Et tu, Fisher Price?
Yesterday a friend told us that Fisher Price makes a kid-proof digital camera, which would be awesome for Em.
I envisioned a classic Fisher Price look: lots of primary colors and white.
But no, it’s only available in gender stereotype reinforcing blue or pink.
Assholes.
(She’ll be getting a blue one for Christmas.)
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madonna makes a good point in “what it feels like for a girl” Girls can wear jeans And cut their hair short Wear shirts...
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Did you know that the whole idea of gender associated colors is a purely 20th century concept; and that prior to WWII,...
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This is honestly one of the things I worry most about when I have kids (not pink toys specifically, but the concept of...
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Good for you guys. I know toys have always been segregated, at least since the beginning of the twentieth century. Girls...
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We don’t deny her pink. We just avoid making it the defining color of her gender. The thing we take issue with isn’t the...
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don’t deny your daughter the awesome...is pink just because men are too macho-whatever to...
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