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Moms of Girls: pink toys- a poll of sorts
Okay, what is the deal!? I "get" that some things are offered in boy colors and girl colors, but I feel like it's getting a little bit ridiculous. I was looking through a recent TRU ad and found a toy I'm thinking about getting Nolan:
and in little letters under the description it says "also available in pink." I guess maybe this is more of a "boy toy" and making it pink would girl-ify it, but there's more. What about this toy?
Or the ever-popular elefun game:
I guess I just don't get why girls "can't" play with primary color toys. I know that I won't be buying special PINK toys for the twins... they'll play with the same stuff Nolan did, and when we buy new- should the option be available- I won't purposefully choose pink because they're girls.
What do you think? Do you like having the option? Do you think it's getting to be a little overboard? I know that some things I'll buy/have already bought that are definitely "girl" toys- like pink rattles. But things like I posted above... what's wrong with red and blue and yellow?
Thoughts?
Re: Moms of Girls: pink toys- a poll of sorts
With things that come in both colors, I purposely choose what I think of as the "unisex" (not BOY!) color.
First of all, we plan to have at least one more kid, and if it is a boy, I want to be able to use all of the same stuff (not that I wouldn't let him play with it if it's pink, but you know what I mean).
Secondly, I do think it's ridiculous. Girls do not need everything PINK, and I would not encourage it by buying Nora everything in the same color. That stackable rings toy? I didn't even know that came in anything other than primary colors, and I think the pink one is stupid. The primary colors one gives you an opportunity to teach your child the different colors--with the pink one, what do you do? "Honey, this is 'rose.' This one's 'magenta.' This one is 'carnation.'" My eyes are practically rolling out of my head.
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I agree! Especially with the rings... I'm always saying "the blue one goes on first because it's biggest!"... I can't even imagine trying to "teach" using the all pink one.
I think most of us here would probably agree, so it begs the question WHO doesn't? The manufactures obviously see a market for these items to be sold in "girl" colors, right? I'm with you on the wanting more kids to use them idea... it's why we bought a gender neutral infant carseat, boppy cover, bumbo, etc.
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First, let me start by saying that I agree with everything that has been said. The pink craze drives me BONKERS!
With that being said, I will tell you who buys that stuff. The teen moms I work with. No joke. If they have girls they are ALL PINK, ALL THE TIME.
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I always buy the gender neutral toys, not only because we are having more children, but also because I don't feel like the world needs to revolve around PINK simply because Natalie is a girl. I am a girly girl, I do love pink and purple and sparkles and stuff, but enough is enough.
Have you ever seen pictures of the PINK kitchens popular in the 1950s? I am forecasting a renewal of that trend in approximately 20 years.
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I agree--it gets to be too much. Sure, Taryn has some toys that are pink (like her laptop) but pretty much everything else is gender neutral, primary colors. Her stacking rings, her walk n' ride, ball popper, Elefun--all neutral colors. The only other thing I can think of that's pink is the Bumbo, and that's because I got it for free from an ex-coworker, who had bought it for her SON
It's the same with clothes! I like getting the girls things in colors other than pink all the time--for example, I love green on Taryn because of her red hair. Other people, however, seem to think girls need only pink, especially MIL. Every article of clothing that she has bought Taryn has been pink and princess-y. She never buys anything other than pink.
I have a feeling my mom is going to be like this. Nearly all of the clothes we have so far are pink. I picked out a red outfit when we were out and she said "but it's not pink!" Um, no... and that's okay, lol. And we had a cozy cover in gray from Nolan that I planned to use... until she bought us two pink ones because "they have to match." I love her excitement but now I have a perfectly good gray cover I can't use, lol.
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