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Boy toy or girl toy? Lawmakers want to end gender classification of fast-food toys
TV 13 ABC On Your Side ^ | November 28, 2018 | John hogan

Posted on 11/28/2018 5:59:58 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin

LANSING, MI - Should restaurants still offer "boy toys" and "girl toys" when serving up chicken nuggets and fries?

More than a dozen Michigan lawmakers say no.

A House Resolution introduced Wednesday, Nov. 28 urges food establishments and franchises to stop gender classification of kid’s meal toys.

State Rep. Leslie Love, D-Detroit, is the primary sponsor. The resolution has 14 co-sponsors.

“Often, the designated ‘boy toys’ are action figures or building toys; typically in primary colors, whereas ‘girl toys’ are often stuffed animals and are usually in a pastel color scheme,’’ the resolution states.

“This is a significant issue as billions of these meals are sold every year and this practice can influence and limit children’s imaginations and interests by promoting some toys as only suitable for girls and others only for boys.’’

Love also asks that copies of the resolution be sent to the CEO of the boards of directors of major fast food chains in Michigan.

Many stores in Michigan continue to offer gender-classified options to customers, despite numerous studies that have “highlighted the harmful effects of gender-classified toys,’’ the resolution states.

“Customers should simply be offered the choice of toy. Example: Would you like a Transformer or a My Little Pony,’’ the resolution states.

The movement gained traction in 2008 when a Connecticut girl questioned a policy at McDonald’s restaurants where kids were given toys with their meals based on gender. She described being asked if she wanted a "girl toy" or a "boy toy" with her Happy Meal.

A 2016 petition drive asked McDonald’s to stop promoting gender stereotypes through Happy Meal toys.

The broader movement is not limited to toys. Department stores are being called on the carpet for having pink and blue walls in toy aisles, because the walls "immediately insinuate that there are ‘boy toys’ and ‘girl toys,’’’ according to the Change.org website.

“It has been proven that not only is this bad for our childrens’ self-esteem and intellectual prowess, but also contributes to bullying and ostracism,’’ the Change.org website states.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; US: Michigan
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Evidently there are no serious problems left in Michigan for the legislature to address.


41 posted on 11/28/2018 7:28:50 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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To: akalinin

Dude I’m in Washington. We’re fine on water. BTW your compact doesn’t appear to stop Nestle from treating your state like it’s bitch.


42 posted on 11/28/2018 7:29:23 PM PST by steel_resolve (And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Democrats are evil scum.


43 posted on 11/28/2018 7:34:27 PM PST by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: EdnaMode

The end game is to faggotize the boy toys and lesbianize the girl toys. Think of female ghostbusters for girls and some queer “thing” for the boys.


44 posted on 11/28/2018 7:40:08 PM PST by csvset (illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

If this rubbish wasnt so stupid, and, if it bared any resemblance to reality then there would be no need for legislation. Changes would happen naturally rather than having to be forced on us!


45 posted on 11/28/2018 7:54:51 PM PST by melsec (There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
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To: steel_resolve
Dude I’m in Washington. We’re fine on water. BTW your compact doesn’t appear to stop Nestle from treating your state like it’s bitch.

There's a town in Wisconsin, close to Lake Michigan, that is literally sitting on top of a large radium deposit. The well water is so radioactive that people are getting cancer and dying from drinking the water in that area.

The town petitioned the great lakes water compact to be able to draw water from lake Michigan until their municipal water system was up and running. It took years in court to get this done. Plus, the municipal water supplier actually has to 'pay' the lake back with in-kind water volume that the town drew in from the lake. That's pretty hard core.

I think that's ground water that Nestle is taking, and I'm sure someone's getting paid off for that.
46 posted on 11/28/2018 8:23:14 PM PST by farming pharmer
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Liberals ruin everything.


47 posted on 11/28/2018 8:35:54 PM PST by punknpuss
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

First World problems.


48 posted on 11/28/2018 9:00:02 PM PST by FrdmLvr (They never thought she would lose.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

This is stupid — your daughter wants a “boy’s toy” then she asks for it. Generally girls ask for a certain type of toy and boys ask for the other. The restaurants aren’t going to discriminate, they just want their serving time to be as reduced as possible


49 posted on 11/29/2018 1:22:38 AM PST by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Detroit is crumbling so let’s regulate toys.


50 posted on 11/29/2018 3:04:35 AM PST by jimfree (My18 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: Lazamataz
You know what? F*** you, Michigan.

Laz, I have enjoyed your posts for many years, but you got this one wrong. I live in the most conservative county in Michigan, and we have to live with the government forced upon us by a handful of Detroit area counties. Screw the Michigan Legislature, not the entire state...

51 posted on 11/29/2018 5:03:01 AM PST by laker_dad
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

They’ll just do what the cigarrette industry did when they were no longer allowed to use Lights, Ultra-Lights etc. They went to colors, red=full flavor, blue or gold=lights, silver=ultra lights (though Pall Mall uses orange).

Do you want a blue toy or a pink toy?


52 posted on 11/29/2018 6:18:09 AM PST by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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