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I wish people would stop trying to insist that it's wrong for girls like me to like girly things.
I am a girl. I like pink, sparkles, ponies, stuffed animals, dolls, and flowers. I wish people would stop trying to insist that it's wrong for girls like me to like girly things.
For example, Barbies (a "girl" item) and action figures (a "boy" item) have much more in common
don't? What if you're in "the other one" or, in fact, NONE at all? Because I "fit" nowhere I just got a BUZZ CUT at a salon yesterday, and they charged be 20$ extra than what other men have to pay. For a "women's cut"...LOL WHAT? So because I have breasts and you're going to charge me 20$ more than the guy you just gave a buzz cut? OK, THAT'S TOTALLY FAIR LOL. Society...you are so messed up.
Didn't Toys-R-Us try this a few years back? (I know I read something about it in one of the toy industry magazines.......) I thought it ultimately hurt their sales, because consumers were more confused about where to locate items and they would give up and shop elsewhere?
Honestly? I've got kids and I can tell you something for a fact, kids don't care about being gender neutral. My eldest daughter also doesn't care if she wants to buy a rocket or a football, the same way my youngest daughter doesn't think about how her dolls, ponies and pink sparkly things are 'female'. They actually don't care. It's adults that have the issues about it
Quote from: partypony566 on August 13, 2012, 01:04:42 PMHonestly? I've got kids and I can tell you something for a fact, kids don't care about being gender neutral. My eldest daughter also doesn't care if she wants to buy a rocket or a football, the same way my youngest daughter doesn't think about how her dolls, ponies and pink sparkly things are 'female'. They actually don't care. It's adults that have the issues about it This. I have four girls, and when we are at Target, they are just as likely to go look at the Legos and Hot Wheels in the boy section as they are at the ponies and LPS in the girl section. I honestly believe it's adults and not kids that have these issues.
Quote from: ashes on August 15, 2012, 12:42:49 PMQuote from: partypony566 on August 13, 2012, 01:04:42 PMHonestly? I've got kids and I can tell you something for a fact, kids don't care about being gender neutral. My eldest daughter also doesn't care if she wants to buy a rocket or a football, the same way my youngest daughter doesn't think about how her dolls, ponies and pink sparkly things are 'female'. They actually don't care. It's adults that have the issues about it This. I have four girls, and when we are at Target, they are just as likely to go look at the Legos and Hot Wheels in the boy section as they are at the ponies and LPS in the girl section. I honestly believe it's adults and not kids that have these issues.Its great that your kids are that confident and don't let the aisles bother them! But not every child is like that. Its been said over and over by people who are now adults that the "girl" toys and "boy" toys divide caused them problems as kids, even in some cases with fully supportive parents who didn't care if their daughter wanted "boy" toys or vice versa. Their problems should NOT be ignored or written off just because you/your kids never had an issue with that. Your experience and the experiences of your children are NOT the only experiences out there/don't automatically match everyone else's experiences/etc."You"s are general aside from the first sentence.
Quote from: ZennaBug on August 14, 2012, 11:11:52 PMI wish people would stop trying to insist that it's wrong for girls like me to like girly things. I don't think anyone has said that at all. Quite the opposite actually, many are fed up with not being considered "girly" or "boy..y?" enough. We just think kids should be able to look at and buy what they like rather than being judged or pressured into something they don't. This would at least help cut back on that a little.