The Feminist Pessimist

Journey of giving birth to a girl in a world that just wants her to bake cookies for the boys.

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I am a software quality assurance engineer and manager for Statistica. I love math, programming, and problem isolation & solving. Any opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily that of my employer.

Monday, September 15, 2008

High heels for babies?

This has been all over the news this weekend, with the "Aww, that's so cute!" tone.

I guess if you're planning on giving your daughter these values, birth is just as good a time as any....

Honestly I haven't looked for baby shoes yet, but I am told that the selection is just as poor, with respect to pink and princesses. Suggestions for sensible first shoes are welcome comments.

Saturday, September 06, 2008

Gender neutral clothing update

I need to give some credit after complaining a few months ago that there weren't any gender neutral clothes for older newborns.

I found a package of 9-12 month bodysuits at Wal-Mart this morning that are oranges, greens, yellows, and whites. No military equipment or princess designs, so score.

Only two cons:
1. Not available anywhere on the web apparently so I can't link to it.
2. One of the bodysuits says "I love Mommy" but there's not one that says "I love Daddy".

Also got a pack of gray bodysuits at Old Navy. They are far less cheery than the rest of the clothes I see. One has a single snail on it, and another has some abstract trees mingling with snails. We call these bodysuits her "Sylvia Plath" clothes. Even more depressing: they dropped the price $5 since I bought them.

I don't want to sound too optimistic, but there is a bit of a market out there for people like us.