At a campaign event at a bowling alley in Wisconsin on Wednesday, Rick Santorum told a young man selecting a bowling ball, “You’re not gonna use the pink ball. We’re not gonna let you do that. Not on camera."
Sarah Manley writes:
It is 2012, folks. Color means nothing as far as someone’s future plans or gender or sexuality. It is a color. In the past, pink was a masculine color, but it’s morphed into a feminine one. Therein lies the problem.
Anything feminine is considered weak, inferior, delicate, less than. It may be good enough for your daughters, but it sure as hell isn’t for your sons.
I ask you to consider why? Do you love your daughters less? What about your mothers? Do you consider them to be insubstantial? Do you forget that women make up half of the population? Are you worried that they will take away your power? What is the root of the "pink ball" comment?
I propose it is misogyny, at its simplest form. Pink equals girly, and that is not okay for a boy or a man. But here’s the rub, it is. It is not just okay, but should be embraced and nurtured. Our sons should grow up to be strong and caring men. Our daughters should grow up to be strong and caring women. A gay man is not less of a man. A straight man that likes pink is not less of a man.
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