tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883828604980467703.post211202269729929865..comments2022-11-08T06:54:52.627-08:00Comments on Love Pink: Pink Does Not StinkLibby Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723600500631711013noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883828604980467703.post-30992007870524257582010-01-14T12:22:09.983-08:002010-01-14T12:22:09.983-08:00Go Libby!
If the campaign is all about other issue...Go Libby!<br />If the campaign is all about other issues, why call it Pink Stinks??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883828604980467703.post-77592922975216066422010-01-14T10:17:59.147-08:002010-01-14T10:17:59.147-08:00Hi Emma,
I went on the Pinkstinks website and re...Hi Emma, <br /><br />I went on the Pinkstinks website and read what it was about before I wrote the article. If you're questioning the marketing towards girls, why not question the marketing towards boys? You say girls are given more limited choices whilst boys enjoy a wide range from science, adventure etc, however I would argue that these are no less limited or stereotyped.<br /><br />Everyone is subjected to marketing on a daily basis, but that doesn't mean it always has a detrimental effect on people. I'm sure a huge number of female lawyers, doctors and so on played with pink toys when they were younger and that they wouldn't say this limited them in any way. And perhaps the reason there are so many pink toys on the market for girls is not because of rampant marketing but more due to toy manufacturers meeting demand - of course it is not true for every case, but a huge number of girls simply like pretty pink things and playing with dolls, however I don't see how this is a bad thing. Furthermore I would argue that if the question is about toys for children, surely dolls that encourage caring values and other toys such as pretty fairy dresses etc are much less harmless than many toys marketed for boys - guns, tanks and playstation games that trivialise war. That to me is a much bigger issue than the pretty pinkness that girls are 'subjected' to. <br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />LibbyLibby Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723600500631711013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883828604980467703.post-26219847232921127212010-01-14T08:59:15.173-08:002010-01-14T08:59:15.173-08:00Hi Libby - it's Emma from the Pinkstinks campa...Hi Libby - it's Emma from the Pinkstinks campaign here. Our campaign isn't about the colour pink it's about questioning what we see around us and the rampant marketing towards children which limits what girls are offered. We have no problem with the colour pink per se, we just use it as a way of describing what's been done with the colour - it kind of encapsulates the marketing which girls are subject to. So please read more about what we are about and carry on enjoying pink! Best wishes<br /><br />EmmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com