Gendering to the point of absurdity (teeny).

[C. Cecil Ivanish]

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

...probably it was only my willingness to find some good in people that made me think of anything else.

[Sheldonrs]

I'm pretty sure you can't catch gay from blowing bubbles. BubbA, maybe.

:-)

[shankyknitter]

...Maybe she just hates pink? I do.

Eh who am I kidding, she just wants her precious little boy to grow to be a 'proper' manly-man. Idiot.

[Magpie]

I do sincerely hope that it's because the gum was pink (and therefore coloured), and not because the writing was pink. But seriously, if the kid is 14 and can't have colourings (or certain ones) you'd think that his mother wouldn't need to vet everything for him. I though that literacy among 14-year-olds was high enough that they could check for their own allergens. So I now am disgusted either way.

[protege]

My husband won't eat red candies because he insists that the red food coloring gives you cancer.

Actually, there was once a red dye that *did* cause cancer. Red #5, IIRC.

[Teskeria]

Actually, there was once a red dye that *did* cause cancer. Red #5, IIRC.

funny (sadly true) story I always liked about that dye.

Farmer went to buy his usual rat poison. Came back to the store a bit upset because the pellets were white and he thought something was wrong. Clerk checks and lets the farmer know "they no longer dye the pellets because that red dye has been found to cause cancer in rats"

[Lots42]

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.

Only if you guzzle fifty gallons a day.

[Magpie]

The red colouring does, however, give my husband sores in his mouth. We're not sure which one and for some strange reason he doesn't want to try to narrow it down. But it's like any other food sensitivity - he's a big boy, he can take care of it himself.

[infinitemonkies]

Back in HS I went out with a girl whose little brother had an allergy to a certain red food dye, the one used in Kool-Aid. He was 4 or 5 when his allergy was diagnosed, and misunderstood it to mean he was allergic to the color red.
He wouldn't wear, eat or touch anything red until he was about 12. His parents never corrected his belief because they thought it was cute.

[searssoulslave]

His parents never corrected his belief because they thought it was cute.

That's borderline abusive in my book. You're going to give a kid a pseudo-phobia because you think it's cute?

[willow's pen]

in the netherlands pink is for boys and blue is for girls

[ShinyGreenApple]

Seems like a small thing, but this made me incredibly sad

[Sarcastica]

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.

I used to know a woman who said she was allergic to Red 40 or whatever the predominant red dye is. I wondered if that might be the case here too. Though I'm sure there are warped people who think pink gum will make boys magically gay.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Though I'm sure there are warped people who think pink gum will make boys magically gay.

Something I'm sure Flea-Bit would be happy to know if it really did work.

What would MY excuse be??

...Oh, right. I'm short, cute, and a Girl-magnet when it comes to halters, glitter, and raves. Dammit.

[MoonCat]

Back in HS I went out with a girl whose little brother had an allergy to a certain red food dye, the one used in Kool-Aid. He was 4 or 5 when his allergy was diagnosed, and misunderstood it to mean he was allergic to the color red.
He wouldn't wear, eat or touch anything red until he was about 12. His parents never corrected his belief because they thought it was cute.

There is a lady in my town who believes she is allergic to color. She wears all white and wraps herself in layer upon layer of clothes, even in summer. One of the local news reporters actually did a story on her. Nice lady, apparently, but she really believes she is allergic to color, anywhere, in any form.