tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post3410729967318483911..comments2024-01-18T00:34:37.268-08:00Comments on Incorrect Pleasures: How about "FUN TOYS" and "CRAP TOYS"?Lili Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303890038396510279noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-16834510032877185992013-06-15T23:56:59.366-07:002013-06-15T23:56:59.366-07:00Yup, Tomas, you should look into Sarah Hoyt's ...Yup, Tomas, you should look into Sarah Hoyt's blog, "According to Hoyt." Had she had access to a good chemistry set when she was a little girl in Portugal, I damn betcha she would have produced some good explosions, and/or poisons.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-10181698528189838652013-06-15T23:48:53.965-07:002013-06-15T23:48:53.965-07:00Boys tend to like some things. Girls tend to like ...Boys tend to like some things. Girls tend to like other things. (In general, not necessarily individually!) Let the kids choose for themselves!Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-39814645200785501752013-05-04T16:07:28.629-07:002013-05-04T16:07:28.629-07:00I'm impressed that your local supermarket stoc...I'm impressed that your local supermarket stocks a chemistry set (several years ago we had a devil of a time finding one anywhere in our city), but it's sad that such intellectual adventures are thought to be beyond girls. I don't see any good reason why they need a category for "gender" in their product specifications for any toys. Lili Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303890038396510279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-18760630241170243292013-05-04T12:17:02.665-07:002013-05-04T12:17:02.665-07:00This chemistry set from my local supermarket is ma...This chemistry set from my local supermarket is marked Gender: Boys.<br /><br />http://www.tesco.com/direct/action-science-chemistry-set/211-6172.prd<br />I'm not quite sure why; presumably they believe girls should stick to playing with dolls rather than playing with chemicals. <br /><br />TomasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com