Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 7400504)

Hmm I don't really see a problem with this tbh. Things will always be vaguely categorised and marketed more to one gender than another, for convenience if nothing else. Personally I think something like this: http://www.johnlewis.com/ideas-for-b...toys/c60000990 is just quite a useful way of narrowing a massive range of items down to a few things that your typical young boy might like. Obviously its not a black and white thing where all boys are only going to like one set of toys and all girls are only going to like a different set, but it is fairly easy to make very general categorisations.

In the same way you'll get a lot of places offering 'gifts for Dads' with typical things like beer glasses, golf memorabilia, football items etc. Obviously not all Dads will want these items and not all the people who want the items will be Dads. My Mum is actually way more into sport than my Dad so among sport merchandise typically targeted at Dads I'd be more likely to find a gift for my Mum. But again they are very general categorisations, its basic marketing practices not an attempt to enforce a binary segregation of genders.

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 7400502)

He might be using it to practise his "moves". :think:

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 7400526)

:hehe:

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 7400504)

Hmm I don't really see a problem with this tbh. Things will always be vaguely categorised and marketed more to one gender than another, for convenience if nothing else. Personally I think something like this: http://www.johnlewis.com/ideas-for-b...toys/c60000990 is just quite a useful way of narrowing a massive range of items down to a few things that your typical young boy might like. Obviously its not a black and white thing where all boys are only going to like one set of toys and all girls are only going to like a different set, but it is fairly easy to make very general categorisations.

In the same way you'll get a lot of places offering 'gifts for Dads' with typical things like beer glasses, golf memorabilia, football items etc. Obviously not all Dads will want these items and not all the people who want the items will be Dads. My Mum is actually way more into sport than my Dad so among sport merchandise typically targeted at Dads I'd be more likely to find a gift for my Mum. But again they are very general categorisations, its basic marketing practices not an attempt to enforce a binary segregation of genders.

Originally Posted by swinearefine (Post 7400346)

holy ****ing **** @ anyone supporting this blatant sexism and ignorance of gender. The world is not divided into boys and girls - there is a multitude of ways one expresses gender, be that cisgender or transgender or agender or bigender or whatever. So this by nature excludes anyone who is non-cisgender (conforming to the gender one is assigned) and also arbitrarily decides what is fit for the boys and girls within this gender binary. Genderqueer youth and any cisgender children who just want to ****ing play with something not deemed typical for their gender are hurt by labeling toys like this, that's the point.

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 7400504)

Hmm I don't really see a problem with this tbh. Things will always be vaguely categorised and marketed more to one gender than another, for convenience if nothing else. Personally I think something like this: http://www.johnlewis.com/ideas-for-b...toys/c60000990 is just quite a useful way of narrowing a massive range of items down to a few things that your typical young boy might like. Obviously its not a black and white thing where all boys are only going to like one set of toys and all girls are only going to like a different set, but it is fairly easy to make very general categorisations.

In the same way you'll get a lot of places offering 'gifts for Dads' with typical things like beer glasses, golf memorabilia, football items etc. Obviously not all Dads will want these items and not all the people who want the items will be Dads. My Mum is actually way more into sport than my Dad so among sport merchandise typically targeted at Dads I'd be more likely to find a gift for my Mum. But again they are very general categorisations, its basic marketing practices not an attempt to enforce a binary segregation of genders.

Originally Posted by kirklancaster (Post 7400750)

A cracking post MT

Originally Posted by Tom! (Post 7400742)

It's just giving you an idea of what to get a young boy; It's not saying THIS IS ONLY FOR BOYS IF A GIRL TOUCHES THIS SHE WILL DIE like some of you are making it out to be like :umm2:
MTVN makes an extremely good point

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 7400757)

Would that be a female crack or a male crack? :think:

Originally Posted by kirklancaster (Post 7400763)

:joker: A Non-Gender Specific Crack -- but moist and warm either way. :hehe:

I'm off to Toys R Us tomorrow to buy LT a 'GI Josephine' and a 'Puff The Magic Gender Confused Dragon'

Originally Posted by Kyle (Post 7400768)

Nice one. Can't wait to use this angle next time I get caught in the women's toilets.
**** you electronic tag.

Originally Posted by kirklancaster (Post 7400803)

Fking hell. :joker::joker: I'll back you up Kyle - just shout me, I'll be in the next cubicle.

Originally Posted by kirklancaster (Post 7400803)

Fking hell. :joker::joker: I'll back you up Kyle - just shout me, I'll be in the next cubicle.

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 7400806)

Arista's already beaten you there and is drilling a glory hole.

Originally Posted by Kyle (Post 7400821)

This is Kirk next week

http://s30.postimg.org/xbkelf39t/image.jpg

Originally Posted by Tom! (Post 7400742)

It's just giving you an idea of what to get a young boy; It's not saying THIS IS ONLY FOR BOYS IF A GIRL TOUCHES THIS SHE WILL DIE like some of you are making it out to be like :umm2:
MTVN makes an extremely good point

Originally Posted by Kyle (Post 7400821)

This is Kirk next week




http://s30.postimg.org/xbkelf39t/image.jpg

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 7400488)

if your boy child has a barbie then its time to worry

Originally Posted by Kyle (Post 7400821)

Originally Posted by Marc (Post 7400295)

That little girl is a ****

Originally Posted by _LucasMichael_ (Post 7400848)

I had a barbie... I turned out fine... well kinda, well...

Originally Posted by thesheriff443 (Post 7400983)

some people would argue, the toast is buttered on the wrong side!

butter my muffin roger, both sides:shocked:

Originally Posted by Urwreatha (Post 7399880)

Boys and girls think differently. They have different brains. There will always be a slight divide in what toys children are interested in.