Yes, the Leader of the Free World has finally had enough:
Time to eradicate the scourge of… G.I. Joe!
The Obamas hosted an event at the White House Wednesday that aimed to tackle gender stereotypes perpetuated by toys and television shows marketed toward kids.
The administration put on the all-day conference in an attempt to break down gender divisions that currently characterize products consumed by children….
Tina Tchen, director of the administration’s Council on Women and Girls, noted research during a press call Tuesday finding that the types of toys and media children interact with at a young age influences their views on gender roles later in life. This ultimately impacts the “quality” of the U.S. workforce and could have ripple effects on the economy for decades, she said….
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RT @TIMEPolitics White House takes aim at toys that perpetuate gender stereotypes https://t.co/PPKicJkzvy— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) April 6, 2016
White House wrestling with big type stuff today -> pic.twitter.com/wQ83RP6jOv
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) April 6, 2016
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I don’t care what the WH says. I’m going to continue to buy my grandson clothes for boys, and my grand daughters clothes for girls.
This is old news. See the story from last year, “Child Unaware Just How Many Of His Toys Intended To Steer Him Away From Homosexuality”.
Oops, sorry, the foregoing was a parody from The Onion. It was meant at the time as a joke. Turns out the joke’s on us.
The twisted occupant of the W.H. won’t tackle the present danger in the world (Islam). But he will go after the most malleable of our country, our children, to shape them into good progressive little automatons as twisted as himself. I’m surprised that he doesn’t change the presidential seal to be depicted as, the twisted cross of Fascism superimposed upon the Arab crescent.