Stereotypes And Differences In Children's Toys

The theme that I am focusing on in our society is children’s toys, when I visited two specific places to really see the similarities and differences gender messages. This theme is very important in our society because all the different toys, products is a factor in how it is influencing girls to be more attracted to girl targeted toys. As also it is a big factor in boy’s lives too in what types of toys that influence them in our society. As I really tired to observe and look for different aspects in the difference in boy’s and girl’s products, like colors, size, and even scent of certain products. The places I went to was Toy’s R Us, and Wallmart, where both places had hundreds of children’s toys and products that were are displayed and …show more content…
I was pretty aware of the importance of color of products and toys for kids. I did think it is funny that dolls are known to be for girls, to dress up or play with it. While I do believe that action figures that boys often play with, is literally the same has a doll, just under another name. I do believe that there were a lot of gender messages to both boys and girls. As I said before the importance of color of the toys for girls and boys do portray assumptions with certain colors that targeted to different genders is a totally stereotype. Another noticeable factor that really distinguishes girl’s and boy’s toys and products is the scent. Toys and products that was targeted to girls actually had a strong scent of new plastic but the scent has almost a sweeter smell kind of like vanilla or almost like sugar cookies. While in the allies of boy’s products and toys more had a scent of new plastic but it almost smelt like the scent of inside of a new cardboard …show more content…
Because of that it almost makes me a little concerned for young children, going a toy store at a young age. As I said before the big factors are color and scent of the products that are targeted to boys and girls. I think it would make a difference in our society if they actually made toys and products that are more gender neutral, which I think would a positive change. Selling toys and products from a gender neutral view I believe that it will gave children a choice to choose a toy or product they are interested in because of the product it self, and not because of the bright or dark colors or scent of the products that is again targeted to specific