On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 07:05 AM, awb wrote:
On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 09:08 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
Can't agree with you more.? The whole thing is getting ridiculous.? I don't think just you would be annoyed at trying to find the toys for boys and the toys for girls but moms might not like that either.
It is also interesting that you assume that "moms" are doing the shopping. :-)
More on this:
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Pink girls and blue boys
The kinds of toys American children play with tend to adhere to a clear gender binary.
Toys marketed to boys tend to be more aggressive and involve action and excitement. Girl toys, on the other hand, are usually pink and passive, emphasizing beauty and nurturing.
It wasn¡¯t always like this.
Around the turn of the 20th century,??to different genders. By the 1940s, manufacturers quickly caught on to the idea that wealthier families would buy an entire new set of clothing, toys and other gadgets if the products were marketed differently for both genders. And so the idea of??was born.
Today, gendered toy marketing in the U.S. is stark.??and you can clearly see who the audience is. The girl aisle is almost exclusively pink, showcasing mostly Barbie dolls and princesses. The boy aisle is mostly blue and features trucks and superheroes.
Breaking down the binary
The emergence of a gender-neutral doll is a sign of how this binary of boys and girls is beginning to break down ¨C at least when it comes to girls.
?showed that more than three-quarters of those surveyed said it was a good thing for parents to encourage young girls to play with toys or do activities ¡°associated with the opposite gender.¡± The share rises to 80% for women and millennials.
But when it came to boys, support dropped significantly, with 64% overall ¨C and far fewer men ¨C saying it was good to encourage them to do things associated with girls. Those who were older or more conservative were even more likely to think it wasn¡¯t a good idea.
Reading between the lines suggests there¡¯s a view that traits stereotypically associated with men ¨C such as strength, courage and leadership ¨C are good, whereas those tied to femininity ¨C such as vulnerability, emotion and caring ¨C are bad. Thus boys receive the message that wanting to?."
awb