There have been a lot of steps taken to remove the gendered stereotypes that surround kids’ toys. Stores are removing the gendered aisles and letting toys just exist on the shelves based on categories. Toys are being marketed more directly to kids instead of specifically to boys or girls. This is … [Read more...]
Daughter’s Desire To “Look Like Barbie” Spurs Mom To Create New Doll Line
A mother in Miami, Florida has taken it upon herself to change the doll market after hearing her daughter say she didn’t like her dark skin and kinky hair. Angelica Sweeting, a 27-year-old mother of two girls, has created the Naturally Perfect Doll line to challenge mainstream media’s perception … [Read more...]
Amazon Makes A Move Toward Gender-Neutral Toys
When I was a little girl, for a while I was obsessed with these tiny little toys he had called Battle Beasts. (Shout out to my older sister and Google for helping me figure out the name of these bad boys.) They were marketed towards boys but for whatever reason, my sister and I loved the little … [Read more...]
“Toy Of The Year” Continues To Perpetrate Gender Stereotypes
The Toy Industry Association has handed out its awards for “Boy Toy of the Year” and “Girl Toy of the Year." This year, boy toy is the interactive Zoomer Dino named Boomer. He went on to win overall "Toy of the Year" honour. The dinosaur allows children, (preferably males ones apparently) to … [Read more...]