Commercialized Sex Segregation

I run into this book at the children’s section of a bookstore. Ponder on these few questions:

  • Is gender-based prejudice and separation a really “cool” thing nowadays – worthy of commercialization?
  • Should patriarchal behaviors and trends be introduced and perhaps set at this age?
  • Or do the publisher think that its only a “kid thing” and they’ll forget about it once they get older?

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“Boys Only, No Girls Allowed” – Tittle

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Space for “Hall of Fame” names

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“Boys rule” “I hate pink” Extra cool Stickers

Two good ideas

Here are two good ideas in one:

1) a trash compactor
2) powered by the sun

It does not take much brain power to to think of the environment and utilize it’s natural resources when producing anything for the advancement of human race.

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Interracial ad

So far, most of the ads out there are “separate but equal.” Meaning, showcasing diverse races but not often an interracial couple or family.

But here is one interracial ad for a good start – though she is closer to “him” in skin/color complexion.

NationalGeographic

Ad in National Geographic

A friend’s last(ing) smile

Just days before a dear friend and a superb artist, Jihmye Collins, took his flight to the next world, I had the honor of taking a few pictures of him in his studio at the Spanish Port Village, San Diego. As I was leaving his studio, he smiled, said goodbye and got back to work. I didn’t know it would be the last time we would ever meet again. However, I tend to believe that we will meet again!

Here is an article about this legendary man.

Games for Girls?

I came across this website (www.girlgames.com) and found it to be absolutely pathetic – right enough word? I only have one question for the creators and its visitors: Is it really what girls/women need to play, find entertaining or spend their time on?

Chew on that, but also look at the statistics of its visitors:

Based on internet averages, girlgames.com is visited more frequently by females who are in the age range 35-44, have children, have no college education and browse this site from home. (source)

 

Still from one of their 'popular' games