Today was Pink Shirt Day. It was mentioned in the school calendar/newsletter that they sent home at the beginning of the month. There was a separate reminder slip that came home a few days ago, and even an automated phone message from the principal reminding parents and students to "Wear pink!". So I think it's safe to assume that this whole wear a pink shirt thing is … [Read more...]
Listen Lego, We Need to Talk…. As Your Friend I Really Need to Tell You a Few Things
Listen Lego, we need to talk. We've known each other for a long time, right? What's it been, maybe 36 years now? I feel, as your friend, that I have to sit you down and explain some things to you. And I'm only saying this because I love you, I mean I really truly love you. But I think maybe you've been hanging out with the wrong people, Lego. I don't know who the heck you've … [Read more...]
Girls Will Be… Pink?
I have this love/hate thing going with the colour pink. As in, I hate it and my daughter loves it. From the moment I first discovered that my child was going to be a girl, I had this crazy notion that I was going to protect her from pink. She wasn't going to be limited. She wasn't going to be labelled. I wasn't going to dress my baby by colour code, simply for the comfort … [Read more...]
The Problem with PINK
I remember being in Grade Three and having the teacher tell us that pink is for girls, while blue is for boys. She then went around the class asking us what our favourite colour was. While the boys all picked different shades, from orange to green, as their favourite, the girls all dutifully chimed in with "Pink", until she got to me. I told her that my favourite colour was … [Read more...]