OK, I have an issue. I have a 2 year old daughter and went shopping for a Halloween costume this weekend. Lets put aside all the commercial aspects and religious aspects for a sec. Now in terms of Halloween costumes for boys their were a ton of options, but for my little girl she could either go…
I was personally very surprised when I found a Wonder Woman Halloween costume in the girl’s section. As well as Supergirl, and Batgirl. But I agree with this sentiment. Toymakers make profits on sexism.
I was *just* having a conversation with a friend about this. I was looking for female superhero inspiration for a costume, but the only aisle in the toy section for superheroes was in the “boys’ toys” half, and in that entire aisle, the only women were a bobble-head Princess Leia and and itty-bitty Sifa (from Thor) figurine. So that entire store had no Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, Rogue, Jean Grey, Storm… nothing. It’s incredibly frustrating. The worst part is, even if parents decide that it’s alright for their kid of one gender to play with toys intended for the other gender, the stores will still sell them in aisles segregated between blue and pink.
We decided that she would be a Doctor for Halloween. So cute, Doctors Lab Coat, Scrubs and a Stethoscope. Who says Doctors can only be men, fuck that. Yes its a boys costume…the girls costume was a nurse (short skirt and pink), I call bullshit on Sexism. If my daughter wants to be a Doctor she can be…
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downtohuck reblogged this from marrinerkeynes and added:
Ooh, a Doctor. Good call. I loved playing ‘doctor’ when I was a kid… and that never involved short skirts. (honestly,...
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marrinerkeynes reblogged this from downtohuck and added:
We decided that she would be a Doctor for Halloween. So cute, Doctors Lab Coat, Scrubs and a Stethoscope. Who says...
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equalopportunitygeek reblogged this from marrinerkeynes and added:
was personally very surprised when...girl’s section. As well as Supergirl,
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