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OP posts:
NeedACleverNN · 29/06/2016 19:18

Whhhhhhy? What's wrong with it?

gamerchick · 29/06/2016 19:19

Why?

SunshineOutdoors · 29/06/2016 19:19

Not sure if the page I've seen is the one you meant to link to.

SweetieDrops · 29/06/2016 19:20

I don't see a problem with it, what's annoying you?

To be annoyed with this page on the Argos website
RhubarbAndMustard · 29/06/2016 19:20

Eh? Care to elaborate OP?

Amummyatlast · 29/06/2016 19:20

Yes, it's the right page. Look at the pictures.

OP posts:
SnugglySnerd · 29/06/2016 19:21

There aren't any pictures apart from that big red logo thing.

T0ddlerSlave · 29/06/2016 19:21

Because the boys do the building and the girl does the cleaning? Meh, agree it's bad but at least the other categories aren't gendered. it's so insidious I fail to get worked up about it.

NeedACleverNN · 29/06/2016 19:21

There are no picture?

T0ddlerSlave · 29/06/2016 19:22

Ah if you view on mobile view you don't see the pics.

Thebookswereherfriends · 29/06/2016 19:23

Yep, boy in the construction pic and girl in the cleaning pic. It's shit and shouldn't still be happening.

Amummyatlast · 29/06/2016 19:24

Ok, it may not work if you are using a phone.

There's a link to 'building roleplay' toys with a smiling boy. There's a link to 'cleaning roleplay' toys with a smiling girl. The cleaning toys are also pink. To be fair there are then two further pictures for cooking and shopping roleplay with boys and girls, but even on the cooking roleplay the boy is made to look like a chef whereas the girl is not.

OP posts:
LilQueenie · 29/06/2016 19:24

please don't tell its because they have a little girl playing with a pink cleaning set and a boy with a construction set because it is yabu and if it's not I apologise.

Amummyatlast · 29/06/2016 19:33

Why can't they have a boy and girl in each of the pictures? My DD has actually has cleaning toys, but this is because she likes to pretend to be like her daddy (who does 95% of the cleaning).

OP posts:
LilQueenie · 29/06/2016 20:08

some pics have no children in them. Its no big deal. I'm sure it doesn't matter to the chid

imonaplane · 29/06/2016 20:09

Oh for God's sake! Have you nothing better to worry about?

PortiaCastis · 29/06/2016 20:11

Too much time on your hands

Crispbutty · 29/06/2016 20:13

"even on the cooking roleplay the boy is made to look like a chef whereas the girl is not."

but but but... if the girl was doing the cooking, wouldnt you be unhappy with that too... ??

you need to unclench a bit I think.

forkhandles4candles · 29/06/2016 20:13

Think it is shit too OP.

MeAndMy3LovelyBoys · 29/06/2016 20:14

I'm sorry but I can't get wound up about this at all. I can't see the big deal.

lightmouse · 29/06/2016 20:21

YANBU.

It is part of a global trend of stereotyping in society. Kids are really sensitive to this sort of pigeon-holing, and it damages both sexes.

Spartak · 29/06/2016 20:33

Here we go. There's a girl sat down eating while the boy does the cooking. I might complaint to Argos that I'm upset that there no one to cook my tea when I get home.

To be annoyed with this page on the Argos website

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ThoraGruntwhistle · 29/06/2016 20:38

It's irritating, and shouldn't really happen, but I don't think I could get too worked up about it.

WineIsMyMainVice · 29/06/2016 22:10

YANBU.
This is about what images/perceptions we give our children. In this day and age it shouldn't be this way. Pink cleaning toys teach them that cleaning is for girls. It's rubbish. It seems that gender stereotyping has come full circle - in the 80's / 90's there was a move against pink for girls and blue for boys etc. Now suddenly even kinder eggs are pink for girls etc, Lego has pink for girls etc etc.

loobyloo1234 · 29/06/2016 22:16

YABU. It's just how you would associate each toy to a child, doesn't mean they can't play with either. Hell, I used to love playing with my brothers toy garage. A picture in an Argos catalogue never made me feel like I couldn't!

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