Please or to access all these features

Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

'Let Toys Be Toys' Organising Thread - Part 2

458 replies

OneHandWavingFree · 02/12/2012 12:43

"Let Toys Be Toys - For Girls, and Boys" is a campaign started by a group of Mumsnetters, to convince retailers to categorise their toys by theme or function, rather than gender.

We're inviting everyone to 'like' us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter (@LetToysBeToys) and join us right here for discussion and collaborative decision-making about the next steps of our campaign.

Himalaya has been hard at work compiling the information gathered by our fantastic LTBT Mystery Shoppers, and we will be agreeing right here how the surveys will be ranked, which retailers we will be targetting with our message, and how we will go about it.

If you think that girls and boys should feel free to play with whatever toys that interest them most, and that they shouldn't walk into a toy store and feel pressurised to conform into archaic gender roles and stifling stereotypes, please join in the discussion!

OP posts:
LoopsInHoops · 02/12/2012 13:20

Bath, beauty and accessories, and dolls feature on the girls' but not boys.

And don't get me started on this: www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3458567

LoopsInHoops · 02/12/2012 13:18

Just noticed on the toys r us website, in the boys' toys section there are options for action figures and vehicles, hobbies and r/c, but these don't feature in the girls options.

Don't girls have hobbies then? Nor like vehicles? FFS Xmas Angry

SirBoobAlot · 02/12/2012 13:11

Thank you. My son is currently clomping around in a pair of tacky pink poundland high heels Grin They're his dancing shoes, apparently. The bugger can walk in heels better than I can Wink

ashesgirl · 02/12/2012 13:03

Of course, SirBoob! Welcome to the group. Smile

SirBoobAlot · 02/12/2012 13:01

Can I join please? Didn't want to post on the other one as when I spotted it the thread was nearly full.

ashesgirl · 02/12/2012 13:00

Marking place. Well done OHWF Smile Reckon here is as good a place as any.

nickelbabeuntiladvent · 02/12/2012 12:59

signing in!Grin

5madthings · 02/12/2012 12:44

marking the thread so.its in'threads i am on' :)