Despite my usual lack of tolerance for unnecessary Political Correctness, I can see the point in this one, tbh. I agree that too much fuss is made of these things, but that applies to both sides. Might we not be accused of "making a fuss", simply because we're bothering to discuss it?
you just like playing with dolls and i don't mean action man although that's technically a doll as well
Don't you think it's a back handed way of saying parents are stupid because they'll only buy a toy for a boy from the boy's section and vice versa for a girl without engaging their brain and common sense by ignoring titles and age range and colour etc if they feel the toy is right for their child? I found this following their ridiculous comments on the piece in the op http://www.lettoysbetoys.org.uk/why-it-matters/ ''Boys and girls need the chance to develop in all these areas, but many stores divide toys into separate boysâ and girlsâ sections. Action construction and technology toys are predominantly marketed to boys while social role play and arts and crafts toys are predominantly marketed to girls. Both boys and girls miss out this way.'' Really?? How discrediting and underestimating of parents and toy buyers is that!
I can only guess at the motives of the parent, and don't really care, but I can definitely envisage a scenario where a young girl feels a bit self-conscious and somehow "wrong" for wanting a toy that is designated "for boys". I think by saying that she should just buy it and play with it anyway we are disregarding the sensitivities of kids that age, when the slightest sign of adverse peer reaction can be very hurtful and blown out of all proportion.
i can only speak for myself saint, but, i have 2 girls, and i don't give a monkeys if it is a toy designed for a boy or a girl and it doesn't seem to matter to my girls either, 4 and 8. i get more pissed off with them wanting something and not using it, than i ever will about what fecking genda something is more suited for personally. what sex something is more suited for? meh what price something cost and don't use? damn right. they think parents are made of money now days, pikey ass batards.
Isn't it funny how it's always that way round though? I'd say it's more harmful to boys who want to dress up in Cinderella costume for example, why would or should they feel it's wrong? That's down to the parents and how they handle their children not feeling 'wrong' for wanting a certain toy. Shops put up signs to help people not to make political statements, Will they be banned [or advised] against labelling boys clothes as such - although girls will still be able to select and wear all the 'boys' clothes! I find it really annoying. As a complete side issue, the Blue Coat school were forced to go from boys only to accepting girls because the school had had it's status changed by the government, from comprehensive to grammar and because there were no girls grammar schools the city felt it needed to be seen as giving equal opportunity, so have made it co-ed - despite the fact that there are four 'all girls' schools in the city and now only one 'all boys'. Equal opportunity, I think not. As someone said in the school meeting when the change was announced 'what happens now to all those boys?'
Well, I said I can envisage a scenario, not that it was universal. It's great your girls are sensible enough not to be bothered, but I think there are many not so well adjusted. As for your other point, I'm so happy that bringing up kids is behind me now, because I really feel for parents who are moidered to death by their little cherubs for the vast array of hugely expensive stuff they've just got to have, and which keeps their attention for about five minutes.
My daughter is Superhero mad. She is nearly 4 and LOVES the incredible Hulk and Iron Man. She said that a boy at school made her mad and she was "going to get mad like Dr Banner and turn into the hulk" wife was not impressed. So while I agree that certain toys are Uni Sex, and girls will like boys things, I also agree that manufacturers want to hit their target audience, so complaining about a sign is ******ed. Just because a sign says it makes a great gift for Boys doesnt mean people can't give it to a girl. If the sign said, "A great present for boys.....but NOT GIRLS!!!!" then I could understand the complaint, or if the store had refused to sell said toy to a girl on grounds that she was a girl, then fair enough. But just because a ****ing sign says its great for boys? Ignore the ****ing sign, buy it anyway and get on with your life, you sad, no life, mother to a lesbian, motherf**ker!!
Or just make a complaint to the store manager, or write to the company (letter or email) and leave it. It's the self obsessed grandiosity of it having to go on social media that pisses me off. It's blatant whoring for followers and retweets etc etc, very pathetic
this. Social media is abused so much these days, it really can be used to such ****ing dumb endeavours. (first person to point out the irony of me saying this on an internet forum is a UiR ****er!).
My local tesco recently removed a call of duty stand from its store as it was next to a poppy stand. The poppy guy thought it was pathetic.
How can anyone see the point? There isnt one. Does tge fact it say toys for boys/girls prevent girls/boys buying it? No. End. Close tescos.
could do, but i wouldn't shout about it on a public forum, just in case it happens they is watching you
should've rung MI5... MI^ are only looking for arab looking fella with swords and such these days... oooops is the truth not PC... I should've said guys with black flags on their walls then.
