Its No Gender December. Is that: a) a time to consider the gender stereotyping of toys and how it restricts children’s creativity and development or b) political correctness that gets in the way of letting boys be boys, letting girls be girls”? Well, weve got a problem with (b). Because letting children “be” boys or girls implies that there is a natural set of likes and dislikes for each gender that are unaffected by the culture in which we live. Behind this view is the sense that toy preferences are rooted in biology, such that only girls are drawn toward baby dolls because they are driven to nurture, while boys will be attracted toward active toys such as guns. And there are several problems with this viewpoint. So read on and then cast your vote (a) or (b) below. (More: Leave Barbie alone – so we can talk about how kids actually play bit.ly/1ymVRb2)
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 01:32:16 +0000
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