what a great father, just the kind of guy his daughter needs :)

I always wondered why my mom bought me boy pants when I was a kid, now I understand I guess. I still prefer man pants until now, much more comfortable AND the pockets are actually big and useful! F**k fake pockets.

Clothes for girls/women are made for fashion or a statement, not for comfort or function. Look at women's jackets for example. It is so hard to find a nice, decent one. They are made so thin or short etc that it won't protect you from the elements. Let's not forget the pants with no pockets, the sexist slogans, shorts and skirts getting shorter and shorter etc. It's ridiculous, and what is worse is that girls and women's clothes are generally more expensive too and for less material.

The comment about kids dating is one I have always felt. She said she thinks it’s weird when people talk about children dating and when she brings it up nobody agrees with her. But I agree! Encouraging a child (usually a toddler) to have a boyfriend or girlfriend and give hugs and kisses just screams creepy pedo to me, and yet it’s super common. I had a friend that would encourage her toddler to “get it” when she danced by shaking her butt to raunchy music. Like, everything isn’t meant for kids. Sassy / teasing clothes, certain music, dating, etc isn’t for kids. That’s fùcking creepy and disgusting.

i don't understand why girl's clothing is so tight i have to get clothing a size up just to be comfortable

Yup this is so true. I put my baby girl into her older brothers baby clothes that we still had. It's really gross how babies are being forced into tight clothes right at the start. I wanted to puke in my mouth when I saws a sexualized girls halloween costume for 5 year olds at walmart. This world disgusts me daily.

I once saw a shirt in the toddler boy's section that said, "sorry, girls, I only date models." Gross.

Very sadly, this father and those expressing agreement are in a minority. The reason these 'girl' clothes are like this is because the majority will buy them. They actively seek to promote the sexuality of their daughters, even if subconsciously. The direction of our 'civilised' society is loathsome and deeply disturbing.

My daughter hates showing skin. She hates standard bathing suits. I have very pale skin and my bathing suit is a rash guard top and board shorts, which gets me odd looks at the beach. After months of searching for something both cute and covering, we finally found a swim dress for her that included lycra leggings. I don't think these kinds of things should be so difficult to find. Not everybody wants to flaunt their body. When I was a kid, if you wanted to cover up, you wore a t-shirt over your bathing suit, but a wet t-shirt isn't comfortable and ends up showing everything when wet anyway. I don't mind girls and women who enjoy less coverage, but there should be more options available.

I remember a kid in my 6th grade class accidentally came in wearing a V-Neck and got laughed at for wearing a women’s tee. At first I didn’t know that was a thing, then it hit me.

I also find the ridiculously over-gendered boy clothes irritating. Why does this kid need a camo onesie? Who is he hiding from? Why do all little boy shirts seem to have no color outside of green, black or various neutrals? Why do they all need a superhero with a macho phrase or truck or something? All kids clothes should be a variety of brights and neutrals and simple comfy clothing.

This. Definitely. I've only had godsons, but buying for my nieces? Forget it. I just bought them boy clothes. Only one person objected, and she wasn't the parent. I mean, really, what 3-month-old needs a pink glitter top saying HOT STUFF....??!?!?!?! I didn't need one at 20!

Perhaps things are easier where I live (Belgium) because I can find unisex clothes for babies at the simplest of stores. But I do agree that many clothes for girls, from size newborn on, are super girly, tight, inappropriate texts or images for the little ones (tiger stripes / panther print for babies anyone???) ... But also: baby boy clothes can be super boyish. No baby boy needs 'tough guy' clothes either. Personally, I just don't buy the things I find too girly, but it's not hard either to just navigate around them. I shop at both boy&girl departments for my girls (10, 7 and 4 months) and they're perfectly cool with that too.

As a grown up female, I still wonder why all the clothes I have to choose from are 1, sausage case leggings, 2, ruffled, 3, hyper pink, and 4, glittery. Or flowery, or the most uncomfortable freaking material I’ve ever touched.... I hated that crap as a kid, I still hate that crap. I bought nothing but guy’s clothing from age 12-24, when I got too curvy for their pants to be comfortable. Buying anything now is a nightmare.

I actually look into the girl side of Walmart for my son because my baby likes bright colours and the Trolls franchise. Plus girls have more Holiday stuff than boys. Why can't clothes be the same for both? Give boys ruffles! Give girls pockets!

Ever go to a childs dance recital?? 'nuff said..

I love guys tshirt designs so much more than girls, why do they have all the cool designs and we have only snoopy? I love snoopy but need to give us some options

I have nothing to do with babies, but I faced this issue as well when shopping for new spring/summer clothes as a teenager. Everything seemed flowery, brightly coloured, glittery, lacy, transparent and revealing. I didn't want tomboy clothes, I just wanted something that is cute, youthful, doesn't look cheap and most importantly doesn't make me worry about my bra choice.

Back in the day (15 years ago) all you could get for young teens girls were sweatpants with slutty words on the a**e of them, Midriff tops, high cut shorts and camel toe jeans. I had to buy my daughter stuff from thrift shops because it was outdated and not slutty. I can't even tell you how Karen I went on alot of manufacturers over this issue. Now my grandaughter has the same issue, 12 years old.

the comment about sweden (the 5th from the top) makes me happy, and more reason to want to move there

When I was a teenager, I was incredibly tiny. I bought boys jeans, and shirts. Not only were they more comfortable, they were way cheaper!

Bro I got catcalled more when I was 8 then when I was 12, and even less when I was 14 and so on- it just doesn't stop does it?

Hello, woman in mid 30 here. I'm buying men's shorts because I need pockets (phone, keys, dog treats etc.) and I want to feel comfy when working in the garden. No need to show my ass every time I bend or burn my legs when I want to sit down on hot wooden bank. I also buy men's t-shirts as pyjama tops as want to be able to stuck them down my pants and keep my back warm all night.

I had a hard time finding clothes fro my daughter when she was a toddler. Her favourite color was green - there were no green dresses whatsoever, only pink and purple and occasionally white. It was maddening!

Used to buy boy shirts and pants for my oldest 35+ years ago! She needed clothes she could play in and not worry about. She wanted girl shirts but I couldn't find them at the time in sturdy shirts. Though I used to mostly sew the kids shorts and shirts when they were little, lol.

I remember walking thru’ Macy’s kids dept. and seeing a tiny tee shirt that said “Apple Bottom, Sweet to the Core”. Who puts that on a 6 year old? No wonder the internet is flooded with child porn!

Blame it on the manufactures or designers of these clothes. It's not just some random person writing "Dad says no dating boys" on these clothes. It's the company that makes them. Or the store company that buys them from the vendor. They need to know not to buy these kind of clothes to sell to their customers if its that bad. Some might think it's cute and that people are overreacting to something as insignificant as this. Maybe they are and maybe they aren't. Cuz ya know you are going to have your detractors who are going to say "oh now you are cancelling cute phrases such as this on baby clothes?!" I'm lucky I don't have kids but I can see this dad's plight about why baby girl clothes are different from baby boy clothes. Who are these babies trying to impress?! Lol!!

This Dad is great! Also want to mention the sizes of girl pants, specifically Waist sizes. Totally unrealistic! My only female garment is my bathing suit. I am definitely a cross dresser. But for 2 reasons I have to wear a female bathing suit. Hated pink from the day I was born. At least in clothes. ((pink in nature is ok!)

i like dis dude

I like dinosaurs. I'd like to buy clothes with dinosaurs for the babies among my friends and family. But the kids are girls and the clothes don't JUST have dinosaurs. They HAVE to add something like the text "boy" or male symbol. I wouldn't care if it's a "boy colour" or "boy style" or whatever but the clothes still can't be used by girls because they say "boy" on them. It's just stupid.

systemic sexism- it's more pervasive than we realize...until we realize. Then we try to do something about it like teaching our sons that girls and women are 100% equal to boys/men. #startemearly #feministSon