Toy signs changed after Hamleys accused of sexism - Telegraph

bikemaul · 2011-12-14T20:47:24+00:00

You know... on this one I think they did the right thing.

Departments should be organized by types of toys not gender. Where would Legos go? They shouldn't be in either a boys or girls department but perhaps in a 'build it yourself' type department instead.

Just in terms of data integrity and sensible design - gender is entirely the wrong grouping to use. It's a flawed model even before getting to it being sexist.

G-O · 2011-12-14T22:44:54+00:00

Nice to see how feminists are so oppressed that this is on the top of their agenda.

2011-12-15T00:26:52+00:00

Good for them and I'm glad this has happened. People may write this off as being trivial but it is not if you are at all concerned about the stereotypes attributed to boys and girls and how these issues affect them throughout their lives.

HolyCounsel · 2011-12-16T05:27:04+00:00

Seems like a simple thing to fix, and /mensrights is behind it. There is a lot of hate in the comment section, though, which is difficult to understand.

Title	Toy signs changed after Hamleys accused of sexism - Telegraph
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Date	December 14, 2011 8:41 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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