Tesco removes gender-specific toy sections after little girl complains - Polidicks

[B]Tesco has removed a sign which referred to a superhero alarm clock as a "gift for a boy" from its stores after a complaint from a seven-year-old girl. [/B]"My superhero loving 7yo daughter not impressed when she spotted this sign in @Tesco today" [IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/79246000/jpg/_79246865_79246864.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-30191100[/URL]

Good

It's a recommendation, not anything saying "no gurlz allowd 2 buy this it3m gtfo". I'd say an over-reaction but whatever.

I love easily offended people.

[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;46573336]I love easily offended people.[/QUOTE] i swear to god some people find a way to make a negative comment about any situation

[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;46573336]I love easily offended people.[/QUOTE] Did you not realise she's a child, or did the coffee you spat out in self righteous rage neatly cover the image in the OP?

Saddening that the tumblr level SJW-isms are reaching children

She has elf ears.

It's more of a recommendation, rather than "this is only for boys".

[t]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/79246000/jpg/_79246865_79246864.jpg[/t] "Umm excuse me, I am a trigender pyrofox, and I don't appreciate your labeling of me as a cis-gendered human male."

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;46573356]Saddening that the tumblr level SJW-isms are reaching children[/QUOTE] "Boys are supposed to play with X and girls are supposed to play with Y" This is placing children into gender roles. You're in no way a "Tumblr-SJW" because you find it to be a bad thing.

[QUOTE=VikCreamCake;46573387]"Boys are supposed to play with X and girls are supposed to play with Y" This is placing children into gender roles. You're not a Tumblr-SJW because you find it bad.[/QUOTE] Especially when the item on question is Marvel, when in recent years Marvel have became a very popular family product. That's like saying The Simpsons is only for boys.

Whoop-de-fucking-doo. Just ignore the sign and buy the damn clock.

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;46573356]Saddening that the tumblr level SJW-isms are reaching children[/QUOTE] It's more saddening that people are willing to chastise genuinely positive social progress because of what some morons on Tumblr said.

This isn't a thing of over sensitivity. You see, stereotypical gender roles of boys liking manly stuff like superheroes, guns, trucks etc. etc. and girls liking pink stuff, makeup, barbies, fashion, etc. etc. starts at an early age. If we remove that kind of thing from the eyes of children, those widely-seen gender roles will start to fade away and disappear. [B]Children are allowed to stick to those gender roles if they want,[/B] but we should give them more of a choice rather than having them see "these are for boys, and these are for girls." Let them make the decision themselves on what's for [I]them.[/I] It's not a thing about being offended. In the bigger picture, it's about creating better equality and helping to lessen gender roles that are so prevalent in the world that accounts for a reasonable size of sexism for [I]both[/I] genders.

[QUOTE=Wiggles;46573434]It's more saddening that people are willing to chastise genuinely positive social progress because of what some morons on Tumblr said.[/QUOTE] It's more like what someone said on there was dumb and he was just comparing the two situations. You could easily compare this with more things than just a tumblr post.

They need to emphasize that it's merely a suggestion as to what would be a better gift for boys and not that it's only for boys. This girl is in the minority, I don't see any reason to cater to her requests other than the desire/pressure to look politically correct.

Relevent image. [thumb]http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20100516.gif[/thumb]

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;46573438]This isn't a thing of over sensitivity. You see, stereotypical gender roles of boys liking manly stuff like superheroes, guns, trucks etc. etc. and girls liking pink stuff, makeup, barbies, fashion, etc. etc. starts at an early age. If we remove that kind of thing from the eyes of children, those stereotypes will start to fade away and disappear. [B]Children are allowed to stick to that stereotype if they want,[/B] but we should give them more of a choice rather than having them see "these are for boys, and these are for girls." Let them make the decision themselves on what's for [I]them.[/I] It's not a thing about being offended. In the bigger picture, it's about creating better equality and helping to lessen gender stereotypes that are so prevalent in the world that accounts for a reasonable size of sexism for [I]both[/I] genders.[/QUOTE] I'm inclined to agree, however these gender roles are not stereotypes, the use of the term implies that those who conform to these roles are in some way wrong, they are not.

[QUOTE=Budapi;46573452]They need to emphasize that it's merely as suggestion as to what would be a better gift for boys and not that it's only for boys this girl is in the minority, I don't see any reason to carter to her requests other than the desire/pressure to look politically correct.[/QUOTE] Persuasion of young minds is the issue here. While the sign to all of you who are older and not as easily impressionable or swayed is meaningless, in the eyes of a child, something as simple as a sign could make them make a different decision, thinking "oh, this isn't for me, it's a [I]girly/boy[/I] thing so I shouldn't get it." And things like that will stick for quite a while. For the children who can ignore the sign and point out what they want regardless of gender roles anyways, good for them. But most don't. And that's where part of the problem lies. Parents, however should also take part in teaching that it's okay for their child to like whatever toy they want regardless of what the sign says. But unfortunately, again, most don't. In short it's all a mess. But moving the signs, or removing them entirely should at least give a tiny push in the right direction, and any progress towards equality is good progress. [editline]25th November 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Mabus;46573496]I'm inclined to agree, however these gender roles are not stereotypes, the use of the term implies that those who conform to these roles are in some way wrong, they are not.[/QUOTE] I worded it wrong, I didn't mean to use the word "stereotypes", I'm not good with words :s

Not a single clock rating Wow facepunch, you've gone ways

[QUOTE=TheCreeper;46573478]Relevent image. [thumb]http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20100516.gif[/thumb][/QUOTE] "boy toys" [B]ohohohohoho[/B] [sp]it's also a term for a high-class middle aged woman's much younger boyfriends.[/sp]

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;46573502]Persuasion of young minds is the issue here. While the sign to all of you who are older and not as easily impressionable or swayed is meaningless, in the eyes of a child, something as simple as a sign could make them make a different decision, thinking "oh, this isn't for me, it's a [I]girly/boy[/I] thing so I shouldn't get it." And things like that will stick for quite a while. For the children who can ignore the sign and point out what they want regardless of stereotypes anyways, good for them. But most don't. And that's where part of the problem lies. Parents, however should also take part in teaching that it's okay for their child to like whatever toy they want regardless of what the sign says. But unfortunately, again, most don't. In short it's all a mess. But moving the signs, or removing them entirely should at least give a tiny push in the right direction, and any progress towards equality is good progress. [editline]25th November 2014[/editline] I worded it wrong, I didn't mean to use the word "stereotypes", I'm not good with words :s[/QUOTE] Liking the 'wrong' toys in today's society has its own consequences. I think it's really up to the child, this feels really forced and probably has more to do with her parents.

[QUOTE=Budapi;46573528]Liking the 'wrong' toys in today's society has its own consequences.[/QUOTE] So what do you suggest? Just let that perpetuate because society says it's wrong to like the toys that don't fit your gender roles, or actually do something to change it, like this?

an alarm clock isn't a fun gift Tesco gosh give kids proper toys

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;46573545]So what do you suggest? Just let that perpetuate because society says it's wrong to like the toys that don't fit your gender roles, or actually do something to change it, like this would help with?[/QUOTE] You want to force change by catering to minorities?

[QUOTE=kila58;46573330]It's a recommendation, not anything saying "no gurlz allowd 2 buy this it3m gtfo". I'd say an over-reaction but whatever.[/QUOTE] But it's not really... as the advertising is specifically meant to convince undeveloped children minds that certain toys are for them.

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;46573356]Saddening that the tumblr level SJW-isms are reaching children[/QUOTE] what does this even have to do with "sjw-ism" seriously, tell me, what positive aspect do gender specific toy sections even have

[QUOTE=Bradyns;46573579]But it's not really... as the advertising is specifically meant to convince undeveloped children minds that certain toys are for them.[/QUOTE] Wouldn't it be better for the advertiser if more people bought the products that they're advertizing?

[QUOTE=Budapi;46573452]They need to emphasize that it's merely a suggestion as to what would be a better gift for boys and not that it's only for boys. This girl is in the minority, I don't see any reason to cater to her requests other than the desire/pressure to look politically correct.[/QUOTE] But there's literally no reason that any toy would be 'better for boys' or 'better for girls'