Posted on 09/12/2016 7:51:40 AM PDT by C19fan
Kristen Jarvis was a high-powered lawyer with a six-figure salary in Doha, Qatar. She loved working at a law firm—until she had children. After months of experiencing sexism in the workplace, Jarvis decided to make a radical change. She moved back to the United States and, with the help of her sister, began a Kickstarter campaign to fund a company that makes dolls for boys.
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(slinks away)
Seriously though, I used to play with my Sister's Barbie's all the time, after taking off their head, dipping them in Mud and Having fight my Godzilla Toys.
I had GI Joe and Star Wars action figures along with some Transformers and even Go-Bots (if anyone remembers those). I remember in the 80s they advertised this awful looking doll called My Buddy, and it was marketed to boys. We just laughed at it.
We call them “action figures”....
Because dolls don’t bounce.
We need a government mandate forcing toy makers to make more dolls for boys. This would help end sexism and homophobia. We should follow the example of the college where tampons and menstrual pads are now placed in men’s dorms. (Sarcasm)
Dolls for boys are called cars, trucks, sticks, Lego’s, swords, ball gloves, bikes and guns.
And things that burn or explode.
I assume you are referring to “Star Wars”? :-)
The BEST toy line EVER!
Beat me to it.
Girl Dollhouse:
Boy dollhouse:
There ya go. I played with these all the time when I was a kid.
We played with them and put them behind dirt clod forts and shot them with our BB guns.
The neutering of the American male continues.
[Boy dollhouse]
The more appropriate name was “playset”...
I had a homemade sock monkey when I was about five.
Does that count?
Don’t forget the bow legged Cowboys and Indians and horses with Lincoln Logs.
About 12 years ago, I had a doctor’s appointment.
I was sitting in the waiting room, and a woman was seated near me with her young son, who was playing with a naked Barbie doll.
The boy placed the nude Barbie doll on my right leg. The mother told the boy not to do that.
I looked at the naked Barbie, then I looked at the mother and said, “Looks like Barbie had a wild weekend with Ken!”
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