12-21-2010, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by I'mOneToo
A more recent experience of gender bias in marketing was while buying a happy meal for a kid, at the drive-through. The voice on the speaker asked if the meal was for a boy or a girl. She said, "we have toys for girls and toys for boys." I asked the child which they would prefer. The response was "A girl toy!" Inside the happy meal was a Hello Kitty watch, with a pink band. I'll leave it up to your imagination as to whether the recipient was a boy or a girl, and whether the toy made them happy or not.
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I'm not a big fan of the girl toys vs boy toys advertising either. My son always checked out the toy in the Happy Meal before ordering. He's never believed he had to have just "boy" toys. He's always been given the choice of playing with whatever he wants.
He also sometimes orders the girl toy Happy Meal just cause he thinks I'll like the toy. I now have 3 of the Hello Kitty watches...LOL (I have a great kid.  )
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