Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

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Bumblebzz · 04/03/2018 23:08

Surprised and disappointed to see gender stereotypes (pink, dresses and shiny shoes) so blatantly reinforced in this book. I just bought it for my daughter as I am trying to do just the opposite and challenge those very stereotypes...

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Cunstancemarkiewicz · 04/03/2018 23:26

I ripped the page out and told my daughter it was a lie and nonsense. I was furious as loads of girls got it for Christmas. They can fuck right off.

soapboxqueen · 04/03/2018 23:22

I glued those 2 pages together

TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 04/03/2018 23:19

We have the Women In... books as well. I think that if anything it's a good way to teach kids how to be critical of what they read and not just accept things at face value.

I was also a bit at the inclusion of Thatcher.

UnCafecito · 04/03/2018 23:15

Yes that one lets it down. The rest is really good though, and the different illustrations are lovely.

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Bumblebzz · 04/03/2018 23:14

Thanks LangCleg I’ll look at those

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LangCleg · 04/03/2018 23:13

These are both gorgeous books with none of this nonsense:

Women in Science: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1526360519?tag=mumsnetforum-21

Women in Sport: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1526360926?tag=mumsnetforum-21

GinAndSonic · 04/03/2018 23:13

I was disappointed in that one too.

TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 04/03/2018 23:11

It's not a perfect book, but I figure that it is a decent stab in the right direction.

It did prompt a good convo with DD about trans things in general and how being a girl wasn't just about wearing a dress and wearing pink.

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