Does the "War on Pink" need to stop for boys' sakes? No, and here's why.

Reblogged from Rebecca Hains:

In a recent blog post on Girl w/Pen, professors CJ Pascoe and Tristan Bridges---sociologists whose work focuses on masculinity---make a strange request of their fellow feminist scholars and activists. "Stop the war on pink," their headline pleads; "let’s take a look at toys for boys."

Pascoe and Bridges claim that boys' toys' problems have been overlooked too long. Boy culture is too violent, too "gunnified." Now, they say, we need "at least a pause" in critiquing girls' toys and their "pinkification," so that we can give boys' toys our full attention.

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Thanks to Rebecca for addressing this either/or mentality. It's important for scholars and activists to focus on promoting a healthy childhood for ALL children. Some will focus on girls, some will focus on boys, and others will focus on both. All of these positions are important and legitimate.
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