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Mattel announced it is releasing a line of dolls with a kit offering both feminine and masculine-presenting options for clothes, accessories and hairstyles so that kids can mix and match and create a diversity of representations of gender expression. Through their own play, they can make a doll that best reflects who they are or who they'd like to see.
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"Most of us promote male and female gender norms without even realizing it. My friends and family reinforced those binary gender norms, however well-intentioned. They bought me pink dresses and sparkly skirts for my Barbies, but I often stuffed them away and instead dressed my Barbies in Ken's clothes. I put Barbie in scenarios that were typically reserved for Ken in Mattel's commercials and in the games I saw my female friends playing -- Barbie on a motorcycle; Barbie at the head of the dinner table; Barbie with a briefcase and a men's suit going to the office."
Ummm… does she realize she's pointing out the obvious... you use your imagination when you play with dolls and nothing forces you to put heels on your doll if you'd rather put on the GI Joe Combat boots. Pretty sad it seems this latest generation needs a special kit to be creative with doll playing.
Finally, a doll that looks like all of us | CNN
Mattel's new gender-inclusive dolls will provide kids who don't conform to the gender binary with meaningful toys they can relate to, says Allison Hope. Hope cheers the move, saying she's confident that these new dolls will make a positive difference for kids like her.
Ummm… does she realize she's pointing out the obvious... you use your imagination when you play with dolls and nothing forces you to put heels on your doll if you'd rather put on the GI Joe Combat boots. Pretty sad it seems this latest generation needs a special kit to be creative with doll playing.
