Pink vs Blue

Last year (2011) people got upset with the mother who put pink nail polish on her 5 year old boy and they apparently didn’t care that it is his favorite color. After this incident we were told of a study out of CalState at Fullerton that found kids are drawn to bright colors, not grays or blacks; the bright colors make them happy. So, we’re not hard wired for pink for girls and blue for boys. Good Morning America conducted a survey after this information was presented and found 73% of the people said pink was okay for boys to wear. I find it interesting that we don’t seem to care if blue is put on a girl and a girl playing with a truck is okay but a boy playing with a doll is not. By the way, actor Dean McDermott wears nail polish on his toes. In a world where you can’t tell a boy’s name from a girl’s anymore and men and boys have long hair and earrings which used to be signs for a woman, I find this all hypocritical and think a real boy or man (one secure with himself) would not be afraid of pink or nail polish.

On December 27, 2011 a 4 year old New York girl was on the news because she doesn’t want to be a Princess, she wants to be an action hero; she said the companies that make the toys try to trick girls into buying pink stuff.

January 24, 2012, I heard on the View that Brad Pitt’s and Angelina Jolie’s 5 year old daughter wants to dress like a boy and have her name changed; of course this brought up discussions as to whether or not she’ll be Gay. When I was young all girls had to wear dresses; whether you liked it or not; if the girl is going to be Gay she’ll be that way in spite of the clothes she wears. As far as her name goes whatever name she wants can be a nick name when she’s young and if she really wants it changed she can do so when she’s older and has more of an idea of who she is. On July 23 Brad’s mother was said to be buying the now 6 year old girl, fairy costumes and princess dresses against Angelina’s wishes. The grandmother is obviously pushing her views on the child and subsequently Jolie feels her parenting skills are being questioned. If the girl doesn’t want them, she should not be forced to wear them. I suppose the quiet way to handle this issue is to either donate or re-gift the items.

There are kids that know at an early age that their mind is in the wrong body (there was a girl at 2 that was saying she was a boy). By the way, on May 8 Tom Gabel, lead singer of the punk rock band Against Me, came out as a transgender.

We adults need to get over our own prejudices (see December 20, 2011 - Religion and Gays blog).