KILLJOYS: French feminists insert warnings into children’s Christmas toys.
“We targeted games that are emblematic of boy-girl stereotypes,” Delphine Asian, a legal representative for the feminist group, told The Telegraph. “We have caused no damage or ripped any plastic. We simply slipped the message in boxes, or in books.”
“Around 500” of such pamphlets were inserted into a range of toys in about a dozen shops in Paris, according to The Telegraph. The pamphlets requests parents sign a petition and send it to those “responsible.”
Asian added that the purpose of the operation was not to “make parents feel guilty,” but to “raise awareness about the fact that toymakers and sellers play a part in the fact that not a single little girl asks Father Christmas for a sword.”
Why is it okay for feminists to influence what children are interested in, but not anyone else? Also, why do these women think that they’re combating stereotypes when all they do is whine and nag, which are stereotypically female activities?