I know that "political correctness gone mad" is a silly meme at this point but.... is this really an issue?
https://www.smh.com.au/national/boys-will-be-boys-pyjama-top-pulled-after-parent-complaint-20180627-p4zo5l.html
IDK, I guess i'm just out of touch but I think this is pretty harmless.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/boys-will-be-boys-pyjama-top-pulled-after-parent-complaint-20180627-p4zo5l.html
IDK, I guess i'm just out of touch but I think this is pretty harmless.
A popular Australian pyjama brand has removed a boys' jumper emblazoned with the slogan "boys will be boys" from the market after concerned parents complained about the use of the phrase.
The grey pyjama top was marketed in Peter Alexander's children's range, and was spotted by Melbourne mother Bridie Harris in a shop last week. She then made a complaint to the company on social media.
"Boy won't be boys," she wrote on Facebook on June 20.
"Boys will be held accountable for their actions. I hate to see an Australian store, who makes such great pjs, put such a sexist statement on a t-shirt intended for young boys. Excusing boys of their behaviour is not a step in the right direction. It's 2018."
"I just think that it allows boys to do whatever they want because they are boys. It gives them an excuse for inappropriate behaviour. If a girl hurts someone or does something, you never hear someone that says girls will be girls."
She said the phrase had the connotation that men "tend to get away with stuff just because they are boys".
"I would be worried if someone were to hurt her, boy or girl, that she thinks it would be ok, and ok for them to do so just because 'boys will be boys'. I don't want her to think if someone pushes her on the playground it's just 'boys will be boys'. I want her to stand up and tell someone and be able to feel safe, playing in playground or walking home at night as an adult," she said.
The pyjama top is no longer available on the website's online store.