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In the article “The War on Pink: GoldieBlox Toys Ignite Debate Over What’s Good For Girls”, written by Eliana Dockterman, Dockterman talks in depth about gender specific toys. Toys like baby dolls, Barbies, Bratz, etc, are all examples of toys that are made specifically for the female gender. Dockterman examines whether these toys have helped drive girls away from STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects, while boys are still dominant in the STEM field. She also talks about whether

eleven, when I should have been crafting friendship bracelets and experimenting with makeup, I troubled my parents and impressed my friends by taking on a colossal doll creation project. No longer interested in the plastic that lined the shelves: Bratz, Barbies, and Polly Pockets I wanted to own the exquisite Ball-Jointed doll, a rare doll with complete mobility and life-like features. As a storyteller only interested using realistic elements, I knew my friends and I had to have these dolls one way

my family over and over about how much they miss their land and how terrible of a place this could be messed with my head. I wanted to speak perfect English and do all the things young American girls seemed to do when I moved here. I wanted all the Bratz and Barbies all the American girls always seemed to have, but when I went home and heard everybody ranting about wishing they were back in Colombia, suddenly I wanted nothing to do with America and go back to my land too. Blanco too is faced with these

Stereotypes About Skinny People Many people assume that the only reason people are skinny is because they want to look better or they starve themselves. Others consider them to be healthier than others. That there is a stereotype, a stereotype is when something is said about a group of people that is based on some truth, but it is exaggerated. Maybe there was a time when that was true, but now there are other reasons to why people are skinny. People all over the world are constantly labeling and/or

When she was around the age of five, her mom taught her and her sisters the basic braiding, and twisting methods using their Bratz brand mannequin head. Since then, she has advanced to cornrowing and styling her own hair and learned how to perfect each style that she did. She used another skill that her mother taught her, sewing, and began to practice extension sew-ins. Charity

When I think about my red house, a free and easy feeling rushes over. Worries consisted of macaroni being too hot, swinging too high, and Dora, my first dog, pooping in my room. With bookshelves filled with stuffed animals and countless Pooh Bear toys, I was always content. The playground in my backyard provided days of fun, and nights in my mom and dad’s bed gave me peaceful and comforting sleep, preparing me for the next day of work. The kitchen was where I liked to claim I “worked”. Although I

Gender inequality plays a role in everyday life, even in children toys. Going to the toy store I observed how gender differences play a role in Toy R Us. I argue that gender difference plays a role big role in toys by the interactions and society making people believe this is how it should be. I had gone to Toys R Us in my neighborhood to observed how gender plays into toys. What I have noticed during my observation is as I walking in Toys R Us was a huge pink sign for Barbie dolls. As I walked

When going shopping, watching the television or looking in magazines, young girls are among the most targeted, being affected and vulnerable to the social influences of marketing and advertisements. Many advertisements of clothing have depicted the female form in a sexually provocative manner. Sexualisation is when a person’s value comes only from his or her sexual appeal or behaviour, to the exclusion of other characteristics. Furthermore, sexual objectification is when the female body is seen as

In her novel, Cinderella Ate My Daughter (2011), Peggy Orenstein describes that in today's society, young children are exposed to feeling obligated to be the best girl (or boy) they can be in society. They are not free to be themselves. She discusses this topic by first address the issue of “Disney Princesses” and how they can play a major role in what a girl chooses to do in their life. Next, she talks about how it’s not the children who choose the specific lifestyle, the parents play a major role

Being born a man or a woman in todays society is more than a simple biological fact. It’s a biological fact that harvests social consequences. From delivery, gender is assigned to males and females in life binding forms by way of blue or pink. Gender is the social construct of what we know biologically as male or female, but masculinity and femininity is how the two roles are played out in society. Our role as feminine and masculine are institutionalized through social interaction and is perpetuated