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Grown Women Discuss Feminism With Hello Barbie

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 John Marcotte barbie, buzzfeed, feminism, hello barbie

Toy manufacturer Mattel has released “Hello Barbie,” a Barbie doll that uses the latest in high-tech wizardry to carry on

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Scooby Doo and The Mystery of the Disappearing Girls

December 17, 2015December 18, 2015 John Marcotte Daphne, LEGO, representation, Scooby Doo, Velma

Who doesn’t love Scooby Doo? Ask almost anyone in America and they can list off the entire gang: Fred, Shaggy,

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#HeresRey — After Years of Neglect, Star Wars Is Finally Catering to Female Fans

December 14, 2015December 15, 2015 John Marcotte action figures, Black Series, Build-A-Bear, Disney Infinity, funko pop, kathleen kennedy, LEGO, star wars, star wars: the force awakens

Female fans are used to being ignored by science fiction franchises. The lack of merchandise from recent blockbuster films has

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Wookie or Princess? This Girl Doesn’t Have to Choose

December 5, 2015 John Marcotte cake, chewbacca, star wars

When your little girl is a huge fan of both Chewbacca from the Star Wars franchise and princesses, figuring out a theme for a birthday party can be difficult.

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GoldieBlox Is Right – Girls Need More Heroes

December 1, 2015May 26, 2018 Heroic Girls goldieblox

by Sharon Choksi Why do I applaud the latest GoldieBlox video about heroes? Because my daughter thought Katniss was a

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Target Gives Captain Phasma An Accidental Sex Change

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 John Marcotte Captain Phasma, costume, star wars, star wars: the force awakens

Target is having a rough month when it comes to gender and toys. After a fantastic announcement that they were

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Target Removed All the Girls from Gotham

November 17, 2015November 18, 2015 John Marcotte action figures, batgirl, batman, batwoman, target

Target has had some bad luck with gender diversity in their action figure sets. Even as the action figure aisle

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Real Life Heroes Toys 

Beyond the Blue and Pink Toy Divide – Elizabeth Sweet – TEDx Talk

November 16, 2015 John Marcotte dr. elizabeth sweet, gendered toys, TED, TEDx Talk

Elizabeth Sweet talks about gender and toys at a 2015 TEDx salon event at UC Davis.

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Barbie for Boys: Progress or Gimmick?

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 John Marcotte barbie, boys, commercial, gender norms

This one is complicated. Mattel’s Barbie has entered into a partnership with Italian luxury goods designer Moschino to make exclusive Moschino-themed

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Vintage Star Wars Commercial Gives Us A New Hope That Gender Barriers Can Fall

November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 John Marcotte action figures, commercial, dr. elizabeth sweet, gendered toys, luke skywalker, princess leia, star wars, star wars: a new hope

As we continue to fight for equal representation in the action figure aisle with campaigns like #WheresGamora, #WheresNatasha or the

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