My daughter is home sick today and she’s in my bed, playing with my ipad. She pushed a button, showed me this app (RacePenguin) and asked me to get her the one that flies. She’s only three and hopefully cannot recognize the awful male/ female distinction in this game yet. Can you see these options [...]
Archive for the ‘Worst stereotyping *SSS*’ Category
Sexist Apps for little kids: RacePenguin
Posted in Toys & products, Worst stereotyping *SSS* on April 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Shop to win, guest post by Margot Kramer Biehle
Posted in Most stereotyping *SSS*, Sports, Worst stereotyping *SSS*, tagged Dara Torres, Kohls, Lindsey Vonn, Mia Hamm on April 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a question I can’t wait for my daughter to hear: “If you can’t celebrate finding a leopard print bag on sale at Kohl’s, what CAN you celebrate?” I mean, really, what else is there? Especially for someone as decorated and lauded as sensational athlete and gold medal soccer player Mia Hamm. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xl5aP_fKBo Kohl’s new [...]
M & Ms banned me from posting a link on its FB page
Posted in Toys & products, Worst stereotyping *SSS* on April 5, 2012 | 4 Comments »
And I am getting reports that it is deleting them. Please let me know if this is true. Post a link to my post, take a screen shot, and post the screen shot on Reel Girl. I am technically challenged and took a photo with my camera. THANK YOU
Is this Ms. Brown or is it Ms. Green waving her stripped off shell…
Posted in Toys & products, Worst stereotyping *SSS* on April 5, 2012 | 7 Comments »
to show she’s naked? That’s what commenters are saying. What do you think? She’s holding her skin? This has got to be the worst ad campaign EVER. I have seriously lost my appetite for M & Ms. So gross. Yuk.
M & Ms: sex symbols for kids?
Posted in Sexuality, Toys & products, Worst stereotyping *SSS* on April 4, 2012 | 24 Comments »
To anyone who thinks this S & M-M & M is outdated because it’s from a few years back: Here is Ms. Brown on back cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue: To anyone who thinks that I just have a dirty mind and there’s nothing sexualized about M & Ms for God’s sake, [...]
Reel Girl’s letter to Lego
Posted in Most stereotyping *SSS*, Toys & products, Worst stereotyping *SSS* on December 21, 2011 | 16 Comments »
This letter was inspired by Melissa Wardy of Pigtail Pals. You can read her letter here. Please write to Lego as well. Here’s an ad for Legos from 1981: Here’s a photo of the new Friends Legos created in 2011: LEGO Systems, Inc. 555 Taylor Road P.O. Box 1138 Enfield, CT 06083-1138 Dear [...]
12 kids movies of 2011 titled for male star; 1 titled for female star
Posted in Movies, Worst stereotyping *SSS* on November 25, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Last year, Disney execs switched the title of “Rapunzel” to “Tangled” because they didn’t want to highlight the female star. They did this with no shame at all, to practically no protest, giving interviews to media outlets about their decision. So female stars are practically banned from kids’ movie titles but males are featured in [...]
