Why Can't I Be Spiderman?
Why Can't I Be Spiderman?
No you can't be Spiderman
Why not? You are a girl
I like to play with boyish things
Give boyish things a whirl
No you cannot play with dolls
Why not? You are a boy
And boys don't play with girly things
Just like them for my toys
Gender is still largely used
To sort toy markets out
Makers will not alter trends
Won't take a different route
In the vivid blues and reds
Trucks and cars for boys
Mini-toys and super heroes
Designed as all-boy toys
For girls we have all kinds of dolls
Dressed in pretty pink
And mini-domestic toys the likes of
Iron boards, kitchen sinks
Wouldn't age and interest be
A better sort of guide?
And make their toys accordingly
Put gender type aside?
Don Matthews April 2019
<Deleted User> (21487)
Wed 5th Jun 2019 16:27
Don
I am sure that the attitude that you describe has encouraged little girls to be 'Little Princesses' or 'Little Mummys'.
Such a shame missing out on all that fun - ball games in the park -
clambering on fallen trees - hunting for tadpoles,
And then we wonder why they use too much make-up and have body-image problems.
Dorothy