BIGOTS IN TIZZ OVER BOY’S PINK NAIL POLISH
US conservatives are up in arms over a promotional e-mail which features fashion designer Jenna Lyons who paints her son’s toenails pink.
The e-mail for clothing brand J.Crew’s online catalogue includes a picture of Lyons and her son sporting the pink nail polish on his toenails.
Underneath the image, Lyons is quoted as saying: “Lucky for me I ended up with a boy whose favorite color is pink. Toenail painting is way more fun in neon.”
The feature drew condemnation from Fox News’ health columnist Dr. Keith Ablow, who commented that “This is a dramatic example of the way that our culture is being encouraged to abandon all trappings of gender identity – homogenising males and females when the outcome of such ‘psychological sterilisation’ is not known”.
He adds: “…encouraging the choosing of gender identity, rather than suggesting our children become comfortable with the ones that they got at birth, can throw our species into real psychological turmoil – not to mention crowding operating rooms with procedures to grotesquely amputate body parts?”
The Culture and Media Institute’s Erin R. Brown also slated the ad in an article titled “J.Crew Pushes Transgendered Child Propaganda”.
“Not only is Beckett likely to change his favorite color as early as tomorrow, Jenna’s indulgence (or encouragement) could make life hard for the boy in the future,” Brown writes.
“J.Crew, known for its tasteful and modest clothing, apparently does not mind exploiting Beckett behind the façade of liberal, transgendered identity politics. One has to wonder what young boys in pink nail polish has to do with selling women’s clothing.”
She warns: “Propaganda pushing the celebration of gender-confused boys wanting to dress and act like girls is a growing trend, seeping into mainstream culture.”
Pinky and the Lame Brain. Oh for goodness sakes! Whoever started the “pink is for girls, blue is for boys” stereotype in the beginning should be shot anyway. They are ONLY colours.
And if Dr Ablow was so concerned about grotesque body part amputation, perhaps he’d do his knowledge well by visiting rural South Africa where so many straight adolescent boys consider it a right of passage!
At least painting a boys toe nails is not life threatening.
What???. Since when is amputation and circumcision the same thing? You are as ignorant and intolerant as the people making a noise about pink nail polish on a boy
Oh My HAT!!!!!!!. What does it matter if the boy has pink nail polish on his toe nails. It is part of growing up and experimenting and setting your own standards at the end of the day.
And Dr. Keith Ablow, maybe you should look at the bigger picture, and see the incredible love and happiness between mother and son, having innocent fun together.
huh. I’m baffled that people can think like that. Maybe I’m wrong but I thought that it’s the kids who are “made to be” something they aren’t who end up with major problems. Like addiction, depression etc.
child. an innocent child shows the world what is wrong with the colour pink – well done to his mom if she can paint his toenails – we know she can feed him – how many kids dont eat properley in SA and the parents have money for food – the parents are lazy and dont care – has anyone noticed this ? i have !!! 80% of women dont care about there childrens food