Comments on: Gifts for Little Girls http://girlswithbigbooks.com/2008/12/gifts-for-little-girls/ A tribute to nerdy girls Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:51:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: faith http://girlswithbigbooks.com/2008/12/gifts-for-little-girls/#comment-4649 faith Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:29:50 +0000 http://girlswithbigbooks.com/?p=136#comment-4649 LEGOS. I was absolutely repulsed by them but Legos has had girly-colored Legos for at least 10 years now. Pinks and pastels, little sets with girls that have more elaborate plastic ponytails and pouty lips instead of generic smiles, that sort of thing. So she'd be building, do all that amazing constructive Lego stuff, but in her favorite colors. Also, blues and purples are great at feeling girly but giving a welcome break from all the pink everywhere. LEGOS. I was absolutely repulsed by them but Legos has had girly-colored Legos for at least 10 years now. Pinks and pastels, little sets with girls that have more elaborate plastic ponytails and pouty lips instead of generic smiles, that sort of thing. So she’d be building, do all that amazing constructive Lego stuff, but in her favorite colors.

Also, blues and purples are great at feeling girly but giving a welcome break from all the pink everywhere.

]]> By: Mandi http://girlswithbigbooks.com/2008/12/gifts-for-little-girls/#comment-1043 Mandi Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:21:21 +0000 http://girlswithbigbooks.com/?p=136#comment-1043 I have a 5 year old nephew and he won't touch anything pink for fear that it will give him girl germs. I have a 5 year old nephew and he won’t touch anything pink for fear that it will give him girl germs.

]]> By: Helena http://girlswithbigbooks.com/2008/12/gifts-for-little-girls/#comment-849 Helena Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:33:23 +0000 http://girlswithbigbooks.com/?p=136#comment-849 Why not go with something that is girly and pink outside, but has nerdy potential, like a perfume creation kid, that is really a kind of chemistry lab for kids. Or books about strong and active princesses. I don't really see, why it has to be an either-or-choice, why she can't be girly AND have interests, that are conventionally considered to be manly or nerdy. It's fun to be female and nerdy. And it's just suitably for a complex woman to be. Why not go with something that is girly and pink outside, but has nerdy potential, like a perfume creation kid, that is really a kind of chemistry lab for kids. Or books about strong and active princesses.
I don’t really see, why it has to be an either-or-choice, why she can’t be girly AND have interests, that are conventionally considered to be manly or nerdy. It’s fun to be female and nerdy. And it’s just suitably for a complex woman to be.

]]> By: Zabimaru http://girlswithbigbooks.com/2008/12/gifts-for-little-girls/#comment-797 Zabimaru Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:44:52 +0000 http://girlswithbigbooks.com/?p=136#comment-797 Oh I don't know if what you imply is true. From where I'm standing it looks like the popularity of stay-at-home-Barbies, fashion queen-Bratz, hapless pretty princesses and so on is as high as ever. Sure, there are more girls nowadays who look at other possibilities, but I do think that there are very many who just go with their assigned role. The same is true for boys, of course. There are still as few young boys who are into cooking, Barbies and pink horses as ever :) Oh I don’t know if what you imply is true. From where I’m standing it looks like the popularity of stay-at-home-Barbies, fashion queen-Bratz, hapless pretty princesses and so on is as high as ever. Sure, there are more girls nowadays who look at other possibilities, but I do think that there are very many who just go with their assigned role.

The same is true for boys, of course. There are still as few young boys who are into cooking, Barbies and pink horses as ever :)

]]> By: t http://girlswithbigbooks.com/2008/12/gifts-for-little-girls/#comment-796 t Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:20:05 +0000 http://girlswithbigbooks.com/?p=136#comment-796 maybe she is going to be the only girl in her class (or generation) that will -not- go against the stereotypes? ;-P maybe she is going to be the only girl in her class (or generation) that will -not- go against the stereotypes? ;-P

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