[Tweeted earlier today by @FoxNews: "#JCrew ad shows designer painting son’s toenails pink. Does this cross the line? Check it out & let us know http://fxn.ws/i0K5wj #pinktoes."]
If you go to the link like I did, this is what you see:
[Image of a woman with her child in upper right, he has pink toenails. The page is headlined: "SATURDAY with Jenna. See how she and son Beckett go off duty in style." In the lower right, a jar of pink toenail polish with this quote next to it, "Lucky for me, I ended up with a boy whose favorite color is pink. Toenail painting is way more fun in neon." In the lower left is Beckett with his awesome black glasses looking freaking adorable.]
I retweeted FoxNews, adding “OMFG. NOT PINK TOENAILS ON A BBBBOOOOYYYY!!!”
To which the very smart @statesidemenace responded, “I’d really like to know how the phrase “Does this cross the line?” qualifies as news and not pandering.”
And to which the always spot-on @lifeversiontwo said, “What line? The immovable gender line?”
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
[UPDATED: Now we know where Fox got this "news" from: Media Research Council's Latest Target: J. Crew. I don't see pandering anywhere.]
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“blatant propaganda celebrating transgendered children” SCREEEEEECH. What the what? YES transgender children SHOULD be celebrated. I mean, ALL children should be celebrated. Duh.
Gender politics…gets me going faster than reproductive rights politics.