"Raising boys who want to dress like little girls..."
This is hilarious. But it's also sad.
Fox News (though to be fair most other networks also went nuts).
Jon Stewart is right: "Do you have any idea how long a weekend is...with children?"
Watch through to the very end. A most excellent twist.
Interestingly, the whole pink / blue thing is quite recent. Or, rather, recently reversed:
"[A] Ladies’ Home Journal article in June 1918 said, 'The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl.'...In 1927, Time magazine printed a chart showing sex-appropriate colors for girls and boys according to leading U.S. stores. In Boston, Filene’s told parents to dress boys in pink. So did Best & Co. in New York City, Halle’s in Cleveland and Marshall Field in Chicago. Today’s color dictate wasn’t established until the 1940s, as a result of Americans’ preferences as interpreted by manufacturers and retailers." [Smithsonian magazine]
(Nod to Kevin Lewis)
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