[LMB] Re: OT: Pink'n'blue, was: Male/female talking rates

[Laura Gallagher]

Ruth Frey wrote:
> I knew baby clothing was something they were stocking up on, so I hit the mall to see if I could find anything appropriate . . . and was appalled at the degree of implied gender stereotyping in *baby* clothes.  It was all either pink and princess stuff, or blue and baseball.  My God, we hit our kids with the gender identification stick early and often, don't we?

OH yes.  I saw a blatant example of that today - the story and the
picture is up here:
http://celticdragonfly.livejournal.com/499600.html

In case you can't reach it - bibs with white lettering embroidery -
the blue one says "I'm not a girl" and the pink one says "I'm not a
boy".  Hm.  Insecure with issues much?  GAH.

Laura Gallagher