All little boys want their nails painted just like all little girls want to play with dinasours at one point or another big deal they should be able to explore all aspects. Right now probably has nothing to do with their sexuality, and even if it did your son will always be your child that grew inside of you and you gave life to and you should always have his back and support him no matter what he may choose one day and that should never choose his fathers love for him either. Your child should never be shamed. Very sad
It makes me sad that you couldnât stand up for your sons happiness.
Tell him he can take his toxic masculinity and shove it!
I would personally leave him he doesnât sound like a nice person at all. I put myself in your shoes so now you seriously feel for you hun I really hope that you get this resolved and you and your child are truly just saddens my heart reading this
Oh hell ⌠why oh why do we put anyone over our children⌠why??? You are their voice and he showed him others matter before them.
Build him up so he stands tall . Put him first
I too am in a 2nd marriage and my husband would never dare show any negative or hateful acts towards my son because from day 1 ⌠I showed my to love and to have us in his life ⌠respect it a must.
Sad for your son⌠but I know mama you will find the voice for both of you soonâŚ
Im not for boys and nail polish. Just not my thing. Id think they would get bullied at in school. However. With that being said thats my personal feeling. If your son wants them painted so be it. Or maybe paint his toenails instead. That way theyâre covered up. But he still has them.
My boys dont really have access to that kinda thing cause im not into that kinda thing.
But his dad and step dad also need to accept him the way he is. Not they way they think men should be hes a baby for heavens sake.
Sorry its 2am my thoughrs are all jumbled so it might not all make sense
Let him be free donât keep him in a cage where later on he wonât have the courage to tell u stuff let him heâs a lil boy itâs called child hood and who cares about sexuality have a talk with your husband and let him know itâs just a child stand by him no matter what and donât be homophobic we are all equal ! Learn to love and respect
my son is the only boy with two older sisters, he loves dress up nails painted , he plays uncle and has a baby when they play âhouseâ . in my opinion itâs only going to make him a better man & one day dad. if heâs gay then so be it he will have style and bangin nails. it was hard for my hubby but the world is changing and either way i told him would you not love him if he was an he said no itâs just hard bc i couldnât help him or give him advice . i told him just his love no matter what is all he needs and wants. & since then he donât say anything but how awesome he is and looks or if heâs being silly how crazy he is.
they well at least my man grew up like i did where gay u got picked on was weird. an iâm not saying itâs gone 100% but there are many things that are way different.
any of my kids can be or do anything and i might get on them but i will never turn my back on them.
you got to make him see. if itâs gunna be it will be thatâs not whatâs going to cause it !
I wouldnt mind it in the house or playing with sister('s )
But I dont need a Rock star in my familyâŚ
I painted my sons at 3 and 5 but it was a inside thing.
Boys could be bullied for this .
It literally all depends. These things are a case by case basis. Any one size fits all thing totally eliminates any room for common sense
Let him paint his nails and play with lipsticks im sure he see his mama doing and just like any kid he will do as he sees his parent do. And he thought of you while choosing the color
I know it seems hard especially with so many people going against you but fight back. Stand up for him!! Let him be who he wants and stand on that. He will see what you did for him and what others didnât. Sorry this happened.
And who does he think he is? He doesnât get to tell you what to do and canât do. Parenting is when both parents get to make a JOINT decision together with both parents consenting on a decision. Not one telling the other what to do and not do and what decisions to make. Secondly I donât agree with your husband in the slightest.
I would repaint them and tell husband to bad. You have done them for a long time and you are changing it until he (son) decides.
Really I have no response to this!
Welp next time your stepdaughter plays with a âboys toy â make sure to tell her no and take it away. If your son canât enjoy girly things then your daughter shouldnât get to enjoy boyish things. Only fair
Itâs disgusting how people have to sexuality a color, a hobby, a job, etc. Honestly!! What year are we living in again?? Puhlease
Well I would divorce husband number 2 as well because he sounds mean and heâs going to treat your son like shit ,and Then Your Son Will Have Severe Issues, Which I Pray Do Not Lead Him Down A Path He Wonât Come Back FromâŚ
Simple. Do what makes your son happy, at any cost.
I hate that we make it a big deal when a boy does âgirlieâ things but we donât even bat an eye twice when a girl wants to dress boyish or play with boy toys⌠just what Iv noticed personally.
Do what makes your child happy, as parents itâs our job to put their happiness and well-being above everything. Your husband will come around.
Your son will be just as confused as you and if you donât get it together and quit letting FACEBOOK advise when they donât even know you and now youâre allowing complete stranger to trash talk your husband and the dad.
Maâam you are outta order!!
You need to stand up for your child.
My boys are boys my 6 year old likes nail polish and he loves girls nothing wrong with it lord I think boys should know how to do that makes them better boy friends and husbandâs
Children donât differentiate and judge like adults, and thatâs how they pick up the bad habit of judging others
There are thousands of videos on the internet of dads letting their children make them up, some even dress in tutus, etc., to escort their children to something.
Theyâre the real men, because they do it out of love and their masculinity isnât threatened.
Gosh, youâre a rose between two pric- thorns .
You and your son need quality time away from the scaredycat men, and have a heart to heart about it.
Men make me wish I was fully gay all the time⌠how sad âŚ
Rock stars wear nail polish.
AJ McLean has his own enamel line.
Get a divorce! That is child abuse
Yea I cant say I would have removed it⌠I would have told them both to shut the fuck up and God help him if he tried to take him and remove it.
tears for baby boy Iâd never let a man tell me how to mother my children
Have him watch The Fosters and watch Jude and hid friend.
So let me get this straight. He has been painting his nails for years now. He plays with makeup and dress up and your new husband is just now catching on to this fact? And youâre just now catching on to the fact that your husband doesnât like it?
Umm I donât understand how any of the wires got crossed here. You were up all night crying? None of this story makes any sense to me. I canât even justify it with an answer because I donât feel that the whole story is being portrayed.
I think your son should be allowed to do whatever makes his sweet little heart happy. However, I just feel like something is sketchy.
Tell you husband and his dad that you support him and you will not allow them to bully him into being what they want or think is acceptable. Your husband also owes your son an apology for being a douchebag to him. Iâm a single mom, Iâve painted my sons nails when he has asked. Itâs about doing what mom does, looking pretty. Whatever my son grows up to be, I will love him.
STAND UP FOR YOUR SON. my husband gets after our boy for playing with baby dolls because he loves âbabiesâ and EVERY TIME he makes it a big deal. I try to intervene the most polite way I can and tell him not to teach our childen gender roles. If our son wants to paint his nails. Let his creativity GROW. Stop tarnishing it with gender biases that were forced on us by BOOMERS. #sorrynotsorry much strength and love woman! You gotta stand up for your boy. If not you, who else will???
Iâm 25, my wife painted my nails
I love my son more than any stupid man. If my son wants to put on nail polish than so be it there is one thing i wont tolerate anyone that tries to sexualize a baby. Seriously my cousins all painted their nails; seriously the Goths and emos might be the outside crowd but ill let one of them sleep on my couch before I let some old ass fart with backward ass views
sleep on my couch nooo way there is the oustide.
Fuck em both! My husband and I let our son participate in painting his nails with his 5 year old sister, and we will continue to let him if it makes him happy.
Fuck both of them. You need to stand up to both of them and have your sonâs back! He should be able to have a creative spirit and show off his individuality.
Fuck both those male role models. Your son can like nail polish. It wonât make him a girl but maybe it will make some very detailed painter later on in life or maybe it will not crush his fucking soul because this world is already dark enough. Fuck them. You tell your son that heâs allowed. The men wonât notice and fuck it if they do. The fact they care so much about it says more about them than the 7 yr old⌠closeted as fuck. My 6 year old like rainbows and unicorns and rapunzel with his godzilla and monsters so show him you have his back because at the end of the day. Nail polish wonât hurt him, but not having it could do more damage. Sorry for my language. I get heated about this because I felt like I had to be boyish to be âlikedâ by my step-dad and that was toxic as hell too.
As a nursery practitioner we do not say girls or boys toys. Let them have their own choice. Both men are idiots. Clearly they do not know that rockstars actually wear nail polish. Stand up for your belief. Because he will know no matter what he can come to you and you love him regardless x
Smh open your Bible and see what God says! And no need to attack me im not attacking any of you!
Men are super homophobicâŚ
Men are stupid. They will ruin your life.
Went against your belief my ass. If it did you would stand up to both Bigot males in this situation. Makes my skin crawl to hear of this homophobia and transphobia being forced onto a 7 year old boy. At that age they can do what makes them happy. If that is your belief stand up to your kids opressors. In one fell swoop both men have been sexist, transphobic and homophobic and the kid doesnât even know who he is yet so with this reaction if he does end up coming out I donât think it will be to any of you three. Your his mother. Donât rant about what a martyr and how much you have cried after not defending your son. Bloody defend him. Gods. People are so full of crap
My 5yo son painted his own fingers and toes with his little sisters polish. Iâve always let him do his when I do mine. His dad doesnât really care for it, but he doesnât make a big deal out of it.
He will NEVER forget this. Iâm just sayinâ
Smh if heâs happy y not
Fuck them both!!! Let the kid have fun. For God sakes!!
Itâs normal to imitate what they see theyâre essentially gender less until puberty, very simplified. Donât ever make your kid feel badly for being themselves. Ever.
I donât understand why you would let someone whoâs not even your childâs father âdemandâ he take it off. Youâre his mom, if you donât mind him having his nails painted then YOU should have put your foot down.
My exhusband was upset I painted our oldest boys nails when he was young, told him to stuff it because some of the metal bands he listened to the artists paint their nails.
So what, how does it truly hurt one to have a kids nails painted
I say let your son be a kid. Let him express himself and not be afraid too. I mean getting your nails done is fun. Thatâs why I do it. I mean Iâm sure itâs different than how the stepfather was raised, but no kid should be yelled at for something like that. Itâs innocent fun and curiosity. every kid is curious and if their parent is doing it - like you doing your makeup. they want to do it. I get he doesnât agree but donât break a kidâs spirit. I think you and the stepdad may need to have a talk. I mean no kid should go to bed sad and you shouldnât be crying all night long either.
I say let him express himself. Clearly the other two father figures in the childs life were not allowed to get in touch with their feminine side. What does your gut say? Thatâs why youâre crying. Donât let us or them tell you what YOU know is right. Hug your child for me. He did nothing wrong. This is adult behaving badly.
Let kids be kids! Everytime I paint my toes, my son wants his painted as well and I always do it. Whatâs the harm in it?!
I think a lot of men are just less understanding when it comes to things that us moms would normally pay no mind to. We tend to support our children unconditionally, but men unfortunately donât have that mentality because they donât have the same type of bond and maternal instincts as we do. Also straight men tend to be closed minded in a lot of cases, and donât get the whole freedom of expression thing, their mind automatically goes to âthatâs not a boyish/manly thing to doâ, etc.
Imo the best you can do in this situation is sit your son down and explain what really happened in the best way possible, and then reassure him that you support him in every way. Let him know you love that he expresses himself, and that it takes a strong willed person to do that without the fear of judgement especially from other kids. Then I think I would sit my husband down and tell him how I feel about the situation. Tell him how and why his reaction hurt not only your son, but you as well, and basically just put your foot down letting him know that your children are welcome to he themselves. If he has an issue with it then he needs to open his mind a little bit, and learn some compassion as well as understanding. Children are fragile, that will probably be stuck with your son for years to come, so you definitely need to let him know that you love everything about him.
Your husband is embodying toxic masculinity, your son does not need that in his life honestly neither does your stepdaughter
Kimalee Chanthavisouk hit the nail on the head. I completely missed the part at the end where you âhave been letting your son do this for yearsâ. Holy shit, get your head on straight! Why would you treat your son differently just because you got remarried.!?!?! Youâre son is more important than any man!!!
I stand by everything else I wrote, too, but oh my god!!! Stand up for your kid.
If youâve let him do it for years there is no reason you should have allowed step daddy to change that
Thereâs so much going on in todayâs world that can put our children in scary states of mind. Depression numbers are at an all time high. I know heâs only 7 but he still see, hears, and feels what is going on in the world. I personally would let my children do anything that makes them happy as long as itâs not harming them or others. Let them be children without worrying about whatâs accepted by society. Your son is expressing himself the way he knows how. I would apologize to your son and explain to him that there are some people who will not agree with his decisions and thatâs ok but he should do it anyway. It will help him so much when heâs older if he learns to do what feels right to him now and not be bothered by others opinions of him and his self expression.
I paint my 10 yo sonâs nails all of the time. He loves it. Pre covid he would get pedicures with me as well. Nobody in our family says anything negative to him, but kids at school have in the past, so sometimes heâs hesitant to leave it on. I tell all 5 of my kids they need to do what makes THEM happy.
The teacher at day care painted them? Thatâs what I find strange
I say why is the teacher painting anyoneâs nails without parent permission? A lot of parents donât even allow that on their daughters.
Being he is a step dad boot his ass to the curb. As for the real dad he should just enjoy his time with his kid. But yâall got to realize that the real father has to cope with his son liking to wear nail polish I bet itâs a shock to him. Even though its harmless and sweet he chose her favorite color its gonna take some getting use to for the dad. But momma you let your son express himself to you . You let him do what he wants at your house .
Divorce him. You and your children do not need that toxicity in your lives.
Ask him whatâs so wrong with it?
I 100% believe if you two have a child and itâs a girl, if she wanted to paint daddyâs nails he would let her
Some men as so fragile and think the tiniest thing could âturnâ someone LGBT
I am a nail technician. I have done sooooo many boys nails. I had a 13-year-old boy do a pedicure party for his birthdayâŚhe was a junior starting on the varsity football team last year. Iâve done sports team designs, big bucks, you name it. I also have a son (4) who gets picked up from school early on Fridays to hang out with me at work for two hours. He gets his nails done all the time, and always has. I do it, because my daughter has ZERO interest in having her nails done. My husband was opposed in the very beginning, but it literally means NOTHING other than just wanting his nails done, and my husband sees that now. My son loves monster trucks, big buck hunting, playing the drums, his babies, and having his nails polished.
My son is 5. My daughter will be 10. My son always wants his nails painted when my daughter has hers. My husband is ok with it. I donât see the issue at all. Let your child express them self if they want to wear nail polish and they are a boy let him its not going to affect him in any kind of way. My son also went threw a fas when he was e and wanted to wear a dress my husband and i let him. He would call him self a handsome price while wearing it. Heâs now 5 and is into nerf guns and refuses to wear clothes most the time. My daughter is a tom boy she loves to wear her dresses but she also rides her skate board and hands with the boys.
Nope hell no get ride of the step dad immediately Iâm not even sorry for saying it u let that baby be happy and play with what he likes heâs excited and wanted his nails done and lip stick nothing wrong with it not at all heâs a child my gosh nothing wrong with a child playing either that breaks my heart and makes me so upset for your little boy please give him my love and hugs and you let that baby express him self how ever he likes and let him do what he wants to do heâs not hurting a soul
Omg itâs just nail polish!! why are some men so offended by it, like itâs not a big deal. Take your unresolved adult feelings and piss off. That child is totally innocent in this. We must remember that with different times comes different attitudes. Heels and long hair were once considered masculine so yeah
Men of wealth and position have always had manicures and their nails buffed. In early times the men dressed in hose, heels, wigs, gowns, etc. and some of them were the most ruthless of men.
I had the same experience 13 years ago when my oldest son saw me paint my nails and loved it. I painted his toenails for him and he was so happy. It was summer so he had sandals on and my husband saw his painted toenails and flipped out yelling at me for painting them. Literally grabbed me by the hair in front of my 2yr old son and 1yr old daughter and made me take the polish off! He felt so insecure with himself that he had to get violent to make a point and take control (very abusive toward me most of our marriage). That didnt stop me from making my son happy by any means. I kept painting his nails when he asked but he had to wear socks and shoes while his dad was around. I took the kids and left not a year later while pregnant with our 3rd after he slammed my head into the kitchen counter and left me there on the floor out cold bleeding. SoâŚits better to leave someone who has a controll issue and cant let people be who they are without destroying the little bit of joy that was brought to a child just by painting his nails. If a parentâŚNOT JUST A FATHERâŚcannot support the happiness of their child they donât deserve to have that wonderful gift in their life because eventually the child will end up feeling like they are just not allowed to be happy at all.
Donât become a doormat to your husband, you should have stood your ground and let your son be the beautiful child that he is.
My son is 3 and likes face masks and makeup. Who cares? He sees me doing it and wants to participate. Let them be little. Let them have fun. Gender roles as a child is so ignorant to me. I was such a tom-boy as a child. I was not confused as to what gender I am. I wanted to have FUN⌠like ALL CHILDREN.
That is your son not his. You should not have taken his polish off because of ur husband closed minded old ass mind set.
I feel like certain men just donât understand. If he were my son I wouldâve left them on.
Iâd say this. Your kids watch everything you do and they are curious. Kids spend more time with mommy most of the time. So if mom wants to get her nail done, and baby boy wants to be a part of that. I say do it, he wants to learn and explore. Why wonât you let him express his happy. His favorite color is orange. Câmon itâs 2021, let your kids grow up happy and at least let them trust you with their feelings.
Curiosity is part of child development and psychology. Nothing wrong or abnormal about it.
What worries me even more is how come the teacher decided to do that to a pupil? Itâs one of those things u need to ask permission first! This whole thing blows my mind!
That is not the role of a stepparent in my opinion. He should support & guide, but how you raise your child is up to you, only. You need to be stronger mom, youâre sending the wrong message to your son.
Iâve had 5 boys. Theyâve all dressed as girls at Hallowen Iâve done their make-up as well as their friends. I remember one specifically requesting glittery eye shadow cuz all the girls wear that. . When I polished my daughterâs nails my boys and now my grandsons would get one nail polished . Boys need men in their lives. Sometimes itâs hard for us momâs but I think boys need to be raised to be men. My boys got a nail polished, played with babydolls, and barbies " at some point " but they were all boy and are now manly men.
Thatâs truly sad. My granddaughter painted my grown sons fingernails and toe nails and had so much fun doing it. My son was a trooper. And it was pink. Let your kid be a kid. They only get one childhood. If it were me Iâd paint the step dadâs while he was asleep. Just sayinâŚ
Our 4 year old daughter paints her daddyâs toenails and fingernails all the time. He doesnât have a problem with it.
Screw him, take your little guy out and let him pick his favorite color and take turns painting each otherâs nails. Some of the manliest men Iâve met wore nail polish (usually black, but still).
Ozzy osbourne and most rockers paint their nails! Chuck ledale( ufc fighter) gets Mani and pedis with his daughter⌠I believe someone showed the rock too! And your son was probably thinking nothing other then itâs your favorite color and thought it would make you happy! So paint his nails! Actual while your husband is asleep paint his nails and when he notices it ask him if it made him gay or less of a man!! Kinda funny story my uncle was drunk one night let my daughter paint his nails the first time she did it with little kids polish that peeled right off but one time she used real polish and he didnât notice it till he was at work ( in the oilfields) âŚlol and guess what noone thought any less of him!!!
Everyone saying itâs wrong. Do you understand the social media age they are growing up in? Thousands of male influencers are painting their nails! Machine gun Kelly one of the biggest rappers right now paints his nails! Kids follow who they look up to! Kids follow what is âin â right now!
First of all, I did not give any teacher permission to paint my kids nail especially my son. Im not going to encourage that negative behavior. I will explain the nail painting is for girls in our household. No boys in my family Will be wearing a dress or painting their nails. Other folks can do what they want in their household. No ear piercing, no nail polish of wearing a dress. If that makes me a mouse then Im a mouse. Im going to encourage appropriate behaviors for boys and girls.
Meh mine paints his nails for sports day, Halloween, letâs his sister do it when everâŚgoes to school if kids give him shit tells he them whatever grow upâŚwhen heâs had enough he goes and takes it off. He plays footy, tennis, cricket âŚgoes to netball clinics with his sisterâŚheâs now ten and been doing it for yearsâŚhowever we havenât ever deliberately stereotyped gender. Heâs had trucks and cars our daughter had trucks and cars they both had a baby for a whileâŚanimals and dinosours. Heâs all boy I donât think that will ever changeâŚheâs one of those Iâll do cooking classes because there more girls in the class to check out âŚIâm not sure where you all are but we have mental health and menâs health days and fundraisers etc. Paint a nail blue or grow your mow to show support. Whatâs your hubby so insecure about I wonder ⌠My daughter has more front then my son be she is still girlyâŚat the end of the day if theyâre happy and stable and have good health mental health who cares! Let them cry let them talk and let them paint their nails all of them boys and girlsâŚget hubby some help and your X maybe they can resolve their issues togetherâŚ
Paint your husbandâs nails with car paint while he sleeps! Bright bloody pink! Who the hell does he think he is lol. Your son is a child and going to Express himself in all kinds of ways, if your husband wants to turn that into more than it is because hes clearly a homophobe then thatâs his issue but I reckon this is the start of a rocky relationship between them if he has that attitude and a bad role model for your son. I understand itâs a hard situation for you but put your foot down momma, stand up for your child, let that boy Express himself and be happy, no one would stop my son hell his daddy would paint his nails with him, you know why? Cos hes a real man! He doesnt feel like his manhood is threatened by a bit of polish
I paint my 3yo nails when I do mine, my SO is ok with it now but wonât be when he is older. By then if my son wants to paint his nails his dad will have to get over it. I know itâs going to take a lot of strength, I hope I have when the time comes
I think its harmless. I used to paint my brothers nails. And one still does his in black or blue. And they are masculine family men. As kids we had fun and my parents let us be ourselves.
A parent, a real parent, biological or not, would support whatever that child wants. I grew up in a home where things like this was a strict and firm no. Now that Iâm older and can make my own choices, I will respect my childâs decision. My son would always want to wear princess dresses with my daughter when he was a toddler/preschooler. I absolutely let him. Why? Because it made him happy. This world is cruel enough, we as parents should be making life easier on our children, not harder. If your now husband doesnât like that, id boot him or id be having a very serious discussion with him.
Also, I agree with painting his nails back. Have mommy son time. Iâm sure heâll really appreciate that.
My son has been painting his toenails since he was old enough to ask to have them painted. He always saw myself and my daughter painting ours and wanted to get in on the fun. I never saw anything wrong with it. Recently though, my son painted his toenails purple and then when we were going to karate (heâs 6) he got all nervous and told me I had to take it off before we go since they have to take their shoes and socks off. Iâm guessing another kid made a comment. I just told him you know you can express yourself however you want but if you want me to take it off I will. My son is also very into makeup videos especially james Charles. He wants to do makeup for movies one day. Anyway he asked for the JC Palette incessantly for Christmas. His dad said his only concern was he didnât want him to be judged but he agreed with me that we should let him express himself and pursue his interests. When that kid opened that present on Christmas morning I can not describe to you the happiness he felt. He ended up doing a bunch of kids makeup in the neighborhood that day. Everyone thought it was cool. No one made fun of him or anything. And I think that has a lot to do with my very laid back attitude about it always.
If any parent is worried about painting nails or any other stuff leading to gender confusion issues in the child then distraction is the best way⌠mayB small innocent lies like â your nails are beautiful the way they areâ would have made your son less sadâŚ
I have painted my sons nails before by requestâŚhis Dad was very supportive. The men in your sonâs life need to support him 100 percent ALWAYSâŚno matter their belief on gender roles. Painted nails does NOT mean a boy will be less of a man!
In this day and age boys painting their nails is actually a popular thing⌠ALOT of boys and men do it now. Music producers in atl paint their nails dark colors. Itâs not a weird thing anymore. Sounds like your husband is just stuck in the days from where he grew up. Just explain that times have changed and YOUR son can do whatever YOU say he can do plus if it makes him happy then plz donât stop bcuz kids donât have much to make em happy lately
I paint my 4 year old sons nails when I do mine. My fiance his father is fine with it but even if he wasnât Iâd still do it and tell him to f off. Screw the typical boys stuff only. I want my kids to be healthy and happy. Why would I take away a harmless thing he enjoys.
I paint my little boys nails or he fills them in with sharpie he s into rock and skateboarding its a look who cares. Paint that babies nails back and apologize. He even chose a color youâd like let him know adults can make mistakes too and you support him no matter what he does
My mom always listened to my step dad even when she knew it was wrong and now as an adult I have had to forgive her and try to understand why she let things happen to me despite what she felt was right or wrong. I wish I saw my mom stand up for me when I was younger, I donât stand up for myself because of not seeing anyone stand up for me the majority of my life.
My advise is put your son first itâs his body why does it matter what he does with it? Itâs not even permanent, if they have a problem with what they do with his body like that then theyâre the problem.
I would have left it on. Your child should be #1.
Who cares what he says, i let my 7yrold wear nailpolish and he puts my makeup on, if he feels comfortable to do so then allow him too
Ugh, Momma my heart is broken with you. Look at all the Male rock stars & singers (whom paint their nails), maybe approach his bio dad and step-dad with that. AJ from Backstreet Boys paints his nails, as well as many others do this. Freedom of expression is key.