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Sexism in childrens marketing
Posted on 12/2/14 at 8:46 am
Posted on 12/2/14 at 8:46 am
Sexism
Article discusses sexism in marketing (barbies for girls, GI joes for boys), when a young girl makes comments about liking a spiderman clock that is marketed to boys.
I think they are missing the real article on why the designers picked Spidermans crotch as the location for the clock hands. Pretty disgusting, but funny!!
Article discusses sexism in marketing (barbies for girls, GI joes for boys), when a young girl makes comments about liking a spiderman clock that is marketed to boys.
I think they are missing the real article on why the designers picked Spidermans crotch as the location for the clock hands. Pretty disgusting, but funny!!
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Posted on 12/2/14 at 8:47 am to nicklsu
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I think they are missing the real article on why the designers picked Spidermans crotch as the location for the clock hands.
because if they put it on his face it wouldn't be accurate
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:05 am to nicklsu
This idea that girls like Barbies and boys like hot-wheels only because that's what we teach them is pure bullshite.
This post was edited on 12/2/14 at 9:38 am
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:08 am to nicklsu
If the little girl has a brother who has hot wheels or whatever, I promise you she'll play with them regardless of how it was marketed.
Conversely, up to a certain age, I'm sure her brother wouldn't think twice about playing with her barbies.
Conversely, up to a certain age, I'm sure her brother wouldn't think twice about playing with her barbies.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:30 am to Team Vote
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If the little girl has a brother who has hot wheels or whatever, I promise you she'll play with them regardless of how it was marketed.
I have a 6 year old daughter who has grown up with an older brother and lives on a street with a bunch of boys. She's been surrounded by boys and boy toys her whole life. I'll bet I can count on one hand the times she's shown any interest in any of his toys.
Also, for about 5 years I helped teach 5 year old Sunday school. During that time I only remember one boy who would play with the dolls or kitchen set in the classroom and very few girls who paid much attention to the boy toys.
Another thing that I noticed different from girls & boys during my time helping as a teacher was that almost universally every one of the girls loved to color and do crafts. My daughter is the same way. On the other hand it was almost universal that the boys had virtually zero interest in coloring or doing crafts. They'd rather be playing with toys.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:42 am to nicklsu
As a father of daughters, I don't have a problem with barbies for girls g.i. joe's for boys, but they do tend to screw it up with other stuff sometimes.
And don't even get me started on how hard it is to find quality basketball gear for girls.
And don't even get me started on how hard it is to find quality basketball gear for girls.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:47 am to nicklsu
This is one of the dumbest social controversies out there. These idiots think that we're somehow harming kids by "forcing" them to cross over and be different to use toys usually selected by the other sex.
The fact that such actions have an impact on you, perhaps positive, and that our nonconforming preferences shape who we are is lost on these fricking SJWs who want to blur gender and sex lines in some utopian fantasy to remove masculine characteristics from our culture.
The fact that such actions have an impact on you, perhaps positive, and that our nonconforming preferences shape who we are is lost on these fricking SJWs who want to blur gender and sex lines in some utopian fantasy to remove masculine characteristics from our culture.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:49 am to Green Chili Tiger
Am I sexist if I find this amusing?
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:50 am to whoisnickdoobs
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Am I sexist if I find this amusing?
Not at all. It's funny
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:52 am to nicklsu
People sure do spend a lot of energy worrying about some stupid arse shite.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:54 am to Green Chili Tiger
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As a father of daughters, I don't have a problem with barbies for girls g.i. joe's for boys, but they do tend to screw it up with other stuff sometimes.
One thing I do notice about toys that are marketed towards girls is that a lot of them all center around teaching our daughters that the cool thing to do is try to look "sexy" and go out to the club and party. These are the worst IMO...
Posted on 12/2/14 at 9:56 am to Darth_Vader
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One thing I do notice about toys that are marketed towards girls is that a lot of them all center around teaching our daughters that the cool thing to do is try to look "sexy" and go out to the club and party. These are the worst IMO...
Agreed. Some seem to encourage some really odd things.
This post was edited on 12/2/14 at 10:02 am
Posted on 12/2/14 at 10:02 am to Green Chili Tiger
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One thing I do notice about toys that are marketed towards girls is that a lot of them all center around teaching our daughters that the cool thing to do is try to look "sexy" and go out to the club and party. These are the worst IMO...
Agreed.
I don't know how it is where you live but one thing we've noticed about girls over the past 10 years or so is how many of them have become so aggressive at perusing boys and being almost obsessed with having a boyfriend. Our son turns 13 on Thursday of this week while our girl is 6 and we see this with girls from both age groups.
I think part of this rise in being so aggressive at perusing boys is the the messages girls are seeing in the popular media and toys that are targeted at them.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 10:05 am to Darth_Vader
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I don't know how it is where you live but one thing we've noticed about girls over the past 10 years or so is how many of them have become so aggressive at perusing boys and being almost obsessed with having a boyfriend.
I've seen the same thing in some of my daughter's friends. I keep mine so busy with sports and other activities that they don't have time to think about boys, but they have friends that literally define themselves by who they are "dating" that week.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 10:08 am to Green Chili Tiger
I feel like those toys were invited by some enterprising parent who wants their kids to clean the house and think it's fun, true Huck Finn style trickery.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 10:11 am to Green Chili Tiger
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I've seen the same thing in some of my daughter's friends. I keep mine so busy with sports and other activities that they don't have time to think about boys, but they have friends that literally define themselves by who they are "dating" that week.
Yep. We keep ours busy as well, just started basketball in fact. But seeing how some of the girls are now scares the hell out of me for what's coming down the road though.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 10:18 am to Darth_Vader
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But seeing how some of the girls are now scares the hell out of me for what's coming down the road though.
My oldest started high school this year and she is still completely focused on basketball. I was snooping through her phone and saw where a boy she has known since elementary was texting her telling her she's cool and wants them to hang out more. Her response was "Well basketball season just started and that's my focus, but you could hang out with me and my teammates at lunch if you want to".
Posted on 12/2/14 at 10:20 am to nicklsu
Spiderman clock at 6:30 or 11:55 would be amusing.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 10:22 am to Green Chili Tiger
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My oldest started high school this year and she is still completely focused on basketball. I was snooping through her phone and saw where a boy she has known since elementary was texting her telling her she's cool and wants them to hang out more. Her response was "Well basketball season just started and that's my focus, but you could hang out with me and my teammates at lunch if you want to".
Now that's a win. You did good.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 10:23 am to Darth_Vader
You'll do great too. You're already taking the right steps.
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