Shirts, posters, bags, slippers, shoes, where you may read: "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!"; "Boys are smelly"; "Stupid factory: where boys are made"; "Never underestimate the stupidity of boys in larger groups"; "Boys are stupider: send them to Jupiter"; "Boys make good pets:everyone should own one"; "Boys are dumb"; "Boys are smelly:throw garbage cans at them"; "Boys are stupid:run them over"; "Boys lie:pock'em in the eye"; "Girls will be girls, and boys will be toys"; "Girls kick boys"; "Boys stink"; "Boys are stupid:bury them in sand"; "Boys need training wheels"; "Boys have smelly dog breath"; "Men are like turtles:they're slow!"...
Is this funny? What if the gender would be reversed? You know you're a model for Europe: everything from USA arrives to us! And what about males in sit-com? Why are you going on with this male-bashing? What about the male children: what about their psychology? What about males and families in the future?
Thank you!
2007-03-19 03:03:52 · 5 answers · asked by boris 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Firephotodude, the question is:
Is this funny? What if the gender would be reversed? Whay are you going on with this male bashing? What about the psychology of male children? What about males and families in the future?
2007-03-19 03:17:00 · update #1
Common Sense, they care, and fortunately many people have taken action and many retailers have stopped selling these sexistic gadgets...
2007-03-19 03:17:59 · update #2
James, do you think that it would have been possible to sell items with the same sentences referred to women, in any "western" country in the 21st century? So, freedom to speech only to offend the "dominant" gender?
2007-03-19 03:19:55 · update #3
Shortstuff, I'm glad you have this opinion, but I think they should prevent the selling of these gadgets, to protect the psyche of children...
2007-03-19 03:23:11 · update #4
Schneider, unfortunately even if me, as a father, I don't buy that t-shirt to my daughter, my children may see it anyway upon someone else's body...
2007-03-19 04:32:21 · update #5
Firephotodude, in case your answer was a joke, notice I can't get it, because, as a boy, I'm stupid...
2007-03-19 16:11:41 · update #6
It's sad that people have to bash boys & men to sell their products. What's even sadder, is that people are condoning this by buying the products. Male bashing is never right, no matter what age the male may be. It's appalling in my opinion. I don't think the females would like to be bashed either. Bashing doesn't do much for the male/female psyche does it? People should remember this before buying such trash.
2007-03-19 03:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree. It's not funny. But it is up to responsible parents to not buy these products for their daughters.
It sends a poor message to boys and girls!
2007-03-19 03:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by lady luck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In a free society, the answer to speech you find offensive is *always* to use your own voice to express your objection.
Be careful never to fall into the trap of trying to censor someone else. Once people can censor each other, expression will be horribly restricted forever.
2007-03-19 03:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Men & Boys really don't care or get offended by this
kind of humor....
2007-03-19 03:12:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
what?
i am confused.
what is the point of this question?
2007-03-19 03:12:07 · answer #5 · answered by firephotodude 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋