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Toys Shouldn't be Categorized By Gender

Some people say that blue is for boys, and pink is for girls. But there's also a controversy about fast food toys. 
Popular toys are shown at the Marketing Store in Chicago, Illinois, which has been involved in McDonalds Happy Meal promotions for more than three decades. Some are now questioning toys meant specifically for girls or boys. Photo by: Chris So/Toronto Star via Getty Images
When you order a Happy Meal, for example, they always ask you if you want a girl or boy toy. Many people think that this is wrong. Leslie Love is a Democrat from Detroit. She believes that this shouldn't happen. So, she proposed a resolution for a change in the restaurant business. "It's a new day, and it's time for us to stop using that kind of language," Love says, "We would never want to gender-identify careers, but we still do it with our toys.".

 The aim is to erase the separation between boy and girl toys. Fast food chains give action figures and cars for boys and teddy bears and little dolls to girls. The solution is to ask what toy children want.

 "This practice can influence and limit children's imaginations and interests by promoting some toys as only suitable for girls and others only for boys, " reads the resolution. 
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Christia Spears Brown is a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Kentucky.  Brown agrees labeling toys is a bad idea. She thinks it overlooks the preferences of many children. "It forces kids into stereotyped boxes when it's unnecessary," Brown says, "Children develop skills and interests through play, so if you funnel kids into one type of toy, you're limiting what kinds of skills and interests develop.".

 I can relate to this issue. When I was younger, I would always get Happy Meals. There would be amazing toys, for my brother at least.  In my Happy Meal, there would just be a doll or a unicorn toy. My brother, on the other hand, would get cool race cars and Spiderman things. I never liked the dolls or teddy bears that I would get. I think that there shouldn't be any gender categorized toys. I always enjoyed racing cars with my brother. It was more fun than just moving a bunch of dolls around. So, I too think that gender doesn't define anything.

Link to article: https://newsela.com/read/kids-meal-toys-gender/id/47851/

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