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There’s an undeniable appeal with toys like these as a means to normalize and explore the world around you freely in miniaturized and simplified form. So I hop
by kiawe_fire 4y ago
There’s an undeniable appeal with toys like these as a means to normalize and explore the world around you freely in miniaturized and simplified form.
So I hope the appeal of toys like these extends beyond just “seeing myself represented” - ideally, kids get to play with a variety of likenesses beyond just “the one that looks like me”.
(Aside: the final paragraph of the article is 100% unnecessary, corporate virtue signaling, with no relation to anything else in the article aside from being Barbie related.)
- the_af 4y agoThey claim the goal is both for the kids to see themselves represented but also to pick some toys that do not resemble them.
- DoreenMichele 4y agoI'm guessing that you hear a lot more complaints from marginalized people who can't find representation of people like them than you do privileged people whining about a lack of representation of people unlike them. But it's certainly equally important to have both. Edit: I mean both outcomes: people able to find dolls like them and people able to play with diverse dolls.