walmart

     I was at Walmart with my roommate and we were doing our normal shopping.  We got some groceries and had to get a few random things besides groceries.  We were over by the shampoo and stuff and a little boy was playing with a toy and his dad took it away and said something like, "You don't want this, it's yellow and yellow is a girl color."  He then pointed to my roommate and said, "See, she is wearing yellow; yellow isn't for boys."  He then preceded to wink at us and walk away.  I gave him a sort of disgusted look. (I couldn't help it)  I have seen many guys wear the color yellow and I don't see that color as strictly feminine at all.  After all, many people buy yellow things for babies when they don't know the sex of the child.
     I just think it is ridiculus that parents feel the need to police their children.  Just let your children grow up and don't be so worried about conforming them to gender norms.  Just because your boy wears pink or plays with a yellow toy does not mean that he will grow up to be gay or choose later in life to want to be female.  Your little girl can play with trucks and wear blue and it doesn't mean she will grow up to be a butch lesbian.  Why must we have so many gender expectations and conform children from birth to these expectations?