file under: are you fucking kidding me?

[veronica_rich]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2011/04/j-crew-and-jenna-lyons-pink-toenail-controversy.html

I saw this on "The Daily Show" so I had to go look it up to make sure Jon wasn't having me on. Basically, it's a J. Crew ad where a woman is playing with her young son and in one photo, is painting his toenails neon pink. AND IT HAS CAUSED CONTROVERSY. About gender identity.

And you only get one guess as to what "news" network is making the most hay with this.

Further proof we are apparently far too affluent in this country with not enough adversity in our lives. Or, you know, some people are. How else would they have time to worry about such bullshit?

Comments

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Nah, I used to wear nail polish when I was a kid, and I didn't have any problems with reactions. I suppose some children could, but likely in the same way adults could, too.

I painted my nails blue once when I was a teenager. My grandma asked me if I'd slammed my fingers in a door too hard. LOL

[beckyblack]

I suppose nail polish isn't so bad as it has pretty minimal skin contact (unless you're as rubbish as putting it on as me that is, in which case it's more like painted fingers than fingernails.