Poll: Does this inspire controversy?

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AstylahAthrys

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Nope. I've put make-up on my 3-year-old nephew and he's still very much a boy who likes Spiderman and guns and all that little boy stuff. Silly girl stuff will not turn a boy gay, just like my exposure to video games and Star Wars and all sorts of male-targeted entertainment didn't make a manish lesbian.
 

Cyclone of Mystery

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Sober Thal said:
This is disgusting. I am outraged. The husband really needs to step in and stop this.

Do some people have no shame?

That color clearly doesn't do anything for his complexion.
I laughed way too hard at that.

OT: Would they prefer it if he wore blue nail polish?
 

LitleWaffle

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Wierdguy said:
Besides the first impression "holy shit is she about to kiss that kid?!" no not really
That's what I thought the complaints were going to be about xD

OT: Who gives a fuck? He's 5.

Hell, I played with Barbies when I was 3.
Barbie at age 3 is a man's decision. *High fives*

Went to the beach with my Barbie when I was three. Good times right there

OT: Not really anything wrong with that picture. People are just way too sensitive these days. Everything everywhere is either racist, offensive, or not safe for our children. Give me a break.
 

Sporky111

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I didn't even notice the pink nails until it was pointed out.

Jeez, people need to realize that children aren't nearly as sensitive about these things as adults. Not to mention that kids that age probably don't even have much idea of the concepts of gender.

This whole thing just reeks of fake controversy. I mean, seriously; "An attempt to aim at the young, gender confused demographic"? That is probably one of the smallest demographics you can aim at that isn't "Richie Rich and his friends". It's just a grab at attention, and it's working like a charm.
 

The_Echo

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See, I would have been scouring that image for hours if the OP hadn't included what the controversy was all about. At first glance I thought it might have had something to do with the proximity of this woman to this child, but that couldn't be right, that's just silly.

I didn't even notice is toes being painted, however bright the color might be.

You'd have to be a wicked overthinker to get anything even remotely controversial from that ad.
 

Syphous

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By painting her sons toe-nails she is forcing FORCING her son to be gay. He has no way to fight back! Look at the suffering in his eyes! MY GOD WHY DOES SHE TORTURE HIM SO?!
 

Verlander

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I think if it were real, it would be a bit cruel, if for nothing other than the beatings he would get. As for gender confused? No. I go to work everyday with similarly coloured earphones on, and I'm pretty damn manly. No one even notices, I think only people with too much time on their hands find this sort of thing controversial. Like news stations
 

BanthaFodder

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nope, I see nothing wrong... and frankly, it COULD be a girl... idk... yeah, it's a little wierd that the mom's painting her son's nails, but that's not some kinda brainwashing plot... people need to get over themselves...
 

blindraven

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I personally don't see wrong with it, he is way too young to have a 'sexual' identity. Sure it can be argued that if he is raised like this for years yet he will then have a preference to 'pink n pretty' things (quoting a friend who mentioned this earlier), but to me that isn't an argument to either way.

Let people develop and advance as they will, society needs to have many of its 'ideal' BS ways broken, and the fact that people are shouting and screaming over a 5 year old boy having pink toenails just goes to show that it is too obsessed with the 'macho no emotion' boy. It is just an extension as those reacting now believe that kid and ones who see it will grow up with those preferences.

It ain't my thing, but let people pick for themselves and don't look down on guys who dress 'girly' and view that as bad, because last time I checked, when a woman dresses 'manly' we don't point, shout n scoff at the idea. Double standards and equality.
 

Brandon237

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zombflux said:
Shit for all I know the kid is a girl.

And who cares, he's 5, nobody has a sexual identity at that age.
This.
I thought he was at first, and he is so young that it doesn't really matter. It is still a few years he has left to be innocent! Just leave it people, if he was 13 then there would be implications.
 

RatRace123

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No, it's just a parent throwing embarassing shit on their kids, being allowed to do that is one of the benefits of having them.
 

notyouraveragejoe

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Wierdguy said:
Besides the first impression "holy shit is she about to kiss that kid?!" no not really
Exactly. Its a little bit over reading into it to say that any of that actually matters....
 

Cain_Zeros

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Yeah, I don't see how it's controversial. I know a guy who was a fair bit older than 5 and painted his nails, not only was he not remotely confused about his gender identity at any point, he's also not gay. So, nothing to freak out about in that ad...
 

Grospoliner

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Only sexually insecure men and their religiously dominated wives would react negatively. There is no controversy here. Move along citizen.
 

Callate

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My only concern is that if she's still painting his toenails when he's say, twelve, he's going to get the crap kicked out of him.

But if she's a normally affectionate and protective mom (which certainly seems to be the case) she knows that and isn't going to let that happen.

Other than that, shrug. It's a mom making time with her child. There's nothing wrong with that. They seem to be enjoying their time together. I don't think this is going to create any gender confusion where it didn't already exist.
 

PrinceofPersia

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This is about as close to contrived controversy as I have seen. People complain about the most stupidest things. And wth is the young gender confused market? That must be one of the most niche markets ever. This is just shows it's either a slow news day or the media doesn't want the viewers to focus on some specific bit of news.
 

Vykrel

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i guess the controversy is that this kid is likely to get his ass beat in the future if his schoolmates see this picture.

seriously, if you have kids, its probably best to raise them default-style. that means action figures for boys and dolls for girls, but if they decide to play with the opposite, thats fine. just dont make that choice for them and dress your 5-year-old son in a tutu x.x

meh