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I am the mother of three children; two girls and one boy. All of my children are given the same opportunities, no matter their sex. I am shamefully aware of the diversity in toys that you speak of. I go shopping for any of my children and see this separation all to clearly. I agree it should not matter. Girls can be and are just as capable as boys in inventing, constructing, etc. Personally, my husband owns a construction business and we can picture our 8 year old daughter helping with the manual labor when she gets older. That is just the kind of child she is. Notice, I said child. Not gilr. Our son is interested but has stronger interest in the computer/book part of the business. It does not matter what gender the child is. What matters is any and all attempt to strengthen what strengths a child has. No matter what it is..books, working with their hands, etc. As a parent it is important to recognize these and encourage, encourage, encourage. The toy industry has no right to shove these toys down a child’s throat. And as consumers we have all the rights to purchase what we want, not what they feel is appropriate for a specific gender. Don’t get me wrong I would not buy my son a Barbie. But I would and have bought my girls gameBOYS. They ALL have one and several games to go with them. Games that are appropriate for their individual skills, not gender. Basically, it is a parent’s responsibility to know what is right for their child. Each child is different. As is every toy.
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Name : Michelle20570, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 30, City : Flint, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I think all little boys should wear dresses and learn to braid their hair and the proper way to use a tampon, as little girls should be given a bb gun and be taught how to shoot the neigbor’s cat and the proper way to put on a condom and piss on a tree. Because their ain’t no difference between them — is there?
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Name : John-S, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : New Age/Metaphysical, Age : 20, City : na, State : CT, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Girls should be ‘fixed’ if they prefer playing with boy’s toys? Was this satire, or are you serious?
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Name : Lucy22619, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 27, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I know, the whole thing is ridiculous. I always hated dolls when I was a little kid, and still do, but they were the main toys I got. They were useless, but my parents didn’t understand. I hated anything pink and I hated anything that required pretending. So I didn’t play with my brothers’ G.I. Joe and He-Man toys, either. But they had to share all their Lego blocks and Brio trains with me. So now I am of the belief that parents should buy children gender-neutral toys and clothes until they are old enough to decide they like certain ones (2 or 3 maybe). At that point, parents should buy the children whatever type of toys and clothes they like best (within reason, i.e. nothing dangerous and include educational stuff). I think this practice should make for the best results of happiness and intelligence and maturity.
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Name : Greta, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : undefined, Race : unknown, Age : 27, City : Olmsted Falls, State : OH, Country : United States, Occupation : graphic designer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Toys are obviously part of the socialization process, and I think it is important for parents to determine how they want their kids socialized. One way to teach kids at an early age that stereotypes aren’t rules we all need to live by is to give kids a variety of toys and encourage them to play with what they like, not what they stereotypes dictate.
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Name : Lucy22384, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 27, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Things might be different in Germany, but where I grew up, the toys were fairly interchangable. I grew up a complete tomboy and actually found the boys’ toys more fun, but I don’t think girls’ toys are neccessarily inferior. *** I also don’t see why a girl would never want to be seen with a Game Boy. I had the first version of the Game Boy when it came out, and both boys and girls played with them. If they secretly yearn for one, satisfy that yearning — they’ll still play with it, if even in private. *** And CC, I grew up on He-Man, Thundercats and Transformers, and turned out rather normal. You?
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Name : Sarah28150, Gender : F, Age : 24, City : San Francisco area, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,Good for you in letting him learn a skill! He’s well on his way to being a well-balanced human being.
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Name : Kerry, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Lesbian, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Wiccan, Age : 32, City : Ventura, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Stagehand, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,Yes, this is is purely marketing. The goal of marketing/sales-person is to make you feel that you are not *same* as others and so you deserve “my product”, buy it! Using that strategy, they force you to buy two toys. One for son and other for the daughter.
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Name : Sam, City : Lewisville, State : TX, Country : United States,
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