Re: Toys and gender (More)

Cheryl McLaughlin (mclaughl@oberon.pps.pgh.pa.us)
Wed, 16 Oct 1996 23:55:40 -0400 (EDT)


On Tue, 15 Oct 1996 MjTerry104@aol.com wrote:

> I spoke to LEGO when the new "girls" Legos came out. There contention was
> that the new girls were making a significant difference in their market -

As a school counselor, I just got a catalogue this week from "Talk, Trust,
and Feel Therapeutics" a catalogue called "Anger Release Programs for
Children" -- a catalog of Toys, Books and Curriculums to Teach Children
Positive Social Skills --

on page 7, there is a "Super Hero Cape" ("only" $24.95)
the "pitch" says
"What do wiggly boys long for? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No,
teachers, i'ts SUPER HERO CAPE to your rescus. Even little girls want to
be SuperHeros and wear our capes. "

EVEN little girls?
can't a little girl long for a super hero cape? to fly?

I think <I> need an Anger Release Program after seeing this! Who would
trust their a "therapeutic" company like this to provide "toys, books and
curriculums (sic) to teach children positive social skills?" Geesch!!!

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HILL & BILL in "96
Cheryl McLaughlin .. Woman/Wife/Mother/Cyberwoman/Etc .. School Social Worker
http://oberon.pps.pgh.pa.us/~mclaughl/welcome.htm

On Tue, 15 Oct 1996 MjTerry104@aol.com wrote:

> I spoke to LEGO when the new "girls" Legos came out. There contention was
> that the new girls were making a significant difference in their market -
> hence they would continue to manufacture them. ( I haven't checked with them
> in awhile)
>
> Mj Terry
>


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