Friday, August 6, 2010

Overheard at the Nail Salon

(at a nail salon in downtown Santa Barbara just before the Old Spanish Days parade)

Grandmother (white, WASPy, trendy) to little boy:  Look at those girls.  Aren't they pretty? (referring to little girls dressed in "traditional Spanish dress")

Little boy (super blonde, big blue eyes):  No.

Grandmother:  Of course they are!  They're so pretty.

Little boy:  No they're not.  The boys are pretty.

Grandmother, laughing:  Boys aren't pretty!  Boys are handsome.  Girls are pretty.  You're so silly.

In my head:  Sometimes boys think other boys are pretty.  You're gonna have fun figuring that out about your grandson for the next 10-20 years.

I kind of love seeing gay little kids whose parents/guardians don't know that they're gay.  It's a little bit hilarious.

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