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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 02:24 PM
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20. So, my wife and I were at a Toys R US last winter . . .
. . . looking for a present for our neighbor's six year old's birthday. I think for some reason she had a few drinks with dinner before we went that evening . . . so she's taking a stroll in the girls aisle and the whole time she's vocally spewing vitriol at the, well, let's put it bluntly, BULLSHIT toys they market to girls 11 and under. "Where the hell are the GIRL'S chemistry sets? Where the hell are the girl's DOCTOR toys? Where the hell is anything educational for a girl? No, instead the message given here is 'either be a dumb fucking club slut or a housewife'. Men run the whole fucking world, so there's not much for you to shoot for but to just put your fake tits in your slut top, change this Betsy-Wetsy's diapers or bake me a fucking cake!"

I noticed the women in the surrounding area, while looking away in embarassment, were also smiling and nodding as well.

I don't think we'll be getting drinks before shopping anymore. :dilemma:
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  -Toy Makers See Girls Growing Up Faster, and Wonder How to Entertain Them DeepModem Mom  Apr-02-06 09:50 AM   #0 
  - if they grow any faster, some of their toys may be illegal in some states.  antifaschits   Apr-02-06 10:00 AM   #1 
  - Do kids grow up faster? there is more societal pressure to act  TheBaldyMan   Apr-02-06 10:13 AM   #2 
     - beautifully put, baldy. beautifully put. Except, you may need to apologize  antifaschits   Apr-02-06 11:21 AM   #11 
  - Fascinating article  nadinbrzezinski   Apr-02-06 10:23 AM   #3 
  - Here's an idea: Slut Ho Barbie.  HypnoToad   Apr-02-06 10:40 AM   #4 
  - what do the girls play with?  grasswire   Apr-02-06 10:49 AM   #5 
  - "Push them hard to accomplish something".....  Jade Fox   Apr-02-06 11:43 AM   #17 
     - How does this correspond to gender ratios in higher education?  AngryAmish   Apr-02-06 02:50 PM   #23 
        - Don't know...  Jade Fox   Apr-02-06 05:05 PM   #24 
  - Two words: "Vibrating Barbie" (NT)  Tesha   Apr-02-06 10:51 AM   #6 
  - LOL!  YouthInAsia   Apr-02-06 08:08 PM   #33 
  - Wouldn't it be nice if the headline...  VelmaD   Apr-02-06 10:53 AM   #7 
  - Good post VelmaD  Pugee   Apr-02-06 11:16 AM   #8 
  - Yes, you're on the mark....  liveoaktx   Apr-02-06 11:17 AM   #10 
  - GREAT observation  Raine   Apr-02-06 07:11 PM   #28 
  - If they stopped marketing toddler thongs....  Reverend_Smitty   Apr-02-06 11:16 AM   #9 
  - Rev, you are kidding, aren't you? thongs for tots?  antifaschits   Apr-02-06 11:25 AM   #13 
  - Take a tour of any department store's girls section...  Reverend_Smitty   Apr-02-06 11:37 AM   #16 
     - I am no prude. I don't mind nudity in any form. This still bothers me.  antifaschits   Apr-02-06 01:04 PM   #18 
  - ...and if parents stopped buying them.  MrsGrumpy   Apr-02-06 11:25 AM   #14 
  - I think, as parents, we have kind of pushed our daughters into growing  MrsGrumpy   Apr-02-06 11:24 AM   #12 
  - Maybe they need to open a Stupid Spoiled Whore store  tom_paine   Apr-02-06 11:31 AM   #15 
  - our consumer society already has found out...  LeftHander   Apr-02-06 01:16 PM   #19 
  - I've been giving that message to my girls..  progressivebydesign   Apr-02-06 02:45 PM   #22 
  - You are so right in that last paragraph!  Zookeeper   Apr-02-06 08:16 PM   #35 
  - I didn't know Hot Topic targets children.  ContraBass Black   Apr-02-06 08:02 PM   #31 
  - So, my wife and I were at a Toys R US last winter . . .  HughBeaumont   Apr-02-06 02:24 PM   #20 
  - LOL! Tell her I say the same thing!  spuddonna   Apr-02-06 06:37 PM   #27 
  - That is one of the most beautiful posts I have ever seen on DU  TheBaldyMan   Apr-02-06 07:19 PM   #29 
     - You might see a lot more sharp/strong/funny posts like that on DU  omega minimo   Apr-02-06 09:37 PM   #36 
  - Advertisers and corporations are FORCING them to grow up.  progressivebydesign   Apr-02-06 02:33 PM   #21 
  - Gotta start tranin' 'em young, so they can start dating at 11  SoCalDem   Apr-02-06 05:10 PM   #25 
  - Reaping what they have sown.  Gormy Cuss   Apr-02-06 05:17 PM   #26 
  - You kids get out of my Parthenon!  beagle72   Apr-02-06 07:56 PM   #30 
  - Men.... Eternally confused about how to entertain girls....  BlooInBloo   Apr-02-06 08:04 PM   #32 
  - They won't have this dilemna much longer............when the  kestrel91316   Apr-02-06 08:11 PM   #34 
 

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