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Old 08-16-2015, 12:01 AM
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While I think the whole movement to erase gender is irritating, this guy's take on it is pretty uninspiring. He has a lot to say about what's normal without any particular use of science, sociology, history, biology, psychology, etc. Other than the cracking use of his two children as a representative for all mankind through history.
Yes, there are differences between girls and boys, and there's nothing wrong with that. But if you ask me toy stores have gotten over the top with the pink, glittery purgatory they call the girls' section, so I'm not sad to see that dialed down. It wasn't really like that when I was a kid. If it had been I might have ended up with a gender identity problem too ... I mean if someone had told me I was disturbed because I wanted a Transformer, I probably would have thought, oh, I must not be meant to be a girl. I never thought of myself as less of a girl because I wanted to play with cars (same story 30 years later). Maybe it was a little weird but no one cared.
Target is making too much of a "statement" with this move if you ask me, but I think it's a fine idea. People are still free to pick out whichever toys they want for their child.
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