Gender Biased Toys Research Paper

Gender Biased Toys Are Hurting the Community Toy manufacturers are slowly learning that gender neutral toys would most likely make them more money. Based on what I read in the article Asleep at the switch? “Force Awakens” heroine missing from the toy line, I believe they are leaving out Rey because they think young boys want the male protagonist. Kids want Skywalker or Kylo Ren action figures because they’re the only impressive ones . When I was a child most popular toys were gender biased as well. Most of my female friends preferred kitchen sets and doll houses rather than the footballs and spiderman figures that their brothers. I believe this is because of society’s views. When promoted, the toys would show girls playing with barbies. They showed commercials with bunch of boys playing with nerf guns and the sister being inside with her dolls and getting annoyed by her brother’s stupid antics.This more than likely steered girls away from boy toys because …show more content…
Girls would feel embarrassed to want a John Cena action figure rather than a Ken doll because of the for boys ages 6+ labels on the box. The media believes in gender based toys which leads to kids believing that boys that play with dolls are girly and girls that play with dinosaurs or other boy toys are tom boyish or unlady-like. This is typically what creates gender stereotypes. I believe manufacturers should change this by putting out more boy barbies and pink power rangers and promoting gender neutral toys so further generations won't fall into the cycle of thinking that the action packed, outdoors toys are just for boys and the cooking