Really, Are There Sexist Toys? (Part 2)
So continuing the discussion on whether children’s toys are twisting their minds into vile sexist pigs is the big debate on whether it is okay for a boy to play with Barbie and a girl to play with an Action Man.
Well it would seem that people are far more accepting to see a little girl destroying her toys with a toy tank than they are to come into a room and see a boy playing dress up with a princess. What are the reasons behind this?
The main problem here is actually the parents, if a father walked in on their son playing with a Barbie Doll they would be shocked but a girl playing with a tank would be cool. It has a lot to do with many fathers not wanting their sons to turn out gay which is ridiculous as playing with a toy like this has nothing to do with it.
It would certainly seem that most of these arguments are over the girls not being able to play with the boys toys yet it would seem that in reality it is the other way round. it is almost certain that this time it is the people we should be putting the blame onto and not the big corporate companies.
In my honest opinon there is no such thing as a toy that is sexist or even racist, even the golliwog wasnt made to be a racist toy. It is the reaction from the public that shapes the view of the toy. If they choose to believe it is sexist or racist then that is their choice but personally I do not feel that when a company are designing one of those Christmas toys that they actually set out to make it sexist in any way at all. It is you the consumer that must really decide this one.
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