Pink

I'm sure there's no conspiracy involved here, but according to my friend M, her brand new baby Layla (born yesterday) will be clothed entirely in pink as long as she is wearing the gifts they've received so far, with the exception of a cute blue sunsuit our friend Mark bought them. I've heard the same thing from my friend S, who says that when she does laundry for her baby Katie, it looks like a Pepto Bismol explosion. Now, Barbie has nothing against pink and has built a very lucrative empire almost entirely on that colour. But even leaving aside the social message, what kind of fashion message are we sending to our baby girls? You don't see me wearing a pink Canadian Mountie outfit, do you?

Incidentally, I don't blame the gifters. Speaking from experience, you have to deliberately search for non-pink baby girl items. I bought both Layla and Katie two outfits each--one lavender and one blue--to try to offset the pinkness. A girl needs options, right?