Camouflage Comes In Pink, Right?

“I asked my son what his favorite color was,” says the woman in the tiny French cafe. She’s polished, dyed, and leaning over a double espresso into her friend’s face. “And he said pink. Pink. I told him, ‘You’d better not let your father hear that.’”

Instead of a 1950’s type brown-Jello-meatloaf ambush, letting the boy think there’s no wrong answer to his personal opinion and then pouncing, it would have been more effective to approach the topic as a teaching moment. Mom could have prefaced her question with: “Here are the six colors you’re allowed to like, because you’re a boy: brown, black, blue, navy blue, grey, and camouflage,” and then ask, “Which is your favorite?” See, ’cuz that gives the lad a chance to grab the camouflage and run, run for the hills!, where he’s free to enjoy any and every color. Plus, in the 21st Century, where some of us live, camouflage is available in pink.

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P.L. Frederick said…
Succinctly put, Savant.
January 22, 2010
Anonymous said…
Cammo in pink? If it ain't, it oughta be!
January 24, 2010
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