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stlsaxman

(9,236 posts) Fri Nov 16, 2012, 08:11 AM Nov 2012

GoldieBlox: "Engineering toy for girls" LAUNCH VIDEO

As soon as I saw this I was saddened by the fact that my niece is too old for this! (though she might be old enough to become an investor!)

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GoldieBlox: "Engineering toy for girls" LAUNCH VIDEO (Original Post) stlsaxman Nov 2012 OP

It sounds like an interesting toy, but ... surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #1

yeah... well, wtf you gonna do? as the inventor said- "girls like pink". stlsaxman Nov 2012 #2

surrealAmerican

(11,361 posts)

1. It sounds like an interesting toy, but ...

Reply to stlsaxman (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 08:26 AM

Nov 2012

... I can't help but wonder that, if parents would just stop treating their children as stereotypes, such toys would not need to exist.

I do like the idea of combining story and construction, though. It would be nice if it didn't have to rely on the fairy princess nonsense - girls mostly like that because it's marketed at them in an aggressive manner.

stlsaxman

(9,236 posts)

2. yeah... well, wtf you gonna do? as the inventor said- "girls like pink".

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 08:36 AM

Nov 2012

it's a start, right?

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