He'll be a laid-back parent, won't he?
No, of course:
"I'd like to know the sex of the baby. It would be a bummer if you bought a boy a bunch of pink stuff!"
Good lord, no. Can you imagine? That might lead the kid to grow up unlike everyone else. A bit different. And that would never do.
He's right though.
ReplyDeleteAlso, from Ben Goldacre in The Guardian:
ReplyDeleteBack in the days when ladies had a home journal (in 1918) the Ladies' Home Journal wrote: "There has been a great diversity of opinion on the subject, but the generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl. The reason is that pink being a more decided and stronger colour is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl."