Princess Boy Appears In Pink Floofy Skirts, Made To Twirl By Meredith Vieira

Cheryl Kilodavis and her 5-year-old son Dyson, who calls himself “Princess Boy,” were on the Today show this morning, and Dyson wore his favorite color: Pink.

One of the most heartwarming moments in the clip below is when Dyson’s father notes, “it’s not contagious.” That statement really pinpoints the strange stigma surrounding kids wearing clothes that are not traditional for their gender. While some make a fuss about Shiloh Jolie-Pitt dressing “like a boy,” we have a word — tomboy — that somehow says her habit is not that strange, not that unusual. But little boys wearing dresses — day in, day out, to school — is not quite as common. Still, Kilodavis and her book, My Princess Boy, are doing important work: Teaching acceptance.