December 27, 2011
One Christmas I finally got Holiday Barbie. After begging my parents for years, I could breathe a sigh of relief. The only problem was she was too pretty to play with. I couldn’t even take off her elaborate white dress. Already, I wanted to take my Lego back out of its box. What reminds me ...
Tags: Barbie,
blue,
children,
empowerment,
gender,
gender branding,
gender division,
Holiday Barbie,
Lego,
Lego Friends,
masculine,
My Little Pony,
pink,
princess recovery,
princess syndrome,
Princesses,
puzzles,
stereotypes,
superheroes,
think beyond pink,
toys
June 23, 2010
How sweet, people coo, leaning over the baby carriage. The next question is inevitable: Is it a girl or a boy? A Swedish couple have refused to identify the sex of their baby — causing an international furor, with some accusing them of child abuse. Pop is a healthy two and a half year old ...
Tags: babies,
baby,
blue,
boys,
child abuse,
gender,
gender bias,
girls,
pink,
Pop,
sex,
sexual discrimination,
Swedish couple