Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Why I don't like Pink for my Daughter

I don't like when people buy my daughter Pink items. And I always get asked why. Well, its not the color I have a problem with. In fact, Josie has several pink outfits that have my seal of approval.
Its what the color pink has come to mean. When you buy something pink, chances are the message on it is not exactly pro-feminist. Things like "little princess" seem harmless enough until you see the boys outfit from the same line of clothes saying "future engineer".

Check out this article. This line of clothes lets boys be super heroes, while girls get to DATE super heroes. Think about that message: how the boys are the strong ones, while the girls wait around for a man to take care of them (the EXACT message of Disney Princesses, btw). Get my daughter a pink outfit with a superman/woman shield and she can wear it; get her a pink outfit that says "Future Engineer" and Ill put it on her myself. Get her one that says "I only Date Heroes" and it will never leave the drawer.