There's nothing worse than wanting to buy somebody a Christmas gift, but it being out of stock or completely unavailable. One mum has been left infuriated after trying to get her son some Peppa Pig merchandise, as he loves the TV show, but she found that all the stuff with Peppa on was aimed at girls.
Of course, many parents would argue clothing is genderless, and boys can wear clothes that are aimed at girls and vice versa, but the fuming mum, Kirstie, who posts under the username @sonshinemag wasn't impressed and showcased the 'most annoying thing' about shopping for boys, asking 'why can’t boys have female characters on their clothes?'
In the video Kirstie showed George at Asda's website which had Peppa Pig wellington boots 'for girls', but the 'boys' wellies had George Pig on.
She raged: "Can boys have Peppa Pig on their clothes? Mostly, it seems, no."
She then showed the girls wellies which had Peppa Pig on and pink trim, but the wellies for boys had George Pig on and were trimmed blue.
It was the same story with the backpack.
Kirstie continued as she showed a jumper: "I did find one outfit with Peppa and George, but then it turns out girls love the world and boys explore it."
In the comments, parents said they'd had similar experiences, but some parents had resolved the issue by simply purchasing the clothing they wanted, regardless of their child's gender.
One wrote: "I went to the girl aisle for my son's Moana shirts."
Another said: "My daughter loves Spiderman, there is nothing for her in the girl's section, but we don't care cause Spiderman is for everyone."
One woman admitted that she completely disregarded the 'gendering' of clothes, commenting: "When I was a kid I used to wear 'boys' clothes because I loved Scooby Doo. I’m 21 now and wear 'men’s' stuff because I love Marvel."
"This is why all kid's clothes should be unisex! If you like it wear it", someone encouraged.
Another agreed with Kirstie saying: "Ugh I feel this in my bones! So frustrating! They need to expand their merch."
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