So this time I thought a few pictures might calm people down.
So chill. And don't even start with the "slippery slope" arguments. The world isn't about to end if girls wear camouflage or boys wear skirts. If it were, it would have already happened.
Thanks to UK retailer John Lewis, I was bombarded with media requests for interviews last week. That's generally a good thing, except it would be incredibly helpful if they didn't ask the same damn questions all the time. (Especially "Why is pink a girl color?" and "What's the problem with stereotypes?") So this time I thought a few pictures might calm people down. As recently as thirty years ago, parents had LOTS of choices for their children's clothing and toys. Strongly gendered clothes and toys are not "traditional". Nor are they necessary, until the objective is to multiply your profits by forcing people to buy boy and girl versions of things that could otherwise be handed down or shared.
So chill. And don't even start with the "slippery slope" arguments. The world isn't about to end if girls wear camouflage or boys wear skirts. If it were, it would have already happened.
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Hywel Jeffcott
9/9/2017 03:35:08 pm
Gender stereo-typing is just another prejudice. It is promoted by manufacturering firms as a means of appeal on purchase pressure. Having lived in SE Asia for several years I have broadened my views on clothes. When I shop I look for interesting clothes. Gender bothers me no more.
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Jo Paoletti
9/9/2017 06:51:42 pm
Exactly! Not to mention that if adult clothing were as limited as children's clothing, there would be howls of protest.
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