk my DD will cope. Hopefully I am a good role model for DD amd can ensure she gets equal opprtunities to all things, so that she can make her own decisions forom them.