Barbie promoting gender confusion?

[WanderAimlessly]

Strange going ons at Mattel:

Barbie promoting gender confusion?
Women’s organization points to 3 options in doll maker’s poll: Girl, boy, ‘I don’t know’
Posted: January 3, 2006
5:00 p.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com

A third gender choice available to young participants of a poll on the Barbie doll website was changed after initially offering children the options of “I am a Girl,” “I am a Boy,” and “I don’t know” – eliciting charges that Mattel, the company that owns Barbie, is intentionally promoting gender confusing among kids.
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This story has actually hit the MSM. Here is a link:
Barbie Accused of Being Part of the Transgender Movement

Was it an “innocent oversite”?

PF

 

[dafalax]

There was some reason they put that option on there because no kid who can read doesn’t know if they are a boy or a girl. To promote gender confusion? I don’t know. But there was SOME reason. No?

 

[siamesecat]

Yeah that is really weird…maybe its for hermaphrodites? (edit) Oh wait if you read the article I think thats a valid story about how it should have said “I don’t want to say.” Thats an option I often see on polls,as young childrens parents might not want them to give out personal info. I buy the story.

 

[pira114]

I thought Barbie dolls were toys for little kids to play with. When did they become a political issue? The fact that this even came up is nuts.

As far as the article goes, I believe Mattel. I think it was just a way for a kid to not have to say whether they were a boy or girl. Think about it. If a boy plays with Barbies, do you really think he’s anxious to brag about it? He’ll be more likely to go on the website if he doesn’t have to say he’s a boy playing with Barbies. Like it or not, that’s the stigmatism. Boys don’t play with dolls. The ones who do, aren’t in a hurry to advertise it.

 

[bauerice]

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