Posted on 12/06/2023 5:11:23 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
Major California toy retailers without “gender-neutral” sections will be fined hundreds of dollars under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pro-LGBTQ bill.
Assembly Bill No. 1084, signed by Newsom in 2021, will be enacted on January 1, 2024, and will require stores that sell “childcare items or toys” for children aged 12 years or younger to display a gender-neutral section — or be fined up to $500.
Stores will be required by law to have designated gender-neutral toys “regardless of whether they have been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys,” the bill states.
The legislation will apply to retailers with 500 or more employees, and those who fail to comply will be “liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for a first violation or $500 for a subsequent violation.”
The bill was originally introduced into the California Assembly by then-Assemblyman Evan Low (D-CA), who is now a representative in the U.S. Congress.
He celebrated Newsom signing the bill in a 2021 statement to the Associated Press, saying “We need to stop stigmatizing what’s acceptable for certain genders and just let kids be kids.”
“My hope is this bill encourages more businesses across California and the U.S. to avoid reinforcing harmful and outdated stereotypes,” Low said, adding that he was “incredibly grateful” for Newsom’s support on the bill.
When the assembly bill was first introduced, Lego released a statement saying that the company was working to make its products more inclusive for girls.
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The bill is nothing other then PROMOTION of gender confused, not “protection” of anyone.
If a little girl wants to play with toy cars and trucks and a little boy wants “artsy” toys instead, no “gender neutral” section is needed for that.
“Another step closer to Government stores.”
Moving towards government-controlled stores may be a step in the direction of a more centralized economic system, as seen in certain communist ideologies.
RE: will apply to retailers with 500 or more employees,
Boss: Abby, step over here. You’re fired.
“A chicken in every pot” 1920’s.
“A turd on every sidewalk” 2020’s.
Market some Gavin Newsome dolls and sell them in the gender neutral sections of the stores. Gavin dolls with inter-changeable parts. How much fun would that be, LOL. …
Imagine him as your neighbor. Or boss.
Exactly. And if you try to drive to a non accepted place your car’s computers will shut down and you will not be allowed to drive again until you explain yourself to the commisar.
Because oh yes, government should introduce this lunacy.
Looking sharp CA...And they have they’re very own Ken doll who constantly walks around smiling for the cameras like he’s high on LSD or some happy drug.
Knowing the state of affairs, I look at these politicians smiling for the cameras daily, running from interview to interview for more face time...They might as well be burping up yellow bile. Lie after lie. It’s enough to make a normally adjusted person go b-e-r-s-e-r-k.
Sell the dolls in packaging that is impossible to view the doll inside the package.
He will have full blast, all out media adoration as well as public gatherings of fans trying to touch his raiments. With polls showing “most popular President in history.”
I can’t believe how far reaching the fascism of the Left can go. Just when I thought it had reached the absolute edge, it goes further. I do believe G_D is about to judge this country harshly for this stuff
Teddy bears, LIGHTBRIGHT, and yes, even LINCOLN LOGS and LEGOS aren't sex specific toys. Neither are most puzzles, magic sets, art supplies ( crayons, paint, etc. ), games such as Monopoly, Clue, Parcheesi, checkers, chess, Backgammon, Candyland, etc. !
I would rather not, but would he be worse than that piece of garbage in the white hut now?
Yes, he WOULD be worse; count on that!
How can people in California put up with this laughable nonsense. The only authoritarian party in the U.S. is the Democrat Party.
You are sane.
Put a bunch of dolls, trucks, and Legos in a room and let a bunch of young boys and girls go have fun. What do you think the kids would do?
Just hang a sign at the entrance stating the whole store is gender neutral.
Problem solved for $25.
Everything is gender neutral why do you need sections? Girls and boys play make believe with whatever toys are around. It’s all so very silly.
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