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Tesco 'gifts for boys' sign removed after girl's complaint
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-30191100
Must be the pinnacle of political correctness surely.
Must be the pinnacle of political correctness surely.
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On the other hand I think people are cleverer than many politically-correct activists generally give others credit for - we can realise things like this for ourselves without making a big song, dance and protest over it.
You could ask the parents
What's wrong with some guidance ,as well and if people live abroad its not always easy to get them when you want, yes you can send a message but with time differences it does not always make it that easy.
"Popular with boys" would be guidance. "For boys" sounds like a restriction.
I think it's helpful having sections of toys aimed for boys and girls and really see no harm in it.
There are boys that want to be princesses too.
Because cats & dogs think exactly the same way as people?
This, a million times.
It's not all about you though. The very term 'tomboy' suggests that you were stepping outside your assigned gender role, as opposed to just being a girl who liked what she liked.
And for the vast majority of them it'll be just as unattainable a goal...
SRSLY, though, I agree with this. There's just no need for gendered toy displays.
Meh, just saying it didn't bother me.
As usual though, a few people are offended by something that seems trivial.
It's not as if a sale had been refused because the staff found out that it was being bought for a girl.
I'm sure it would be much easier for parents if there was some signage so as to not have to look through loads of toys if they are just looking for a Barbie Doll for their daughter or something.
And why should toys be gendered? Why is it that Lego is considered a boy's toy? I'm a girl and I loved lego as a kid. Dolls are very much marketed towards girls, yet adult men look after their children and push prams. Toy kitchens are often marketed towards girls, but most of the top chefs are men.
I like the fact that previous posters say they'd look past the signs and pick something the child would like, but not everyone is so enlightened, unfortunately. And people shouldn't need to be 'enlightened', it should just simply be a load of toys in a shop and children and parents can just choose the things they like. They can be organised into the model train set section, the toy gun section, the doll section etc, but they don't need to be labelled with a particular gender.