I’ve seen the same thing happen over candy.

The boy wanted Saltwater Taffy. “No, that’s GIRL candy! They chew on it and play with their hair, pick something else.” I had never been so bamboozled nor heard anything so bizarre.

Saw this at Target just the other day. His big sister grabbed a Barbie. One of the big fancy Disney Barbies. Mom said it was his turn to pick something out. He went for a Barbie (presumably wanting to be cool like his big sister but he went to a different kind of Barbie so he wasn’t copying her) but NOPE! Mom grabbed his hand and said “No that’s a girl toy go pick out a boy toy.”

Yeah. Because your son playing with a Barbie doll is just the WORST THING he could ever do.