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Boys get base, castle, weapons, slime, vehicles.Girls get dollhouses, house stuff, pools, ice cream stands, castles, cars, clothes, color changing stuff, pets, food, fountains, stores, schools, furniture, and so on and so forth.
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on September 21, 2018, 10:04:48 AMBoys get base, castle, weapons, slime, vehicles.Girls get dollhouses, house stuff, pools, ice cream stands, castles, cars, clothes, color changing stuff, pets, food, fountains, stores, schools, furniture, and so on and so forth.Wow, that's an interesting point! You're right, "boys toys" really don't get a lot of accessories related to anything except maybe war. (Thinking of G.I. Joe and all its assault vehicles here.) Yeah, they really don't get a lot of "the fun stuff." They never get to relax. Poor toys.
It assumes that all girls tend to act/like certain things, and that the rest of the toys that don't emphasize a nuturing aspect are for boys. Studies show that boys who play with nurture/care driven toys often become more involved fathers, likely due to this practiced scenario in early youth.
Here's the weird part (which I sort of touched on in the 'gross toys' thread) . . . I was at a toy store in the mall and glanced over "the Grossery Gang". (A parody of Shopkins. They're food--BUT GROSS!) And in addition to blind bags, they have . . . playsets. Like, a straight out shopping market playset. (BUT GROSS! Because it's dirty!)Which is sort of interesting, because it's like . . . it started as a parody of Shopkins, but now it's actually promoting the exact same kind of play as Shopkins (play pretend with these small food-people figures), just reskinned as 'gross' to make it acceptable to little boys who shy away from 'girly' things.Spoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or loginThey can call this "horrid hot dogs" all they want, but really it's just a hot dog stand playset, LOL.
Just the idea of gender sterotyping toys has always been a source of stress for us that don't fall under the heteronormative.
Quote from: LadyMoondancer on September 21, 2018, 10:52:41 AMHere's the weird part (which I sort of touched on in the 'gross toys' thread) . . . I was at a toy store in the mall and glanced over "the Grossery Gang". (A parody of Shopkins. They're food--BUT GROSS!) And in addition to blind bags, they have . . . playsets. Like, a straight out shopping market playset. (BUT GROSS! Because it's dirty!)Which is sort of interesting, because it's like . . . it started as a parody of Shopkins, but now it's actually promoting the exact same kind of play as Shopkins (play pretend with these small food-people figures), just reskinned as 'gross' to make it acceptable to little boys who shy away from 'girly' things.Spoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or loginThey can call this "horrid hot dogs" all they want, but really it's just a hot dog stand playset, LOL.Not quite. Grossery Gang isn't a Shopkins parody, both Shopkins and Grossery Gang are made by Moose Toys. And Grossery Gang is the followup to their previous line Trash Pack, which they made before Shopkins. Shopkins was essentially created to be Trash Pack but aimed at girls.
Thank you so much for that insight, Taffeta. It really helped pick me up a bit.
Quote from: Snapdragon on September 05, 2018, 02:35:27 AMThis is also happening on their IG! And they had lots of G1 stuff at the SDCC booth this year, apparently? Pins and buttons! I wish they offered those online later, I would love some more G1 buttons and things!! I hope they keep it up! It is kind of odd. I mean, it's lovely, but odd. Is it just designed to snare in a generation they assume now has disposable income to buy it, or is it something else? 35 is a really awkward anniversary to celebrate with SO MUCH stuff...they didn't go to half these lengths with 25 (albeit this time they farmed out the most of this stuff to other companies under licence, so maybe that's it). I am absolutely not complaining about more G1 stuff, but I can't help but wonder why now?
This is also happening on their IG! And they had lots of G1 stuff at the SDCC booth this year, apparently? Pins and buttons! I wish they offered those online later, I would love some more G1 buttons and things!! I hope they keep it up!