To wonder if you need a penis to operate this boat?

[Queenbean]

Otherwise, why else could it possibly be "ideal for boys"? Or is it probable that girls wouldn't want to play with boats, or things relating to the police?

Such an unnecessary addition to the description

[BeattieBowRisenFromTheDead]

YANBU.

[noblegiraffe]

You're right, it is unnecessary. We can already tell that it's ideal for boys by the blue box and absence of female figures.

[Katy07]

It involves building things (putting the hats on, clipping the loudhailer into the hand etc.) so way too complicated for girls. Much better to make it clear from the start than to have the little girls getting distressed

[ShowOfHands]

Is that a boat?

I only recognise kittens and apple pie.

[That1950sMum]

My DD would love that!

My DS not so much because he's rubbish at putting Lego together.

Idiotic description.

[MarchEliza2]

Well it's not pink...

[lornathewizzard]

Jeez that's poor. Shame on you Argos

[bigfriendlygiant]

Apparently females are short and males are tall...

[BeMorePanda]

its so fucking tedious and tiresome isn't it.

Get tweeting Argos about it & maybe they will change their website?

[bluechameleon]

YABU. Of course you do.

1. It is a vehicle
   
2. It is related to the emergency services
   
3. It contains technology
   
4. It simulates adventurous activities
   
5. It is a construction toy
   

You clearly haven't read your gender roles manual properly OP.

[DuchessofStBridget]

YANBU and I think you use the Argos Q&A section to ask the same question.

[MLGs]

Perhaps it has penis recognition technology. That's the latest thing.

[NovemberInDailyFailLand]

WIMMIN KNOW YOUR LIMITS!

[Soubriquet]

Ah see its blue

Dd wouldn't know what to do with it. She's never seen the colour blue before

Only pink and sparkly is good enough for my princess

Light purple is acceptable at a push too

[Artandco]

I have an actual boat license. Apparently that's very strange.

[c3pu]

I've operated boats before, and at no point was i required to use my penis on it any point.

Apparently the harbour police frown upon it.

[ChiefClerkDrumknott]

I am at these answers and that it needs pointing out

Yesterday I bought some Marvel character socks for me someone who is female and on the back the packet said Boys socks. It gave me unreasonable rage and I haven't worn them as clearly my feet will combust upon contact with socks not meant for me

[Pseudonym99]

I am amazed that in this day and age people still think like that. You wouldn't put 'ideal for white people' on something, would you? I bet that description was written by a woman, though.

[NovemberInDailyFailLand]

Chief - if you wear them, you will grow a penis instead of feet. Fact.

[OlennasWimple]

Of course girls with their fuzzy lady brain can't operate a boat!!

[NotSayingImBatman]

I saw an advert for some little playhouse complete with a cooker and washing machine yesterday.

"It's just like mummy's but all for me" trilled the little girls playing with it.

Oh, does your daddy not eat food? Or wear clean clothes? Or is the process of producing that food or cleaning those clothes beyond the owner of a pair of testicles?

[Queenbean]

I had a live chat to their online team and asked if it needed a penis to be operated. Her reponse "I will pass your feedback on to the web team".

I've suggested they raise it as a general issue across the store and remove unnecessary gender descriptions.

Surprised at how bloody pissed off this has made me!

[Sunnydawn]

It's okay, everyone! Girls can always go shopping...

//www.argos.co.uk/product/2819440

[Stormwhale]

Yanbu. At all. This gender crap needs to stop. If my dd wants to play with a boat she can fucking play with a boat. Her genitals have nothing to do with it.

[Soubriquet]

At £104 Sunny...dd can watch the boys play with their boat