#ilona makes a big ass rant/story/diatribe on a big post lol

[iampikachuhearmeroar]

god. I was reading the comments on a post from an aussie brekkie (breakfast) news show; that was about a new kids' park that needs to be built somewhere in sydney or something... since the old ome is like falling apart or whatever. most of the comments were helpful like "make it colourful and fun and make it safe!" etc.

but then one weird ass commenter, that i suppose is from this line of new-agey "only have neutral colours only" people was in the comments all like "REMOVE ALL PRIMARY COLOURS!!! STOP MAKING THESE PARKS SO GARISH AND UGLY!!!! MAKE THEM ALL NEUTRAL (browns, whites, and dull greens), LIKE THE BUSH!!!!! SO KIDS CAN APPRECIATE NATURE AS TODDLERS!!!! KIDS NEED TO DEVELOP WITHOUT SO MUCH HIDEOUS BRIGHT COLOUR BRAINWASHING IN THEIR LIVES!!!!!" or something along the lines of that.

most of the people that replied to this woman's comment were like me when i read it - "are you insane, brenda????? what the hell does that end bit 'hideous bright colour brainwashing' even fucking mean???? why don't kids need or apparently- in your world- deserve to have bright primary colours- which they can actually see better when they're babies- at play spaces dedicated to T H E M??? and not Y O U??? why should they ONLY HAVE dull greens, browns, and whites??? and I'm sure toddlers, babies and other young kids have enough appreciation of nature as needed when out with their families, that they don't need to have playspaces completely in neutral colours."

like it was such a weird comment. and absolutely fuck off this ugly ass neutrals only trend. and fuck adults thinking they can fully dictate their child's colour tastes- or in the commenters' case- everyone else's children's- colour choices and tastes as well.

Am I the only one bugged by the sort of bland minimalist aesthetic people are using on their babies?

Burnt orange, mustard yellows, creams, whites, and then plain wooden rattles, trucks, and figures. Even if they have stuffed animals they're neutral or muted in tone

I get it "looks nice" or "tidy" or whatever but.. it can't be that good for the kids, right?

Where's the bright colors to get their attention and entertain them? The colors they learn and are drawn too? Blue like the sky, green like the grass, ect. Where's the stimulation?

Don't these look fun and enriching?

They look so boring and even the twins in the first picture didn't seem thrilled with their entertainment. They look like unfinished crafts you picked up from hobby lobby then forgot about until the baby was there and "well, they need something to play with"