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Consumer equality. The government has to ensure no banner shall offend anyone ... at least as defines offense, as no one else's view counts.
To me ... the market is more than able to do this on its own. Same with bathrooms. I've long wanted unified bathrooms just so everyone has enough stalls to use after lunch. But nope ... more goverrnment regulation, counter-regulation, counter-counter-regulation.
That's actually a good question. How does this work in practice for the stores?
You guys have a lot of butthurt.
For the record, I don't understand this. But, I don't really care, either. Just be nice to people who are different, especially kids.
For the record, I don't understand this. But, I don't really care, either. Just be nice to people who are different, especially kids.
Why do you reflexively assume it's always "butthurt"? Is it not possible in your mind to see something and just think that it's stupid, and say that it's stupid?
Oh wait, you just did that yourself. I guess you are butthurt too.
You guys don't just say "that's stupid." Your comments are snide, and filled with hate and scorn. The human beings you're ridiculing have enough on their plate to worry about without neanderthals constantly insulting them.
You don’t think the government CAN overreach, do you?
It is absolutely absurd for the government to require a store to provide a “gender neutral” toy section.
The enforcement/compliance alone is a ridiculous nightmare. Who reviews the toys to decide which is gendered and which is neutral? What size does the gender neutral section need to be, relative to the gendered section?
Government needs to back the f*ck up and stay out of things it has no business regulating.
My understanding is that it's about giving kids more options growing up. For example, if a girl wants to play with little toy soldiers, I don't think it's asking too much that there be both men and women soldiers for her to play with.
Truth is, toys have always been stereotyped. Ones for boys tend to be related to fighting or aggression (action figures--soldiers, wrestler, fantasy warriors, guns, etc.) while ones for girls tend to be related to appearance or 'home-making' (Barbie dolls, doll houses, baby dolls, makeup jewelry, etc.)
When our kids (1 boy, 1 girl) were growing up, Mrs Shuckster was adamant that our son NOT grow up playing with toy weapons. That was fine by me. But Mom and Dad quickly discovered that making these kinds of declarations were easier said than done. We crumbled and ended up buying him toy plastic swords when we found him and a neighbor friend having backyard 'sword fights' with sticks. Sigh, oh well.
Do I think it is a good idea to encourage more options for children? Yes.My understanding is that it's about giving kids more options growing up. For example, if a girl wants to play with little toy soldiers, I don't think it's asking too much that there be both men and women soldiers for her to play with.
Truth is, toys have always been stereotyped. Ones for boys tend to be related to fighting or aggression (action figures--soldiers, wrestler, fantasy warriors, guns, etc.) while ones for girls tend to be related to appearance or 'home-making' (Barbie dolls, doll houses, baby dolls, makeup jewelry, etc.)
When our kids (1 boy, 1 girl) were growing up, Mrs Shuckster was adamant that our son NOT grow up playing with toy weapons. That was fine by me. But Mom and Dad quickly discovered that making these kinds of declarations were easier said than done. We crumbled and ended up buying him toy plastic swords when we found him and a neighbor friend having backyard 'sword fights' with sticks. Sigh, oh well.
Do I think the government needs to make some kind of mandate? Nah.
I didn't read the article and didn't go deep into this, because I don't care enough. It doesn't bother me one way or the other.
Just be decent to kids, especially if they are a little boy/girl who has issues with their own gender and/or sexuality. Just be nice.
All they have to do is remove any signage referring to boys and girls and take down any pink or blue backdrops and they're good. At least that's what Target did.
Of course, gender neutral Target also prominently displays and sells the American Girl and Our Generation collections which are all girl dolls with traditional girl outfits, traditional girl accessories, and traditional girl colors. Even the gender neutral things, like their grill and bowling alley are colored in traditional girl colors.
The same people who say Ayn Rand and American Libertarians are racists and bigots.
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