Just turned on the news and I hear this, Target is removing gender based labeling from the toys. Apparently this leads to gender inequality and stereotyping. I knew this was going to happen when they started making GI Joe ! Oh sure, they called him an action figure but we know he is a doll. No matter, just change the name ( label ) and it becomes acceptable. We do that a lot these days. That's what you do if you want to be politically correct. How long will it be before we have to remove the labels in the clothing department. What do you mean, boys ? And what are you implying with this label, petite ? And how come bras are in the women's' section ? I say equality for all, no labels ,no stereotyping. It's one size fits all and one style of clothing for everyone.
Well all I can say is I have a news flash, male and female are different. I know, I know, but it's true. There are the hunter gatherers ( men ) and the nesters ( females ). This occurs throughout nature and here's another bit of news, man is a part of nature. Yes, there are aberrations,exceptions and, dare I say it, freaks. That doesn't change the natural order of things however. Changing the way we label things does not change the thing itself. In this case the items that appeal to most boys will still appeal to the boys regardless of any labeling. The same is true for the girls stuff. Why ? Because it is the natural order of things, that's why. We all have our roles in society and those roles are defined by society. That is a good thing, order. Without order you have chaos and confusion. Just who is doing what ? It just makes sense. And that is not to mention the anatomic differences. We are equipped for those roles by nature. It's true that some are more equipped than others but that doesn't change the equipment ! Oh, that's right, we change that nowadays too. It is my belief we will discover, it's not nice to fool mother nature ! But that is just my opinion.
This labeling or removal of labels is really of little consequence. It does not change anything at all. It is merely a marketing ploy, a method to attract shoppers. We must pacify those that would complain about life. That is all it is. Personally I think it is ridiculous. In all things there must be a balance, as the Chinese say,a yin and yang. Opposites that compliment each other. Nothing wrong with that. Shoot it is common sense ! Target is missing the target here ! You can remove labels but you can't remove DNA. You may change the packaging but the item is the same. Appearances can be deceiving. I hate it when that happens. Really it is nothing new, this changing of labels. We have a right side and a left side. Why ? Because the majority of people in the world are right handed but the others didn't want to be labeled as wrong so we changed the label to left. That was because that is what is left ! See how that works ? It didn't make them right though, just not wrong.
Well all I can say is I have a news flash, male and female are different. I know, I know, but it's true. There are the hunter gatherers ( men ) and the nesters ( females ). This occurs throughout nature and here's another bit of news, man is a part of nature. Yes, there are aberrations,exceptions and, dare I say it, freaks. That doesn't change the natural order of things however. Changing the way we label things does not change the thing itself. In this case the items that appeal to most boys will still appeal to the boys regardless of any labeling. The same is true for the girls stuff. Why ? Because it is the natural order of things, that's why. We all have our roles in society and those roles are defined by society. That is a good thing, order. Without order you have chaos and confusion. Just who is doing what ? It just makes sense. And that is not to mention the anatomic differences. We are equipped for those roles by nature. It's true that some are more equipped than others but that doesn't change the equipment ! Oh, that's right, we change that nowadays too. It is my belief we will discover, it's not nice to fool mother nature ! But that is just my opinion.
This labeling or removal of labels is really of little consequence. It does not change anything at all. It is merely a marketing ploy, a method to attract shoppers. We must pacify those that would complain about life. That is all it is. Personally I think it is ridiculous. In all things there must be a balance, as the Chinese say,a yin and yang. Opposites that compliment each other. Nothing wrong with that. Shoot it is common sense ! Target is missing the target here ! You can remove labels but you can't remove DNA. You may change the packaging but the item is the same. Appearances can be deceiving. I hate it when that happens. Really it is nothing new, this changing of labels. We have a right side and a left side. Why ? Because the majority of people in the world are right handed but the others didn't want to be labeled as wrong so we changed the label to left. That was because that is what is left ! See how that works ? It didn't make them right though, just not wrong.
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