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To this point there seems to be strong and widespread anecdotal evidence that many boys don't want to seem to much like girls by playing with "girly" toys and m
by ary 14y ago
To this point there seems to be strong and widespread anecdotal evidence that many boys don't want to seem to much like girls by playing with "girly" toys and many girls feel the same way towards "boys" toys. There is perhaps (or perhaps not) a problem with this phenomenon that, over time, needs to be addressed. In the meantime things like this seem to be a great way to spread interest in science and engineering among both genders.
- alttag 14y agoIt's not just anecdotal [1] (forgive the article for misspelling "light saber"). Toy companies have known this for some time. It's how they make money. NPR had several interesting discussions regarding the controversy over girl-themed Legos, and gender in toys [2][3]. 1: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=145705192 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1457051... 2: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=160365466 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1603654... 3: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/18/145397007/gender-controversy-stacks-up-against-lego-friends http://www.npr.org/2012/01/18/145397007/gender-controversy-s...