Well, we would need data on how many parents complain vs how many parents buy a strongly gendered toy when an less gendered alternative is available.
Because, you know, anytime something politically incorrect happens, someone will complain, and maybe even write a clickbait article. But how do people vote with their wallets?
I admit I don’t know. Situations like this often seem to me like chicked-and-egg problems, where producers say “we have to make what people buy, and people buy X”, while consumers say “if it isn’t in the shop, I can’t buy it, and the shops usually only have X”.
I admit I don’t know. Situations like this often seem to me like chicked-and-egg problems, where producers say “we have to make what people buy, and people buy X”, while consumers say “if it isn’t in the shop, I can’t buy it, and the shops usually only have X”.
Producers make more complicated decisions. They also care about marketing and branding.
I’ve seen complaints about toys being much more strongly gendered than they were a few decades ago.
Well, we would need data on how many parents complain vs how many parents buy a strongly gendered toy when an less gendered alternative is available.
Because, you know, anytime something politically incorrect happens, someone will complain, and maybe even write a clickbait article. But how do people vote with their wallets?
I admit I don’t know. Situations like this often seem to me like chicked-and-egg problems, where producers say “we have to make what people buy, and people buy X”, while consumers say “if it isn’t in the shop, I can’t buy it, and the shops usually only have X”.
Producers make more complicated decisions. They also care about marketing and branding.
I agree with your last paragraph.