'I'm glad to say I dress my son in girls' clothes'
 

Greg Rutherford's partner hits out after Strictly viewers criticise her toddler's outfit


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1. Susie Verrill faced abuse over the way she dressed her son Milo, 2
2. Tot was seen supporting dad Greg Rutherford on Saturday's Strictly show
3. Some viewers suggest that Verrill's clothes choice for Milo were too 'girly'
4. Journalist Verrill has now hit back at critics in a scathing blog post

The partner of Strictly Come Dancing star Greg Rutherford has issued a strongly-worded defence of her son Milo's clothes, after viewers of the show said the little boy 'looked like a girl'.

Toddler Milo, two, appeared on Saturday night's show during a training session with Olympic long jumper dad Greg and his dance partner Natalie Lowe.

Some viewers suggested that the toddler was 'dressed in girly clothes', a charge which Milo's mother, journalist Susie Verrill, has since responded to via a furious blog on her personal website.

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However, some viewers watching the VT suggested that Milo's hair, tied up in a top-knot, and his colourful outfit were 'girly'.

One critics of the little chap's outfit, which included a red top with cacti on it, black and white patterned leggings and blue shows with a flower print, suggested that wearing the clothes might 'mess with his head.'

Another suggested that perhaps Verrill 'had wanted a daughter'.


Her response: Of the colour choices for Milo's clothing, Verrill wrote: 'I don’t think boys should stick to blue, black, trucks, robots, footballs and monsters.

'Of course, we love all that stuff, but so will any future daughter of ours (if we happen to have one). Milo does wear blue, he just didn’t happen to today.'

Finally, the journalist said the comments hadn't bothered her and she was happy and confident about the way the couple dress their son, saying: 'I can gladly confirm I dress my son in "girl clothes."'

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MR C SENSE, WITNEY, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago

Like many viewers I believed the child was a girl.

(same)


views?

Good for them :clap1:

What a fantastic family :clap1:

They look like fairly gender neutral clothes to me :shrug:

Yep! She is in the right. Clothes are clothes... gender specific clothes are a societal construct... and who cares if the kid looks like a boy or a girl :shrug:

Some people have to much time on their hands to judge others.

The reason why people dress babies in pink and blue is so that people do not say "oh what a beautiful girl" when its a boy what with babies looking like er babies

Mind you that child looks like a girl to me if I did not know, he needs to get a haircut and get rid of that silly top knot and maybe some tops with say Dinosaurs or a football top?

Does it matter?

I'm sure if someone misgendered him they would simply correct them, I don't see it as a problem.

What would happen if you dressed your baby in green though, it would be chaos I tell you, CHAOS!! :o

I never wore any green growing up, not a single item what with it being a Celtic colour

factoid

:omgno:

:laugh:

My daughter went about town in green and brown corduroy...and yellow and orange tops...

Today she is an honour roll student, thoughtful, and a pleasure to be around

I can't say i did anything wrong when i set aside the dozens of pink items people gave me in baby showers.

WHY does it matter? And what has it got to do with ANYONE other than the OBVIOUSLY loving and doting parents?

Those commenting adversely, online or wherever, would be better off concerning themselves with the 10's of thousands of battered, abused and neglected children that their dogs of parents are responsible for in this country.

I think he looks like a happy little boy. His clothes look stylish and comfy, I wouldn't object to dressing a kid like that myself. Regarding the hair, maybe they're trying to keep it out of his eyes with the little bun? Haircuts can be stressful for little kids anyway. :shrug:

Exactly.

they can do both


The article is about people watching Strictly and then commenting as people do, nowadays rather than just shout at the tv people tweet and post on forums and facebook and its journalistic gold for newspapers


hence the article

You have to wonder what sort of an idiot has a pop at a parent for not dressing their 2 year old manly enough though

We are still a very traditional nation (hence the reason Strictly is so popular, and Bake off)

Some traditions are ridiculous though

Yes thats not for this World

Yes it is

?

this is what a wee laddie should be looking like




:clap1:

In a skirt... yes

Dressing a boy in a skirt LT? Shocking

A BLUE skirt

LT was spotted last week.......

:laugh2:

:fist:

I would never wear pink

LT does come across as one of those Cross Dressers

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Well being honest.I wouldn't dress my boys like that and the kid does look like a girl.There's no denying it.

However he is only young and i don't think it would affect him later in life.I used to walk around in brown cords:laugh:

People who go on social media to attack people for how they dress their kid need to get a life though.

I generally don't bother criticising toddlers. That's all that needs to be learned from this.

Same

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Welp

Marc you must have been dressed in the kilt as a wee boy?

No they are having a pop at the mum for his appearance (and tbh it may have been like a few tweets out of millions but that is modern journalism for you)

At weddings, yes. Not to go to the park and that

There are plenty folk that wander about my town in the kilt, mainly old mannies but we have a few businesses that the staff all wear kilts so you often see men in kilts around these parts

My sister in law was the same, wouldn't cut her son's brunette curls until he went to school. He turned out all right though, he still has long hair! People will rag anything on social media. I'll guarantee his mum won't be styling him at 15.