In Defense of Dolls
November 24, 2013, 8:51 pm
Filed under: a & e, babies, family, Feminism, Humanism, Parenting, recommendations, shopping | Tags: babies, dolls, feminism, games, goldieblox, Humanism, parenting, play, toys, twins
Filed under: a & e, babies, family, Feminism, Humanism, Parenting, recommendations, shopping | Tags: babies, dolls, feminism, games, goldieblox, Humanism, parenting, play, toys, twins
A few days ago, my Facebook home page became overwhelmed with enthusiastic support for the Goldieblox ad. As a long-running feminist seeking to have gender stereotypes quashed, I was excited to see some not-so-usual suspects expressing glee over this development and video. So, I watched it, fairly certain that despite being the proverbial choir, I would still be excited about it. And I was… until I heard the line that turned my stomach: “We wanna use our brains!” Continue reading
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