'Funny' babygrow - or not?

Evertheoptimist

I wonder if these are ‘funny’ presents given at E.g. baby showers? My daughter got one with a silly slogan on given to her and, after a polite giggle, it went straight into the charity bag.

I imagine your notion is true.

Much like many 'funny' gifts for hen and stag dos - get binned later. Just part to the culture of party jokes currently.

Our younger daughters like fun oot events with 'joke' gifts.

I wonder if these are ‘funny’ presents given at E.g. baby showers? My daughter got one with a silly slogan on given to her and, after a polite giggle, it went straight into the charity bag.

Not remotely funny in my view; inappropriate and offensive at the very least

Offensive. But some idiots will buy them.

It's not clever or funny, totally inappropriate.

Fleurpepper

The wording on the front says

'when do I'

get a spray tan
false eyelashes
&lip filler

just like Mummy?'

Funny? Or?

We need a "finger-down-throat icon."

The sentiment is revolting - and I have a deep aversion to clothes, especially for babies, that have writing on.

Depressing…..

Awful. With parents who think this is a good idea the poor child has no chance!

I don’t like it either. I think some can be funny but not this.

Worrying.

Anybody remember the little girl’s tee shirt with “So many boys, so little time” a few years ago? It rightly caused uproar and was withdrawn. Think it was from Asda, but apologies to them if I’m wrong.

JdotJ

Common

The "kid's clothing boss" insists that those who criticise the slogan are snowflake Karens who've apparently "missed the joke", and complained that "you can't say anything these days..."

I suppose if you can't see further than the end of your nose - that's quite a compelling defence .

Common

Distasteful and certainly stereotypes mums

Im a prize winning knitter, yet I won’t knit for my ever increasing brood of great grandchildren as it looks so silly seeing them in clothes with pictures and slogans on them. One exception is the brilliant red haired one, whose t shirt slogan said
“You truly want to know if red heads have a temper? Then upset me”.
She turned out to be a very placid baby but oh boy, her parents will never forget the temper tantrum she produced as an 11 month old being told No, when she wanted something from a shop. No, has been replaced by assurance that they’ll get it next time.

Awful!! Pity the poor child who gets that!!

Well, my granddaughter loves wearing her Elsa gear - it makes her feel happy, so I am happy to indulge her - rather that than buy her my choice of pretty dresses which would never get worn!
The "spray tan etc" babygro thing isn't what I would buy but it may well have been an "in" joke that has been taken out of context! For all we know it could have been made for the baby of one of the Strictly Come Dancing ladies who all have spray tans and false eyelashes - (don't know about lip fillers) and yes, for them, it could be funny .... and all a baby wants is to be loved and warm and have clean clothes - they don't care what their babygro says and if it amuses the grown ups surrounding it - hey - happy smiling adults! What's not to like? So in conclusion - everything in context and each to his own in my view.

Fortunately, my parents would never have consider allowing me to become a photo model as a child. But some parents did, presumably in an attempt to provide for their children on a very small income. There are still parents trying to do that

We knew someone whose young daughter was a model for catalogues; every penny she earned was put into an account for her future.
She probably had a tidy sum by age 18.

I don't think these are funny either, and I agree with all of you who find them inappropriate.

However, as far as advertising goes, as far back as I can remember there were babies and children photographed for advertisements. As a small child I would have loved to be one of them!

At least that is what I thought at the time - the reality of having to stand still and be good for so long would probably have sicken me off it very quickly.

Fortunately, my parents would never have consider allowing me to become a photo model as a child. But some parents did, presumably in an attempt to provide for their children on a very small income. There are still parents trying to do that.

As to all the supposedly funny - in reality crude sentences on tee-shirts and baby clothes: our generation is appalled, but what do young parents feel? A lot must buy these things, or they would not continue to be sold and worn.

My grandparents disapproved of certain things my parents found funny. Some of our clothes were simply not worn when Grannie and Grandpa came to stay for a couple of days, and my parents modified their language and funny stories out of respect for Daddy's parents' known views.

My point being that we are back to the generation-gap here to a certain extent.

One of the worst t-shirts was worn by teenagers - it stated bluntly "Fuck me!" (remember it?). I wondered at the time whether anyone wearing that shirt could have go the police to take an accusation of rape seriously. I know it wasn't meant as an invitation, but honestly, how could you substantiate it as not being an open invitation to all and sundry?

One word - crass!

Not offensive, just not funny.

Ugh no

No. Not funny. And totally inappropriate for a baby !

Nvella

NotSpaghetti

icanhandthemback
It was me who raised Disney - yes, I am hostile to it - and all that it seems to stand for, frankly. Definitely not "sniffy" as you think. Much more complex than sniffy!

I thought I might be on my own somewhat with this one as the stuff is ubiquitous.

It’s a brave grandma who doesn’t get a Frozen dress for her granddaughter! Though mine are so over it now at 8 and 11

Mine too although I've realised they do Disney Princess dresses for adults 😲

Perhaps adult women who want to wear an Elsa or Anna dress were those who were deprived of such joys when they were little girls 😀 as most girls wouldn't be seen in one over the age of about 7.
Let it go .......

Inappropriate and unpleasant but so are many other things nowadays so wouldn't get worked up about it.