Hey guys did you know that in the past everyone was non-binary until the evil capitalists came along to codify GENDER with children's toys?
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@detectivehyde Anita Sarkeesian did an interesting talk about Lego and how it used to be a gender-neutral toy until they started selling kits aimed and boys or girls, and their sales went through the roof. This was presented as marketers forcing gendered toys down parents' throats, but seemed oblivious to its own discovery that people loved them. It wasn't some kind of marketing trick.
@moonman Iirc there were also issues with Swedish schools de-gender-coding their toys in primary schools, in which the children started *gender coding them by themselves.*
That said, this all took place in the era of heavily politicised gender politics (as in, the 21st century) so for all I fucking know, the initial de-coding never even occurred in the first place, let alone the response.
That said, this all took place in the era of heavily politicised gender politics (as in, the 21st century) so for all I fucking know, the initial de-coding never even occurred in the first place, let alone the response.
