Soap box alert
I’m sorry in advance for any spelling mistakes, but my eyesight is a little blurred of late. I’ve just spent the past few evenings unpicking the word “gorgeous” from the back side of Amy’s new trousers.
Before you ask, Dan didn’t realise the writing was there when Amy chose them and the tags were taken out before we could take them back.
I just don’t get it. Why does any designer think it would be a good idea to write words on girls’ bottoms? Girls aged 3-12? Or ‘babe’ on their t-shirts for that matter.
It’s not just girls’ clothes either. Since having Evan, I’ve noticed there are a lot of ‘monster’ and ‘here comes trouble’ tops about. Yes, I’m sure he will have his moments but it always seemed to be a self-fulfilling prophecy when Amy wore her ‘I’m no angel’ tee (that she was given by an apologetic great aunt who thought it was confirming angelic status….)
I know I’m not the first one to notice any of this, but it’s becoming more of an issue these days. I’m not against writing on clothing full stop, (the “Mama ain’t raising no fool” t-shirt from Nippaz with Attitude makes me chuckle) just wish there wasn’t so much out there sexualising young girls or implying boys have to be bad.
At least Amy’s still in to singing along with the Tweenies rather than the Pussy Cat Dolls.
HERE! HERE! It’s a trend that needs to sputter out - quickly (and I’m hoping Bratz dolls meet the same fate). Although, I have to admit, I’m more talk than action as our girls have some clothing with words that bug me a little. But these items are mostly gifts from other people. None of them are bad enough that I’d move them out of the closet and in to the donation pile. However, the “Cutie” underpants Allie got when she was two never made their way into Julia’s wardrobe.
Couldn’t agree more.
But I did see a babygrow in Afflecks Palace that made me smile (in an ironic/sick sense of humour way obviously) as it had written on it ‘they only had me to sell me to a gay couple’.
Good for you! I HATE that kind of clothing, though given the amount of shirts that dudelet seems to have acquired with skull and crossbones on, I could be accused of hypocrisy. Though I suppose the chances of him growing up to captain a 37 gun frigate in the Carribean are pretty limited…