Dave Symn wrote:
> On 31 Mar 2005 09:02:33 -0800, Hyerdahl wrote:
>
>
> >>
> > Not today, littl Bubba.  Today girls want to be astronauts,
scientists,
> > doctors, etc.  They have the same kinds of ambitions that used to
be
> > reserved for boys.
> >
>
> SOME do.
>
> Some do not.
>
> Visit a Toys R Us sometime, and see what kind of toys young children
are
> STILL primarily interested in. The boys section is still a lot of
military
> stuff, ASTRONAUTS, monsters, action heroes, but a smattering of
"science",
> model rockets and planes to build and fly, stuff like that.

Not surprising.  Fathers pick out toys like those with their sons, who
pick out toys like that with THEIR sons.  When the mother is a doctor,
the girls get more of the anatomically correct dolls, sort of like the
ones my sister bought her daughter.  :-)


> the girls section is same as it ever was, too. DOLLS dolls dolls.
Baby
> dolls to play-nurture and dress up, and hip-fashion-models to
emulate,
> dress up, and now of course they are making them singers. There's a
shock.
> They even have baby-dolls now with the whorish Bratz eye makeup.

Most of boys stuff is dolls as well, action figures, they're called.
:-)

 Then
> theres the plethora of pony stuff. Some of the Barbies are portrayed
as
> vets and doctors, good for them, but of course, no combat action
Barbie
> figures.

There are now female "action figures", and girls tend to get those from
their moms if their moms are in the military.  You should just continue
to stick your head in the sand, dear.  The world will change around
you.

Amazon.com: Toys / Categories / Action Figures / Military Figures ...
- ... Elite Force F-15A Female Pilot Usually ships in 24 hours ... 1:6
Elite Force Modern Military Figure: US Marine Force Recon Usually ships
in 24 hours ...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/4128501
 [More results from www.amazon.com]



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