Fox News Goes After J.Crew's Jenna Lyons For Painting Son's Toenails Pink

[romantico]

Posted: 4/12/11 at 4:54pm

"The news outlet decided to take on a recent feature on jcrew.com showing Lyons polishing her son Beckett's little piggies, accompanied by the text, "Lucky for me I ended up with a boy whose favorite color is pink. Toenail painting is way more fun in neon."

Cue the "experts." Talking head numero uno, Dr. Keith Ablow asserts, "This is a dramatic example of the way that our culture is being encouraged to abandon all trappings of gender identity." Numero dos -- Media Research Center's Erin Brown -- called the pic "blatant propaganda celebrating transgendered children."

To be fair (and balanced), Fox News also found some lefty author who was all like, who cares, but enough about her. What does she know? Her boy child probably has a lovely bubblegum-hued pedicure, too. "

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/12/fox-news-jcrew-jenna-lyons-_n_848152.html

[wexy]

Posted: 4/13/11 at 10:05am

There was a big story about this while I was getting my coffee on one of the newtworks this morning.
They interviewed a mother whose boy likes dressing up as a princess.

http://jezebel.com/#!5664165/meet-princess-boy--his-awesome-family

[SNAFU]

Posted: 4/13/11 at 10:47am

Nice to know there are enlightened parents out there!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 4/13/11 at 3:03pm

As Sally Bowles says in Cabaret, "I think people are people, I really do. I don't think they should have to explain anything. For example, if I paint my fingernails green, and it happens I do paint them green, if someone should ask me why, I say, "I think it's pretty."

[Taryn]

Posted: 4/14/11 at 1:33am

A great article that my friend linked me that I found especially relevant given this recent stupidity from FOX: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/When-Did-Girls-Start-Wearing-Pink.html

You really can't argue with FDR.

[Q]

Posted: 4/14/11 at 3:02pm

Jon Stewart addresses "Toemageddon: This Little Piggy Went To Hell!"
Link

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 4/14/11 at 4:31pm

Hot Topics-Painting Boy's Toenails - The View

[adamgreer]

Posted: 4/14/11 at 5:50pm

Sherri Shepherd and Hasselbitch continue to make themselves look idiotic every time they speak.
Updated On: 4/14/11 at 05:50 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/14/11 at 6:17pm

Sherri Shepherd is petrified the one fetus she didn't abort is going to grow up to be gay.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 4/14/11 at 6:44pm

LOL, Phyllis!

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 4/14/11 at 6:55pm

The subject came up on The Talk the same day as well and everyone was pretty cool about it.
The Talk - Talk Back: Can Pink Be For Boys?

[WestVillage]

Posted: 4/15/11 at 10:50am

Someone should remind Sherri and Hasselbitch that there was a time when women couldn't wear pants, because that was man's clothing. Put them in hoop skirts and bustles and tell them to STFU.