LinnaeaBorealis -> RE: I hate it when........ (12/7/2009 8:59:21 PM)
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ORIGINAL: sunshinemiss What? You aren't in the Barbie "Math is hard" camp? Considering that Barbie has been a scientist, an astronaut, a doctor, Air Force jet pilot, president, and paleontologist. . . just to name a FEW out of over 90 careers. . . I really have NO problem with Barbie. I do have a problem with the kids on commercials always wanting such sex-stereotyped toys. Little girl wants a doll house with ALL the furniture and little boy wants a car or telescope. The toys are "color-coded" also. It is like they are trying to force children to be something while at the same time saying, "You can be anything you want." When what they are really saying is, "You can be anything you want as long as you choose from this approved list." Fuckers. I am always amazed at this still going on in this day & age. I was amazed when I was 5 & wanted a train set for Christmas & my Father told me that trains were for little boys. And then he was amazed when I graduated from high school & he told me I should become an engineer like him--metallurgical, not train--and I told him that girls could only be nurses or teachers. What the heck did he expect?????
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