<p>I think a relevant point is that fingernail and toenail polish is a ridiculous waste of time and money for ANYbody. Guys generally don’t fall for that sort of foolishness. </p>
<p>Note to women: Probably .0001% of men give a darn about you having exotic enhancements to fingernails and toenails. Which is about the same % that like more than one piercing per ear. Spend all that time and money on exercise and learning to drive better if you want to impress a guy.</p>
<p>^ Note to Schmaltz: Some women actually do things because THEY like them, even in spite of what any man may prefer… Just a thought.</p>
<p>^my husband thought like Schmaltz until I explained to him nail polish makes me feel sexy.</p>
<p>He is a convert.
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<p>I could see toe nail polish as a pretty easy & inexpensive treat or reward for good behavior for a small child. Finger nail polish on children gives me pause because I do worry about the chemicals in their mouths.</p>
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<p>Who says that women wear toenail polish to impress men? Did it ever occur to you that maybe they do so to please themselves?</p>
<p>You should try it yourself, Schmaltz; maybe you’ll enjoy it like that kid in the ad clearly does.</p>
<p>“Finger nail polish on children gives me pause because I do worry about the chemicals in their mouths.”</p>
<p>Of course, there are kids like my son when he was little, who spend almost as much time biting their toenails as their fingernails!</p>
<p>^then no polish for him at my house lol :)</p>
<p>^not sure we were supposed to take Schmaltz seriously?</p>
<p>I remember reading one time that pink is the color for little boys in Korea? It goes to show that what colors are girl / boy is socialized, not inherent.</p>
<p>A non-starter.</p>
<p>Oh, and Schmaltz, unless I can bounce quarters off your stomach, women are not obligated to exercise “for you.” They should exercise because it’s a good, healthy habit.</p>
<p>Pink polish can be functional as well as decorative.
Toe nail polish is very important during gardening season, when the feet are often in the dirt. It seems there is never enough time to clean up the toe nails when one needs to run to the store, or the kids’ school, or soccer match. </p>
<p>Today a kindergartener named purple, not pink, as a girl color.</p>
<p>I vote for purple and green as gender neutral colors. Please. I sold a dog collar today (at the pet shop). It was shades of green and tan. Lovely. The customer was worried about it being too girly. Geez. It’s practically camo!</p>
<p>We have a lot of issues with the fancier collars not being gender neutral or masculine enough. And these are for DOGS!</p>
<p>“And these are for DOGS!”</p>
<p>At least that’s what they tell you.</p>
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<p>My boyfriend doesn’t even like it when I wear nail polish. Or any make up. I do it anyway because it’s fun and makes me happy. What I do with my body has nothing to do with him.</p>
<p>I thought it was a shame that this is such a controversy. It makes the kid happy. I walked around pretending to be a boy for the first nine years of my life and flatly refused to wear anything that didn’t have ninja turtles on it-- I even demanded underwear from the little boys department. Turned into a perfectly “normal” gender-typical female. The way to psychologically damage a child in terms of gender issues is forcing them into an ascribed role instead of just letting the kid explore and play with what makes them comfortable. There’s nothing to screw a kid up like telling them they’re doing their gender wrong.</p>
<p>"^my husband thought like Schmaltz until I explained to him nail polish makes me feel sexy.</p>
<p>He is a convert."</p>
<p>If that’s how it makes you feel, I’d imagine your mailman is pretty happy about it too.</p>
<p>Did anyone see John Stewart’s treatment of this last night? It was truly hilarious! I hadn’t seen any of the coverage, just knew about the controversy via this thread. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. Especially the part referring to the cover of one of Glen Beck’s books. Really funny stuff. Priceless.</p>
<p>I saw John Stewart. You’re right. He was hilarious.</p>
<p>Thanks for the head’s up. I am TiVo’ing the repeat of last night’s show tonight!</p>
<p>I must say that I’m enough of an old fogey to believe that little girls and little boys should not be wearing makeup or nail polish. They are CHILDREN. Children should not be wearing sexy clothes, makeup, toenail polish, tight clothing, or bikinis to the beach. They should not be pierced or tattooed. They are CHILDREN. Let’s not turn them into sex symbols for anyone.</p>
<p>As for those who say “but they like it”… So? They’re CHILDREN. The adults around them are supposed to show some judgement. I liked to swim when I was a kid but I wasn’t allowed to do it unless there was a responsible adult around.</p>
<p>^ I think children should behave and dress like children as well. The provocative dress for young girls is disturbing.
Cannot imagine getting a boy to sit still long enough to have toenails painted…I’d rather see them with a soccer ball, at the pool and playing with friends.</p>
<p>IMHO nail polish doesn’t belong on children of either gender because its makeup and why put makeup on kids?
I did let my boys wear their sister’s princess costumes when they wanted too, and yes it bothered my in-laws!</p>
<p>What nobody has mentioned:<br>
So what if the little boy liked his pink paint? The question is why the clothing store left it in the photo. Come on, everything in fashion is photo-shopped to the max - the store or ad agency wanted the pink… maybe for an artsy statement in their photo shoot, color balance or something, or maybe for all the free publicity that something edgy brings.</p>