Pink Stinks?

[Mytical]

Indeed it would. Too many preconcieved notions in the world. People are individuals and should be treated as such.

Unfortunately not eveybody in the world is like my parents. Who had neighboring kids that called them Ma and Pa. People who if you knock on their door will invite you in, treat you like family, and even give you the shirt off their back if you needed it more then them. Side Note : I've actually done that before..was witness to an accident, somebody was bleeding, so I took my shirt off and made a make shift bandage. Simply because that is what they taught me I should do.

People who don't care if your black, white, or purple with pink pokadots. Gay, straight, or bisexual. As long as you leave your issues at the door, don't start any trouble, everybody is welcome. We need more people in the world like that.

[jackfaire]

What if a kid wanted to play with a toy but chose not to because they hated the color but said toy doesn't come in any other color?

Kid want's a kitchen set but hates pink.

[protege]

Kid want's a kitchen set but hates pink.

That's what spray paint is for

Seriously though, I had a kitchen set when I was little. Nothing really fancy, just a stove and some play food and dishes As such, I don't see what the huge uproar is over what colors toys come in. Of course, I'm old enough to remember when Lego sets didn't come in colors like pink, orange, and green...but that's beside the point

[Lace Neil Singer]

My parents bought my niece a kitchen set. It's coloured orange, purple and red; totally gender neutral. XD Plus, it was fairly cheap and was easy to find. A lot of people moaning about pink toys for girls need to get off their fat arses and actually look for gender neutral toys; they are out there, it just takes a bit of effort. But no, it's far better to just sit there whining about Early Learning Centre.

[Fire_on_High]

I'm the same way with my dogs. I always get my male dogs blue or black collars and "masculine" chew toys.

I used to joke I'd solve the issue of folks guessing my pets' genders incorrectly by keeping only calicos. Well, few years back I got a magnificent fluffy calico and....still have to correct ppl on it.

[Amanita]

I remember my babysitter hating the fact that I was a tomboy. One day she declared that "I'm going to MAKE you act like a little girl", and from that day on I was not allowed to play with or do anything tomboy-ish at her place. I was miserable. I begged my dad to do something, but he refused. He said to my 8 or 9 year old self "Don't upset the babysitter. If you make her mad, she won't want you to come back. And if you don't have some place to go, mom or I won't be able to work because we will have to watch you. And if we can't work, we'll have to sell the house." What a horrible thing to say to a little girl!

Well, it so happened that a couple of years later, laws here changed, limiting the number of kids allowed in in-home daycare without a special license. The babysitter got rid of all us older kids because we were not as profitable as the babies. And guess what? We didn't have to sell our house!

This isn't about forcing girls to be tomboys, or forcing boys to be more girly. It's about being free to do what you want and like what you want, without a lot of gender BS in the way.

FYI, I am still a tomboy. If I wear a dress or skirt, I will only wear certain styles and then only with leggings (biker pants, not pantyhose) underneath for modesty. I don't like heels, and only wear cosplay makeup. And my weapon collection is frightening. Oh yeah, and I have actual pieces of the Golden Gate Bridge in my room, and posters depicting lots of other bridges, ships, and skyscrapers.