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ride their bike with you. This toy reinforces dominant ideologies about gender by putting a boy on the front of the package. Although, the boys and girls can use the tricycle it aims towards developing boys to ride bikes. In the article, Guys and Dolls No…

intersectional analysis of the toy industry would be acknowledging that the toy industry is dangerously creating toys that make children fall into society’s expectations of gender norms. What if boys want to play with a baby doll? Society immediately says that he is gay because he is playing with dolls or that his parents didn’t raise him right. Children are falling into this socialization cycle…

He later found a doll floating near here and concluded that it was hers. So from that day on, Don started collecting dolls and hanging them everywhere as a matter of respect to the little girl. No matter how the doll looked, as long as it was repaired.. then it would totally be fine according to Don and the comfort of the little girl. (show pictures of creepy dolls on the island) Don Julian was like their father, taking care of them and kept…

The next item was much more worn than the necklace, but bore the same amount of sentimental value, if not more. It was a small doll, just bigger than Ginny’s hand. The doll was made out of rags, had long red hair, bright green eyes and lips stitched into an eternal smile. She wore a faded green dress that was covered with patches. The…

toy store, and as you're walking down the aisles you notice how the toys are divided. In one of the aisles you see toys such as ‘The Projects’ Building set, and ‘Housekeeper’ dress up kit which includes dolls with darker complexion. You then go to the next aisle that has “Billion Dollar Ken” doll and “Future Architect” building set whose advertisement displays children with lighter complexion. In 2012 The New York Times presented a similar scenario (Sweet, 2012), in which they posed the…

Baby Girl Nursery Decor & Bedding When a little girl is going to soon join the family, most parents are happy that they will soon have a little princess to spoil. That idea alone makes baby girl nursery decor a hot selling item because everyone wants their little girl to have a bedroom that is befitting of her cuteness. However, even though there are many unique baby girl bedding options available, it is important that safety also be considered. That is why you should check out the following…

Just stop and think. A half-billion dollar sect of the toy industry is controlled by the underdeveloped minds of a generation too young to remember the first episodes of Full House. Fidget spinners have dominated the toy market, quickly becoming the hottest trend, bringing pandemonium to schools, homes, and social media accounts across America. They were first invented in 1993, by Catherine Hettinger, who designed them for people with ADHD, autism, and anxiety as a way to manage symptoms…

Diversity in dolls is very important because it can show little kids more options in different things like culture. Dolls such as “Barbie” are usually only found in one appearance but MATTEL says they are going to change that. First of all, diversity in dolls will be be very important to children in many different ways. Diversity in dolls can help kids want to learn more about different cultures such as the Hispanic culture. It can also help them be more open to other people that have different…

Mamie Phipps Clark, the woman who gave birth to the “doll test”, was born on April 18, 1917 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mamie attended a segregated public elementary and also segregated, Langston High School. In 1934, she graduated high school. Despite the low opportunities for black students pursuing a higher education, she won scholarships to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, and Howard University in Washington DC. At Howard University, she earned her B.A and Masters in Psychology. Mamie…

Toy stores are fun for anyone to go into, so for this assignment I went to an actual toy store. For me a toy aisle wasn’t good enough. I wanted that childlike feeling of joy, wonder, and awe. The story is a little shop down on Massachusetts Avenue (Mass. Ave.) called “Mass. Ave. Toy Shop. It has been one of my favorite places to go since I was little and I thought it would be great for this assignment. The reason I did is because this store is a little different, not like your traditional toy…