The image above displays the same exact toys with different packaging to appeal to one sex over the other. Why can't they just create a unisex box for the same toy? It seems like a lot of extra work to do for something that is exactly the same when the box is opened.
These books seem to be produced by the same company. This is just reenforcing gender stereotypes that girls have to be gorgeous, and boys have to be clever. What if a boy wanted to be gorgeous and a girl wanted to be clever? It seems as though that's not an option based on these books.
This image displays the boy and girl isles in a toy store. It seems as though it is forcing girls to want and be drawn to pink, and the boys to blue. If you're a girl, you can't have the blue toys, and if you're a boy, you can't have the pink toys.
Societal norms are trying to influences the way boys and girls think. They are trying to influence the colors that describe who they are, and the toys they feel like they should play with.
This video shows a little girl questioning these color norms. I love that she is questioning why she can't have the blue toys, and why boys can't have the pink toys. I agree with her. It is unfair for society to dictate what boys and girls can and can't play with. It creates an issue among young children who don't conform to these norms. They feel like they are different because they don't like the things that all the other girls or boys like. But in reality, if a girl wants to play with super heroes and a boy wants to play with dolls, there is nothing wrong with that. They are expressing themselves through play, and they should be allowed to do that without feeling pressured.
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