Fox News Tackles J. Crew ‘Gender Bending’ Pink Nail Polish Ad

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by Alex Alvarez | 4:02 pm, April 12th, 2011

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Yesterday, we told you about a Tweet sent by Fox News’ official Twitter account, asking followers whether or not a J. Crew email ad showing a woman painting her son’s nails pink was “crossing the line.”

Today, America Live decided to tackle the same question by bringing on Trace Gallagher, himself a father of two girls, who shared that he wasn’t even sure he’d allow his daughters to wear hot pink nailpolish. The show noted that “some parents” are “outraged” over the ad.

Fox News’ go-to psychologist, Dr. Keith Ablow, weighed in on the ad:

It is unwise to dress little girls like miniature adults (in halter tops and shorts emblazoned with PINK across the bottoms) and it is unwise to encourage little boys to playact like little girls.

That’s an interesting juxtaposition, we think – little girls wanting to dress like teens (it seems Dr. Ablow is referring to Victoria’s Secret’s “Pink” brand), versus little boys wanting to play or act like little girls. Why not also address little girls who prefer to play with, say, trucks instead of baby dolls, or who shun dresses and prefer short haircuts?

Jo B. Paoletti, professor at the University of Maryland and author of the book Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America, meanwhile, sees things differently:

Lots of kids, say 7 and under, might ask their parents for something that would seem to cross gender, and I think most parents, especially in the privacy of their own home, might think, “What’s the big deal?”

Sure, but… what does that mean for concerned parents?

Interim America Live host Martha MacCallum seemed to have a more nuanced take on the issue than Gallagher (who seemed amused, and maybe even a little disturbed, by the absurdity of the notion that a little boy would want to paint his nails pink), making the point that, sometimes, younger children may just want to emulate older siblings or, in this case, their mothers. That said, she was pretty sure her sons would “kill her” if she ever posted a picture of them wearing nailpolish.

This is such a good topic to explore, with lots of different voices and advice willing to weigh in on either side of the issue, that we have to admit we’re a little disappointed with how dismissive Gallagher – and thus the segment as a whole – seemed of the whole idea. It just felt a little incomplete to us. Why bring up an idea ripe for debate, then dismiss it as being absurd?

Watch the segment, courtesy of Fox News, and let us know what you think:

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turk281

Ever see Sleepaway Camp? Slippery territory here.
jerrybobphil

Watching the video its seems they were joking and having a good time with the subject. Whats the problem?
Barack Must Go

Hey MEDIAite, this is still America no matter what your daily talking points memo from the Obama regime tells you to the contrary. There are a lot of ” real ” Americans that do not condone OUR children playing sadom & gamora dressup. If you’ve got a problem with that it’s just that YOUR problem.

It funny how the left wing bigots spend their ever waking hour searching the ” real ” American world just looking to pick a gay, black, or some other of their queer way of looking at the world.

They are in the process of doing away with ‘ don’t ask, don’t tell ‘ morons. Not you don’t have your own right to an opinion, religion or feelings about little boys wearing pink nail polish.

You vilify conservatives simply for voicing their honest P/C for TV opinion, when YOU haven’t been honest, even with yourselves a day in your miserable lives.

So paint your little boys nails pink if you’d like to and make sure you don’t sit little Billy Sue down and explain that boys do not customarily paint their nails, girls do, because you wouldn’t want to harm him for life. You truly are pathetic.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

Barack Must Go said:
So paint your little boys nails pink if you’d like to and make sure you don’t sit little Billy Sue down and explain that boys do not customarily paint their nails, girls do, because you wouldn’t want to harm him for life. You truly are pathetic.

That’s pretty much my parenting style. Thanks.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ellen-Carey-Rowe/683757018 ellie

Fox News racist & homophobic? You decide.
kit9

‘that we have to admit we’re a little disappointed with how dismissive Gallagher – and thus the segment as a whole – seemed of the whole idea.’

We? We’re disappointed? Who gives an ef if Mediaite is disappointed with a Fox piece, really? If Fox had treated the story very differently, you would have ridiculed them for taking it too seriously. As it is, you’re bashing them for being too dismissive. Either way, Mediaite, who routinely disproportionately attack the right, would have bashed Fox, no matter how they handled it.
timzank

“Why bring up an idea ripe for debate, then dismiss it as being absurd?”

Uhh, because it IS absurd.
kvon

Funny that Conservatives elected a cheeleader (Bush) as president. And that he held hands with Saudis. And that he had a VP who shot friends in the face with his gun.
leftistvermin

The continued feminization of America rolls on thanks to the queers and leftists who run every aspect of the media. The left believes that gender and traditional gender roles are social constructs, but they aren’t, they’re evolutionary constructs that have been occurring for millions of years and the social engineering leftists in the media and government have engaged in for about 50 years is not natural and every bit as anti-Darwinism as the creationists.
Barack Must Go

kvon said:
Funny that Conservatives elected a cheeleader (Bush) as president. And that he held hands with Saudis. And that he had a VP who shot friends in the face with his gun.

One man shooting his male friend in the face with his ‘ gun ‘ is queerly a practice undertaken more frequently than one could ever imagine tby those individuals whom permeate the liberal underbelly in America.
timzank

leftistvermin said:
The continued feminization of America rolls on thanks to the queers and leftists who run every aspect of the media. The left believes that gender and traditional gender roles are social constructs, but they aren’t, they’re evolutionary constructs that have been occurring for millions of years and the social engineering leftists in the media and government have engaged in for about 50 years is not natural and every bit as anti-Darwinism as the creationists.

It seems to escape them that the end result of homosexuality is, no reproduction, hence the death of the species.
kvon

Barack Must Go said:
One man shooting his male friend in the face with his ‘ gun ‘ is queerly a practice undertaken more frequently than one could ever imagine tby those individuals whom permeate the liberal underbelly in America.

Your President still holds hands with men and was a cheerleader.

Easy off the hyper-masculinity buddy, Drudge is gay, Brietbart is gay, you’re lying to yourself.
kvon

timzank said:
It seems to escape them that the end result of homosexuality is, no reproduction, hence the death of the species.

It seems to escape them that the end result of all relationships is not reproduction.

It also seems to escape them that RED states have the highest incidence of VD, teen pregnancy and sexual abuse.
kvon

leftistvermin said:
The continued feminization of America rolls on thanks to the queers and leftists who run every aspect of the media. The left believes that gender and traditional gender roles are social constructs, but they aren’t, they’re evolutionary constructs that have been occurring for millions of years and the social engineering leftists in the media and government have engaged in for about 50 years is not natural and every bit as anti-Darwinism as the creationists.

Yeah, your avatar is not creepy at all.
Barack Must Go

kvon said:
Your President still holds hands with men and was a cheerleader.

Easy off the hyper-masculinity buddy, Drudge is gay, Brietbart is gay, you’re lying to yourself.

Gay is an obsession of yours I see. I judge a man by his actions not by his sexual preference, unless he tries, as is the way of the degenerate left, to shove it in my face.
kvon

Barack Must Go said:
Gay is an obsession of yours I see. I judge a man by his actions not by his sexual preference, unless he tries, as is the way of the degenerate left, to shove it in my face.

Unless they want to get married.
kvon

Barack Must Go said:
Gay is an obsession of yours I see. I judge a man by his actions not by his sexual preference, unless he tries, as is the way of the degenerate left, to shove it in my face.

Or visit their significant other in the hospital.
kvon

Barack Must Go said:
Gay is an obsession of yours I see. I judge a man by his actions not by his sexual preference, unless he tries, as is the way of the degenerate left, to shove it in my face.

Or adopt children.
kvon

Barack Must Go said:
Gay is an obsession of yours I see. I judge a man by his actions not by his sexual preference, unless he tries, as is the way of the degenerate left, to shove it in my face.

Or receive life insurance.
Bill Huggins

Barack Must Go said:
Hey MEDIAite, this is still America no matter what your daily talking points memo from the Obama regime tells you to the contrary. There are a lot of ” real ” Americans that do not condone OUR children playing sadom & gamora dressup. If you’ve got a problem with that it’s just that YOUR problem.

It funny how the left wing bigots spend their ever waking hour searching the ” real ” American world just looking to pick a gay, black, or some other of their queer way of looking at the world.

They are in the process of doing away with ‘ don’t ask, don’t tell ‘ morons. Not you don’t have your own right to an opinion, religion or feelings about little boys wearing pink nail polish.

You vilify conservatives simply for voicing their honest P/C for TV opinion, when YOU haven’t been honest, even with yourselves a day in your miserable lives.

So paint your little boys nails pink if you’d like to and make sure you don’t sit little Billy Sue down and explain that boys do not customarily paint their nails, girls do, because you wouldn’t want to harm him for life. You truly are pathetic.

HEY! HOMOPHOBIC BIGOT!

This is not a “regime”. Obama won a democratic election FAIR AND SQUARE with no doubt like BUSHS’ ELECTIONS.

You need to come out of the closet and give yourself a good HARD look in the mirror. “REAL AMERICANS” are not homophobic bigots.

YOU NEED TO BE BANNED IMMEDIATELY
Barack Must Go

kvon said:
Unless they want to get married.

Civil union wasn’t good enough, so they carry their cross another 10 years for being gay about it. No skin off my _____.
Barack Must Go

kvon said:
Or visit their significant other in the hospital.

Civil union would have covered it, but nooooooo.
Barack Must Go

kvon said:
Or adopt children.

Ditto. Although I do not agree with gay couples adopting kids unless the kid’ss old enough to understand and agree, basically never .
Barack Must Go

kvon said:
Or receive life insurance.

Anyone can name whomever they like as beneficiary on a life insurance policy. An employer not offering a company paid policy, if that’s what you’re referring to, isn’t the end of the world…is it?
Barack Must Go

Bill Huggins said:
HEY! HOMOPHOBIC BIGOT!

This is not a “regime”. Obama won a democratic election FAIR AND SQUARE with no doubt like BUSHS’ ELECTIONS.

You need to come out of the closet and give yourself a good HARD look in the mirror. “REAL AMERICANS” are not homophobic bigots.

YOU NEED TO BE BANNED IMMEDIATELY

Aren’t you the same guy that was threatening to kill fellow posters earlier today or yesterday? I don’t know what’s going on in your life that’s causing you so much pain, but this is not the place or the people to be taking it out on. Seriously you need to get together with someone where you are and get your head straight before it’s too late.
Bill Huggins

Apparently BARACKMUSTGO is a bigot and homophobe, and not a Christian nor true inclusive American.
cjd ohio 1

Bill Huggins said:
! This is not a “regime”. Obama won a democratic election FAIR AND SQUARE with no doubt like BUSHS’ ELECTIONS. YOU NEED TO BE BANNED IMMEDIATELY

not allowed to use regime, really, well lets get chris matthews off the air, you can start the petition
avoidswork

timzank said:
It seems to escape them that the end result of homosexuality is, no reproduction, hence the death of the species.

you’re breeding yourselves into idiocracy, so I would be careful of that high horse you are on…

Did CNN cover this JCrew ad?
MSNBC?

Not only does FNC spotlight it, but add their trademark assertion of “propaganda?”

turk281 said:
Ever see Sleepaway Camp? Slippery territory here.

I’ve seen Jesus Camp.

leftistvermin said:
The continued feminization of America rolls on thanks to the queers and leftists who run every aspect of the media. The left believes that gender and traditional gender roles are social constructs, but they aren’t, they’re evolutionary constructs that have been occurring for millions of years and the social engineering leftists in the media and government have engaged in for about 50 years is not natural and every bit as anti-Darwinism as the creationists.

sorry, dude. the icky/creepy Selena avatar is distracting. you write like an old dude and you have an avatar of a teenage girl. talk about unnatural…
leftistvermin

avoidswork said:
you’re breeding yourselves into idiocracy, so I would be careful of that high horse you are on…

Did CNN cover this JCrew ad?
MSNBC?

Not only does FNC spotlight it, but add their trademark assertion of “propaganda?”

I’ve seen Jesus Camp.

sorry, dude. the icky/creepy Selena avatar is distracting. you write like an old dude and you have an avatar of a teenage girl. talk about unnatural…

I’m 29 and being attracted to a famous of age person is very natural, you taking ween in your butt – not natural.
Nachi

The little bitty Murcuhn men are terrified that their make-believe masculinity is being threatened! That’s how deep they are.
Jayson

What a no nothing no news article. As usual, some no mind idiot takes a harmless story and blows it out of proportion. Who cares if the kids wearing pink nail polish? Would all the homophobics say anything if it was blue nail polish? It looks like the kid is having a great time with his Mom. A Mom who actually takes time out to spend with her kid. How many other Moms take time to do that nowadays?

Good lord. A little reading on the subject wouldn’t hurt before posting an article like this.. You’d find that pink was usually worn by boys as it was considered a strong color. Blue was worn by girls as it was considered a delicate color. That didn’t reverse until the 40s when pink started to become a no no for boys and men to wear. You can bet your boots that reversal was started by some nutcase homophobic biggot.
We’ve been breeding way to many biggots this last century. They’re running amuck. Its time to produce a different model.