uanime5 said:
A documentary covering the views of many people is far more informative than your view based solely on your own experiences.
The documentary focused on how women are more likely to be sociable and the OP somehow equated that to meaning that women are biologically created to like princesses by default.
Given that most parents ask their children what they want it's far more likely that parents bought their child a particular toy because their child wanted this toy. This can easily be confirmed by asking children about their toys.
Since you are so quick to shut me up by saying "your views don't reflect other people" you got a source for that? Especially when I just mentioned that if a girl grew up being shown that girls her age like dolls, then she will be more inclined to ask for a doll even though that may or may not be what she really wants. You know, social influence?
Just because you don't like reality doesn't make it wrong.
And the reality is is that girls liking dolls is more of a social construct. Not a genetic one.
I'll tell you one reality though. You entire argument is riddled with holes.
Girls like princesses and dolls because girls are genetically programmed to like these toys.
citation needed
Genetically programmed by who? Fucking aliens?
Because there is literally zero benefits either genetically, or in the wilderness for a human of the female sex to be attracted to plastic material constructs that resemble a monarchy political figure head.
That's why female chimps have the same preferences even though they've never been exposed to the mass media which you claim is somehow brain washing girls.
citation needed
Secondly I never said brainwashed. I said influenced. Don't put words in my mouth to supplement your ridiculous conclusion.
Thirdly, I find it insulting that you are going to put a complex human being, on the same level of a female chimp to get your point across.
Next thing you'll be telling me is that wolves are more inclined to protect babies, and anything that acts like their pups therefore it's the reason why humans have the ability to care for other peoples' young.
Boys were never attracted to pink
And what do you have to back that up?
even if baby clothes for boys were pink 100 years ago. the main evidence for this is that boys didn't wear pink when they were children or adults.
Take a look at a Renaissance painting. Guarantee you'll find one young strapping chap in there that wore pink back in the day.
Your defense is laughable because even today there are plenty of men and woman who don't wear the arbitrary pink and blue clothes that their parents made them wear as kids.
Learn to get a joke.
What you've failed to realise is that not everyone in this racial group will experience this the same way. Thus it's misleading for you to claim that your experiences reflect the experiences of everyone else in this group.
And it is equally misleading to state that it is a scientific fact that girls are genetically attracted to dolls. I'm sorry, but if you are going to present something as fact, then it is YOU not me that has to prove that wrong. Considering how a number of women on the Escapist already called the OP out on this ridiculous conclusion then it stands to reason that before you go shouting things out as "facts" you best damn well know what the difference between scientific fact and social observation.
Unless these toddlers were ass naked and living in forests with no contact with the outside world for the majority of their 5 year existence, since the moment they are born they are given either blue or pink clothing depending on gender, and baby toys that lean towards cool or cute. Take a one second glance at the boys and girls isles of Babies R Us and you can already see the societal influence prevalent before the kids even know there is a difference in gender.
and chimp, who haven't been exposed to the mass media, show these same preferences so they're clearly not social constructs. You've also failed to explain why the same patterns are observed in countries where the mass media isn't telling people which toys go with which gender. Face it people like these things because men and women are genetically programmed to like different things and just because you don't like this doesn't make it wrong.
Mass media is not regulated to just television commercials and magazine ads.Mass media is simply another aspect of social construct. Word of mouth and expectations also fall into that category. Something that many third world countries rely on a lot more than television, radio, and printed press. They can be passed down traditions and expectations from grown ups that the children live around.
Why has it been up until the recent century that every woman had to wear a dress? Because social construct of thousands of years dictates that that is what women wear. Those women grow up and pass that on to their kids that girls wear dresses and boys wear pants.
No. The very moment you say something like girls like dolls because its a
scientifically proven that the female sex is hardwired to a doll then you have to me, and every other girl who didn't really give a shit about dolls either. Why them not caring about dolls is not a matter of preference, but rather is the fact that they are somehow a
genetic anomaly
Because if someone doesn't fit into a "scientific, genetic fact" then that means those outliers are in some way shape or form
genetic mutations
Which isn't exactly something you want to be calling those people now would you?
