I was pretty upset about this strip actually. Even though I love Heart of the City and Lio, this strip casually reinforced the stereotype that girls don’t ‘play’ imaginatively like boys and that their toys should reflect that. That’s not the case at all! And gendered toys are a real and persistent problem, and I was sad Mark Tatulli perpetuated such a difference.
I was pretty upset about this strip actually. Even though I love Heart of the City and Lio, this strip casually reinforced the stereotype that girls don’t ‘play’ imaginatively like boys and that their toys should reflect that. That’s not the case at all! And gendered toys are a real and persistent problem, and I was sad Mark Tatulli perpetuated such a difference.