Calling ALL Parents.....

[Ragnarok]

Just read in the LA Times a blip about how Mattel is "rolling out a new line of toy race cars for young girls. The metal, die cast Polly Pocket cars come in a variety of colors, with matching scents. Blue cars for instance smell like blueberry.Mattle will also sell a racing track for the cars, and the object of the race is to arrive first at the Mall."

Okay here is my query for parents....do you feel there is gender inequality in toys? Especially you folks that have both a boy and a girl child. Do you feel we should socialize our children to play with toys that are usually accepted as being more girly or more masculine? How do you as parents handle the quandary with your own children? Would it make you nervous if you young son played with a Barbie doll, or, if your daughter wanted toy guns and racing cars? Share your thoughts...........:wave:

For me personally, I have no problem whatsoever with children choosing their toys as preference or fad. What annoys me is if the little girls get to play with racing cars, then why do they just have to arrive at a MALL in the end?!? What signal is Mattel sending to little girls about life in general? Are our daughters getting mixed signals here about competition and the capacity to succeed? Why couldn't they have a NASCAR ending? Or, end up at a Science Museum or even in another geographical location?!?! :rant:

 

[precocious]

You are right Rags, Barbie should drive herself to the bar and then do few roll-overs on the way home....nascar style! Not to worry, she'll end up in the morgue and donate her organs to science....:argh:



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[Ragnarok]

You are right Rags, Barbie should drive herself to the bar and then do few roll-overs on the way home....nascar style! Not to worry, she'll end up in the morgue and donate her organs to science....:argh:




:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Oh God! I need DEPENDS!! Well, at least with your scenario, she does it without gender bias! :rofl: :rofl: :wave:

 

[eabu]

you cant completely blame mattel because they didnt just think up this idea and put it into production without doing research. most likely, they did product research using the opinions of young girls and the majority of participants enjoyed colors, scents and the mall, even when presented with a toy car. yes mattel is trying to make a buck off of stereotypes, but how did the girls become this way...:ignore: