In a local thrift shop I found an old fashioned card game. I fell in love with the pretty picures and the price. It only cost $1!
But as I was admiring the drawings something struck me: the images were very stereotypical about what women and men should do!
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| The woman serves. The man eats. |
I still love the pictues, but it did make me stop and think!
Are your children's toys sending your child stereotypical messages?
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