Psychotherapist warns Fox: Kids won't know 'what their gender is' because of Target's gender neutral toys

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/psychotherapist-warns-fox-kids-wont-know-what-their-gender-is-because-of-targets-gender-neutral-toys/

Raw Story/David Edwards
11 Aug 2015 at 10:11 ET

"Psychotherapist Tom Kersting of A&E's Surviving Marriage reality television series told Fox News on Tuesday that children would "question what their gender is."

As the hosts of Fox & Friends reported on Monday, Target announced last week that it was removing gender labeling from toy aisles and some other areas of the store after parents complained about separate labeling for "Building Sets" and "Girls Building sets".

"I know it's going to confuse me," Alcides Segui of Fox affiliate WTVT told the Fox News hosts."

A world where people can define themselves rather than having to fit into neat little boxes other people came up with? Sounds good to me, though I can see how it'd be scary for those afraid to think for themselves.

So, when did the therapist fail the IQ test...?

We can pretty safely say boys know they're boys, and girls know they're girls.
Even if the genes dispute the brain.

Further, how many kids read the signs? I wandered and used the "mark I eyeball" to find what was important...

Why do these tableau rossa types have to keep flapping their mouths, spewing global warming?  (Hot air)
Because there's money to be made in re-imagining and re-engineering society.

How about we let boys be boys (curbing their worst impulses), and girls be girls (ditto), and make a productive society?
(sigh) 

Quote from: stephaniec on August 11, 2015, 11:51:55 AM
Psychotherapist Tom Kersting of A&E's Surviving Marriage reality television series told Fox News on Tuesday that children would "question what their gender is.

So THAT'S my problem. My toys weren't clearly enough labeled. I've always wondered where my gender dysphoria came from. Curse you, Mattel.

Have these people ever been into the toy aisles of a Target store (or really, any mainstream store that sells toys)?  There's the PINK aisles, and then there's the aisles that have other colors.  Even completely colorblind folk can identify the pink aisles, because of the lack of contrast.  Disgusting.  Thanks, Fox news!  Very insightful!

Wait, I'm confused. Aren't these the same kind of people who say gender is determined by what's in your pants?  Sounds like there's no problem. Kids get confused? Tell em to look in their pants!

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Kids wont know what thier gender is? = (ill have no wepons to use in shaping my child for the social roll i want them to be, and besides i wont know what to buy)

Its the exsistance of those labels that do a lot more to confuse a child. In todays society we have this thing called the house husband? so whats is wrong with allowing a young boy to push chairs around and play feed the baby? mayne the house husband is the child that could never aka was never aloowed to do those things as a child?

Not only that, in a world where PINK is for girls, boys that have pink as their favourite color QUESTION themselves. eg Does liking pink make me a girl? No of course not. But thats the situation caused by gender spacific toys? I wonna play with dollies, but dolls are for girls?. I mean are those types of toys not created to "taylor" perspective girls towards a gender norm roll in later life, because we all know its the women that stay at home and look after children right? So what possible reason would a future house husband have for playing with dolls?

I saw mention of Girls bricks and boys bricks wtf??? Bricks are just bricks and are for kids that like bricks. Sure yes I can understand how those grown ups that justify their gender by what toys they played with as a child might start questining themselves, or become fearfull at the prospect at having to find another gender validating exsperience.

I mean YEAH i struggle buying toys at times, but not because of any gender related reasons. Its more due to not knowing the child enough. And its better to develop the if all ells fails techniques, gets things they can all share assorted games like snakes and ladders and mouse trap (or modern equivalents). Or be a little more daring and get craftsy things, (its age not gender thats important here)

People should let their childrens personality decide the toys. I got my niece a football why? because she wanted to play football and her brothers didnt let her join in with them. she also liked "pepper pig" so i got some transfer kits and plastered it with pepper. Cost me more to do the transfers, but she loved it. (she cried when the transfers wore off bless her)

Quote from: ChiGirl on August 11, 2015, 05:56:42 PM
Wait, I'm confused. Aren't these the same kind of people who say gender is determined by what's in your pants?  Sounds like there's no problem. Kids get confused? Tell em to look in their pants!

Problem is that some of these folks have fits of hysteria at the very though of kids looking inside their own pants.

My son has a great time playing with Thomas the Train, Peppa pig, Anna, Elsa and Spider-Man all at the same time. Why, because that's what he asked for at the store. Not really that hard just listen to him, he also rolls in the dirt and roars like a dinosaur and I love him just the way he is.

I am fairly sure the construct of separating things by gender in stores is fairly new. I think we got on fine before and will continue to after.


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