As people begin frantically shopping for holiday gifts, I started thinking about how generic the presents given to girls and boys are. When I was little, I would receive presents like a new dollhouse or princess costume, while my brother would receive gifts like a toy car or a nerf gun. Things still haven't changed; each year I find my family and I picking out a doll for my little cousin Anna, and a toy car for Miles. What I wonder is, why is it this way? If we were to let kids choose what they wanted before just giving them toys that they are "supposed" to like, then would the girls automatically choose a dollhouse and the boys automatically choose toy cars?
I looked up articles relating to this topic, and found
this blog on the New York Times website. I have attached the picture that was put in the post. This is an ad for a Swedish toy company in which, as you can see, a girl is holding a nerf gun, a picture not typically seen. Do you think that this picture would catch your eye if you were to see it on TV? Please feel free to comment!
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