Plutochrat
11-15-2013, 06:13 PM
The Nordic toy manufactures Toys R Us and BR have released a christmas catalogue in their respective countries which "challenge gender roles".
http://www.mx.dk/penge_erhverv/nyheder/story/10034727
http://www.mx.dk/dyim/0c13d8/B.M600,1000/images/content/1/0/0/10034727/3/topelement.JPG
A whole catalogue here.
http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/TopToy/RBU/TRU/TRUDK/13XT/
The pictures are quite harmless as I see it (it's not like they dress boys in dresses or anything like that), but nevertheless it was a firestarter.
Pia Adelsteen from the Danish People's Party says it's pervert.
http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/2013-11-13-df-leget%C3%B8jskatalog-er-perverst
And In Sweden, many people are upset as well, and many swedish comments say they will to boycott the companies.
http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/nyheter/sverige/genusneutral-jul-i-leksakskatalogen_8714550.svd
Opinions?
My opinion is that I wonder why commercial companies of toys shall follow a dogma of a class of fringe journalists and leftists politicians. Considering how many that get upset it can backfire and make them lose some profit for this year's christmas shopping.
http://www.mx.dk/penge_erhverv/nyheder/story/10034727
http://www.mx.dk/dyim/0c13d8/B.M600,1000/images/content/1/0/0/10034727/3/topelement.JPG
A whole catalogue here.
http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/TopToy/RBU/TRU/TRUDK/13XT/
The pictures are quite harmless as I see it (it's not like they dress boys in dresses or anything like that), but nevertheless it was a firestarter.
Pia Adelsteen from the Danish People's Party says it's pervert.
http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/2013-11-13-df-leget%C3%B8jskatalog-er-perverst
And In Sweden, many people are upset as well, and many swedish comments say they will to boycott the companies.
http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/nyheter/sverige/genusneutral-jul-i-leksakskatalogen_8714550.svd
Opinions?
My opinion is that I wonder why commercial companies of toys shall follow a dogma of a class of fringe journalists and leftists politicians. Considering how many that get upset it can backfire and make them lose some profit for this year's christmas shopping.