U.K. boy calls gender differences 'silly'

SAWSTON, England, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A British couple posted an Internet video in which their gender-neutral young son says the cultural differences between boys and girls is "silly."

"Pink and yellow are girls' colors and blue and green are boys' colors," said 5-year-old Sasha Laxton. "I think that is really silly."

Also silly, according to Sasha, is the idea that dressing up in a tutu and fairy wings at Christmas is something restricted to little girls.

The Sunday Mirror said the video was the latest appearance by Sasha, whose gender was kept a secret by his parents until he enrolled in school.

Feminist blogger Beck Laxton and her partner, Kieran Cooper, insist they are not trying to morph their son into a daughter but are instead allowing him to develop his own personality free from the constraints of sexual stereotypes.

"We wanted to challenge gender stereotypes," Laxton said. "So if Sasha wants to dress up in girls' clothes then so be it. He has cars and Lego and he also has dolls."

"The girls' clothes are fancy dress and for fun at home," Laxton added. "We don't make Sasha go out in girls' clothes."