Why girls aren't pretty in pink by Susanna Rustin
Summary:
Two twin sister disliked the thought that certain toys are meant for boys and that certain stuff is meant for girls. The category which toys belong is easy to recognize, since everything is in pink or blue. The sisters set up a campaign to raise awareness of gender stereotyping of children. Their campaign struck a cord and very soon they were invited for television shows.
Firstly their main focus were toys, but now they are also focusing on make up products meant for young girls. The sisters find that giving make up and other beauty product to girls in primary school gives off a wrong sign to what is supposed to be important. They fear that girls are going to believe that everything evolves about looking hot and this trend, they fear, will also have a bad influence on boys.
Opinion:
I can totally agree with the thoughts of these two sisters. They discuss gender stereotyping happening concerning toys and beauty product. This is something that is done since the dawn of time. Boys are supposed to be adventurous and girls are supposed to be homey and domestical. Well, I do believe that boys and girls have different preferences in toys and other things concerning behavior and choices, but this does not mean that it is a good thing to emphasize these thoughts. The more these stereotypes are 'forced' on children, the more they will behave to it...
Dear Rini,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI think I am a living example of not being a stereotypical girl. Once upon a time, when I was a young girl, which was ages ago, my grandmother gave me a pram for my birthday, so I could proudly walk the streets with my dolls. But, I thought it was nice to put black coals in it instead of dolls and this greatly upset my grandmother, who exclaimed : "you will never be a girl", arrg
Well done Rini,
best regards,
Inge Zwierink