Gendering to the point of absurdity (teeny).

[NodmiTheSellout]

Three people come up--a mother and her sons, probably 14 and 9 or so.

Older boy: Hey, can I get this gum? *holds up a black pack with pink writing*
Mother: *glances at it* No, get something else.
Older boy: Why? It's just berry-flavored.
Mother: You can't have it, it's pink. Get a different one.
The boy rolls his eyes and grabs a spearmint-flavored one, which has blue writing. I just gawk, mutter "Really?", but don't say anything audible because, y'know, at work and all. But I never knew anyone would be that ridiculous.

[RetailWorkhorse]

.....wha'? *Blink*

[Exaspera]

By all means, don't let that boy grow up to be GAY or something! :-p

[Dave1982]

Basic bubblegum is about as pink as it can get. I can't say as I see what the issue with that color.

[NodmiTheSellout]

I kind of felt bad, thinking about the life that kid would have if it turned out he was transgendered or gay. I don't think his choice in gum would be the indicator though. . .

[Mytical]

that is just Some people.

[hinakiba777]

Wow...just WOW.

He can't have berry gum because it's PINK? since he's a boy? Really?!

Is he allowed Strawberry ice cream?! Or Ham? So all his steaks have to be cooked black to make sure not a speck of pink tongues the boy's tongue?!?!

This is BAFFLING! I have never in my life...It's just so....

I suddenly feel very ill.

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

"to the POINT of absurdity"? Friend, that point has been run down and left in the dust.

[searssoulslave]

It might have something to do with the dyes in the food. My husband won't eat red candies because he insists that the red food coloring gives you cancer.

[chainedbarista]

mm, the way he/she tells it, i don't think dye was the issue.

oh noes, you can now catch teh gay from pink gum? the horror!

[lobo94]

Immensely absurd.

[RootedPhoenix]

O.o

..ow.
*offers soothing candy to all, especially the OP* ..I'm sure we need it...

[grokit]

Is he allowed Strawberry ice cream?! Or Ham? So all his steaks have to be cooked black to make sure not a speck of pink tongues the boy's tongue?!?!

So THAT'S why I'm a little queer! All those strawberries as a kid...who knew...

[C. Cecil Ivanish]

Mother: You can't have it, it's pink. Get a different one.

Until the "get a different one" line, I was trying to persuade myself to hope that it would just be a lame excuse conjured on the spur of the moment by a tired mother who did not want to buy gum for her son, for any reason.
Maybe she is afraid that there are colourants in it?
Colourants that change your DNA into homo-DNA, maybe? Ah, no, sorry, seeing it from this woman's likely point of view... pink gums are infected with the VIRUS of HOMOSEXUALITY, right?

[Can I Help Your A$$?]

Yeah, I assumed it was because "pink is a girl's color."

Dumb lady doesn't realize that, traditionally, pink was for boys, and blue was for girls.

Reference.