So, earlier this week, I watched a video of a little girl, maybe five or six years old, who was extremely irritated with toy companies, and she flat out called them on their BS while standing in the toy aisle at a store. This is a quote from Riley, the star of the aforementioned video, “Companies try to trick girls into buying the pink stuff instead of stuff that boys want to buy.” Riley was logical and couldn’t understand why it is assumed that girls only want pink stuff, while boys only want blue. In another quote from this insightful little, Riley says, “Some girls like superheroes, some girls like princesses! Some boys like superheroes, some boys like princesses! So why do all the girls have to buy pink stuff and all the boys have to buy different color stuff?” What an excellent question, little Riley!
I was a tomboy growing up. I would use my father’s collectable army statues as my G.I Joes because I didn’t think it was okay for me to ask for real G.I Joes. Granted, my parents would have bought me all the G.I Joes and action figures I wanted, but I thought if I asked for it they would think I was strange, as girls like and ask for the pink stuff. My nephew, Jakob, however, is the exact opposite and is quite fond of all things pink and purple. Unfortunately for him, that’s only girly things. But why can’t a car, a sword, or an action figure be pink and purple? Or why should he be picked on for having a Pink Panther backpack anyway?
Kids have an unfair gender identity pushed on them. I read an article, and also …
