Matryoshka doll

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…

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…

Voodoo Dolls Introduction I. (Attention Getter) A specific dream or an urgent desire all fulfilled by a simple doll. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful doll to have? Although Voodoo Dolls can seem very dark demonic, magical, and superstitious, have you ever thought about voodoo dolls being created to fulfill an individual’s specific purpose of life? Created to fulfill romance, financial gain, or increase their luck. II. (Specific Purpose) Today I’m going to inform you about the voodoo doll. I will…

Cyn, Tucks’ little niece, was very fond of dolls, but ever since Tucks’ girlfriend, Lory, started coming over she has put them away. Cyn was only 12 years old, but she loved those dolls. Tuck and Lory were sitting on the bed in Tucks’ room. They were having a normal, yet deep conversation when something didn’t seem right to the both of them. All of a sudden the warm room was now icy cold. "Cyn?" Tuck called out. There was no answer from Cyn. Britt, Tucks ' cousin, came in the room. "I heard…

and the gift of dolls. The big, the special, the loving gift was always a big, blue-eyed Baby Doll. From the clucking sounds of adults I knew that the doll represented what they thought was…

In the bluest eye a little girl receives a doll for Christmas that she doesn’t want. Throughout the story she complains about the expectations placed on her and rebels by treating the doll and others differently than the way people expect her to. Toni Morrison uses the Christmas gift, the doll, to highlight what she perceives to be proof that gender is socially constructed and is used to control women. When the little girl receives the doll for Christmas she is unsure how to act towards it and…

time sequestered in my room with my dolls. They helped me to escape my reality. They listened to me without judgement and gave voice to the conversations that I desperately wanted to have but could not. I remember vividly wanting a Barbie that had brown hair and green eyes. I wanted a doll that represented me, one that looked like me or at least seemed like the person I wanted to grow up to be. I don’t remember my age when I saw my first "black" baby doll, but I do remember my mother’s…

turn have children not play with each other. This would also cause bullying due to after children reach that certain age they tend to pick on children who do not fit the social norm, however, for children who do not like trucks and Legos and prefer dolls having gender specific toys would cause problems for…

had a great deal of ethnic diversity, especially dolls and action figures. My second focus was how many of these toys are obviously created for one gender over the other. My third thought was to what economic class does Toys “R” Us target. As I walked around and examined toys I was surprised at the lack of diversity in the dolls, figurines, and the pictures of children playing with the products on the box that were available at the store. Barbie Dolls lacked a great deal of ethnic diversity in…