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'I was given cars or tractors!' - Are gendered toys a thing of the past?

Model Emily Ratajkowski bought her one year old son a baby doll to avoid gender stereotypes. She said she wanted to avoid conditioning her son playing with certain toys. Henry McKean visited toy shops including the Lego Store and met shop keepers,...

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15.00 10 Nov 2022


'I was given cars or tractors!' - Are gendered toys a thing of the past?


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15.00 10 Nov 2022


Model Emily Ratajkowski bought her one year old son a baby doll to avoid gender stereotypes. She said she wanted to avoid conditioning her son playing with certain toys.

Henry McKean visited toy shops including the Lego Store and met shop keepers, young people and parents, to ask are gender stereotypes in toys a thing of the past or is it natural for boys to rush towards tractors and girls dolls?


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