Boys and Girls

Mar 25, 2006 00:14

Today, while grocery shopping, I perused the shopping-carts-full-of-discounted-items by the freezer section and saw this:

YO Stick )

children, toys, bias, stereotyping, gender, rant

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zoetrope March 25 2006, 06:57:23 UTC
Too right. It's disgusting cultural indoctrination at an unbelievably early age. It's a shame that they apparently think there are very few toys that both boys and girls might like to play with. Unless, of course, it's marketed for one as "be a cutey pie cheerleader" and the other as "kill people to death with this fire stick!"

Grrr...

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gmajor March 25 2006, 22:36:50 UTC
That's it exactly!

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gmajor March 25 2006, 22:35:08 UTC
Heh!

An audiocast at least.

We're considering a full 22 episode season next year, so I'll need loads of ideas.

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Fret not good Sir... _te_ March 26 2006, 14:25:39 UTC
There are those of us who let our boys play with barbie dolls, and let our girls beat them up with "batons" to get them back. :o)

The world is in safe hands... I assure you :o)

T.

P.S. sounds exciting about next years season...woo hoo!

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