Seeing Red over Pinks and Blues
Can I have whites, please? :-)
Funny how much emphasis they put on a baby being a boy or a girl; but for men and women, they want to be the same.
Try shopping for baby clothes, and you'll stare at two options -- blue stuff (labeled BOY) and pink stuff (labeled GIRL). Oh, what do you mean you don't see that one tiny piece labeled "neutral", hidden somewhere between the two sides? And it's either yellow or green.
Why making things difficult by limiting the options? And why the over-emphasis on blue must be for boys, and girls must have pinks?
How about beige, my most favorite color ever? And whatever happened to the all innocent, simple whites?
What a waste when we cannot reuse the same clothes for the next baby if it's not the same sex, especially when babies outgrow their clothes very fast anyway?
This applies to everything else too, like beddings, car seats, etc etc.
Parents of shy babies like us don't know what it is until it's born. Thanks for making shopping difficult for us. We did find some neutral colors, but they are not close to enough for what we need. So we bought a few items in two sets: both pink AND blue. Keep the receipts and the tags, and when the baby comes, return one of the sets to the store. Luckily returns are easy here!
I'm still not happy with the general stupidity, anyway.
Funny how much emphasis they put on a baby being a boy or a girl; but for men and women, they want to be the same.
Try shopping for baby clothes, and you'll stare at two options -- blue stuff (labeled BOY) and pink stuff (labeled GIRL). Oh, what do you mean you don't see that one tiny piece labeled "neutral", hidden somewhere between the two sides? And it's either yellow or green.
Why making things difficult by limiting the options? And why the over-emphasis on blue must be for boys, and girls must have pinks?How about beige, my most favorite color ever? And whatever happened to the all innocent, simple whites?
What a waste when we cannot reuse the same clothes for the next baby if it's not the same sex, especially when babies outgrow their clothes very fast anyway?
This applies to everything else too, like beddings, car seats, etc etc.
Parents of shy babies like us don't know what it is until it's born. Thanks for making shopping difficult for us. We did find some neutral colors, but they are not close to enough for what we need. So we bought a few items in two sets: both pink AND blue. Keep the receipts and the tags, and when the baby comes, return one of the sets to the store. Luckily returns are easy here!
I'm still not happy with the general stupidity, anyway.
posted by Ina at 12:13 AM
7 Comments:
aih? marah lak makcik?
bwk bersabor...
pandai2 org sana, ada bodo deme.
hehe
pilih jer yang tak der label "boy" or "girl", in all colo(u)rs of the rainbow...:)
I was just venting.. prok prek! :-))
Deme bukan bodoh, customers saja suka menyusahkan diri; dan producers suka promote consumerism, yeah.. beli beli.. perabih duit..! :-)
Tu la pasal, LT, deme gemor benor label siap2, and nak jumpa natural colors tu jenuh.. natural pun asyik2 yellow and green (kaler kedah). dah le pekan kecik nih, tak macam kay ell or ipoh mali ;-)
Wooohooo!!
Tahniah dan alhamdulillah dapat baby girl...
Semoga kedua2nya sihat walafiat....
Nanti Uncle Small belikan baju kaler pink ek.. (ikut standard US) hehe..
Ina, congratulations on your baby Amira. Amboi, sekapal kita noo... Bila nak post gambaq baby? Sakit lagi dak?... Hehe...
Sini baju baby yang 0-3 months, ada gak white color. Aku dulu amik langkah selamat, ie tak beli kaler pink, mana la tau kot2x yg kuarnya Abu. Lagipon, sini kalu beli mana leh hantar balik kat kedai. La ni, Aina dah 3 bulan lebih, tiap2x kali kuar shopping, mesti belikan dia baju selai atau 2 lai atau 3 lai atau beberapa lai. Hik. Tak tahan la tengok baju baby comel2x.
bila nak post gambar baby kat blog ni? nak juga kenal sebelum jumpa..
whatever colour they wear pun it isn't going to change their sex ma..;-))ada orang yang pakaikan pink pada anak perempuan pun masih ada yang bertanya.."lelaki ke perempuan?"
Well written article.
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