[peppersmum]

I'm going to TRY to put my foot down this year(my daughter's second) and ask she not get any Disney Princess stuff, or Barbie or anything overtly"girly". Her cousin was given a blackboard one year...by blackboard I mean a stupid pinky purple thing you couldn't see the chalk on!
No thank you! I'd like her to grow up as long as possible without succumbing to the hideous girl culture I see around today.

Fair enough if your DD doesn't like Barbie & princesses etc, my DD1 was like that, never was a pink girly fan. My DD2 is VERY different, from 18mths old she would choose to watch the barbie movies, loves pink and princesses etc (she also loves playing with her brothers nerf guns too ). I think parent's should follow their individual childrens likes and dislikes instead of worrying about gender bias. Would you demand your boys not be given toys that are typically marketed at boys too?


Yes Kylie I agree with you, very sad for 2011!!

[RatbagBob]

But even worse than the clothing is the toys. Most children's products come in two options, one for the girls, and one for the boys. I was recently trying to buy one of those foam foldout couches for DS. Do you want the pink with flowers and butterflies, or the blue with cars and monsters? There was nothing down the middle. So you are forced to choose. It is so annoying.

I managed to get a sesame street one which had nice, bright, gender neutral colours on it. I was fecked if I was getting barbie.

But yes, that list is depressing. I love football. Passionately. Possibly more than DH does. I am teaching DD that football is definitely a "girl" thing, and that boys most certainly do wear pink, but geez, I get so sick of it!

[RealityBites]

Disgusting.

I am also currently cringing at the nappy ad saying 'boys and girls are different' and then showing every gender stereotype in the book. Not cool *grrrr*

[Jenflea]

I don't have boys, and as she's only 17 months old I think it'll be a while before she chooses too much of her own stuff.
And if SHE chooses it, fine,but not if it's thrust on her!
And if I had boys, I'd let them play with dolls, or do dance or whatever they wanted actually.

[Alacritous~Andy]

I will admit, apart from the feminist in me, the scrooge in me likes to buy gender neutral things.

While I only have DS at the moment, I hope to have more kids down the track, and I dread the inevitable, "I don't want that one, it's for boys" if I have a DD down the track.