tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787519110203516191.post1659677405391820530..comments2023-11-05T01:20:55.479-06:00Comments on THE INTERSECTION | MADNESS & REALITY: IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTSRiPPahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876723972974044402noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787519110203516191.post-14097997877737765572009-01-03T14:07:00.000-06:002009-01-03T14:07:00.000-06:00I think they are to an extent impacted by toys the...I think they are to an extent impacted by toys they receive, but it is ultimately the parents that impact the children. I have known many a big brawny men, who as children played with dolls at 3 and 4 years old, they didn't because feminine because of it, I played with tonka trucks, but I am not considered masculine by many. I think that gender roles are much more hardwired into our system and can't be altered easily by environment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887279569489057828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787519110203516191.post-88665498009836761922009-01-02T14:14:00.000-06:002009-01-02T14:14:00.000-06:00Oh my... I have a real big issue with the Baby Dol...Oh my... I have a real big issue with the Baby Dolls.. I feel that baby dolls teach little girls so many different things. It teaches them how to be a mother. Well that is good in the way future. It also gives little girl lost hope. I used to love have baby dolls they were every where. I remember my mother telling me that one day I will be a mother and have my real babies.. Well I am in my early 30's and been told by several doctors that I can not carry a child to full term. So I think I am scarred. <BR/><BR/>So yes some toys to make an impact on kids.. <BR/>I just think it is the way they are brought up also. I feel that if some parents pay close attention to their kids, then some of what goes on today wouldn't be going on.<BR/><BR/>Also what you and your family did was wonderful..Mahoganydymond™https://www.blogger.com/profile/11161300825801914203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787519110203516191.post-36366899423435565832009-01-01T19:32:00.000-06:002009-01-01T19:32:00.000-06:00Rippa, show this really cute blog to your wife. If...Rippa, show this really cute blog to your wife. If you two ever have a baby girl, she might really enjoy the idea of making dolls with her daughter as a joint project. Hmmm... or maybe even some stuff animals with y'all's son.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://littlepan-africanclothpeoples.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Little Pan African Cloth People</A>Kit (Keep It Trill)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03027769872237001801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787519110203516191.post-2326050270190607852008-12-30T18:38:00.000-06:002008-12-30T18:38:00.000-06:00Aren't you such a sweetie! Your thinking is good,...Aren't you such a sweetie! Your thinking is good, adn so are many of the poster's comments.<BR/>What comes to mind for me is the traditional geeky fields of science and nature.<BR/>Lots of structure, organization, why things work the wayt they do, etc can be learned here.<BR/>And parenting is everything, but the 'toys' are terrible these days, especially the violent games we've all mentioned. Gender just isn't that important to me, cause we all deserve nuturing and gentle respect for our feelings.<BR/>p.s. What a sweetbaby in the pic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787519110203516191.post-7236734616731503102008-12-30T10:44:00.000-06:002008-12-30T10:44:00.000-06:00Awww that lil girl in the picis a cutie and I want...Awww that lil girl in the pic<BR/>is a cutie and I want to bring her<BR/>home with me..:-)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636868625682368042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787519110203516191.post-43057533446079528442008-12-29T22:49:00.000-06:002008-12-29T22:49:00.000-06:00I am glad that you had the joy of giving from your...I am glad that you had the joy of giving from your donation. It is a good feeling to give someone something that they can use and appreciate. You and your spouse are to be commended for your open hearts.<BR/><BR/>I believe that toy purchases are important enough for parents to spend some time thinking before buying.<BR/><BR/>I purchased toys beginning in the seventies and ended that trend during the ninties. I saw the difference in the type of items that were being produced and sold on the mass market.<BR/><BR/>I feel that it is on the parent to determine if the toys are worth the investment. I have larned over the years that there are some items that just were not that great after we purchased them.msladyDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593695415626632490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787519110203516191.post-53100447530295941182008-12-29T21:23:00.000-06:002008-12-29T21:23:00.000-06:00Niiiice!It's not the toys as much as it's the lack...Niiiice!<BR/><BR/>It's not the toys as much as it's the lack of parental imput. My little cousins play GTA but I ask them who they know that's like the characters. They can name all the guys from the hood who are in jail or dead from doing such video game acts in real life. The sports games are good for helping them understand the X's and O's by the time they need to learn to read a playbook. Letting them see the end results of driving like a Need For Speed game helps them understand the consequences. Explaining how and what to prioritize (armour, weapons, etc.) in a fighting game can be used to help them learn organization skills.<BR/>It comes down to the parenting (or lack of).uglyblackjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404995571276457138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787519110203516191.post-71624446774416046552008-12-29T21:06:00.000-06:002008-12-29T21:06:00.000-06:00Merry Christmas and Kwanzaa, Rippa! That was reall...Merry Christmas and Kwanzaa, Rippa! That was really, really nice what your wife and you did for that family, and I'm sure "God caught that act on surveillance tape." Oh man, that line cracked me up!<BR/><BR/>So you want to know what folks think about the impact of toys. I'm glad you wrote about this as I hadn't seen one of these in a long time.<BR/><BR/>I'll put it this way: the military discovered years ago that violent video games desensitize people. I saw this happen in my own son when he hit 13, but for him it was a combination of listening to violent music and the games. I didn't buy them, but he accessed them at the homes of friends. <BR/><BR/>When your lil guy gets older, I'd suggest sticking to sports games. While he's young, give him a cardboard box to play with; hell, he won't remember it and you'll save a bundle. At two and three, a ball and art supplies - and at three or four, I see no harm in water guns or cap guns or those cool electronic space guns. Lots will disagree with me there, but the generations of the 50s, 60s and 70s didn't turn out desensitized. <BR/><BR/>I didn't buy my daughter the pregnant Barbie either. Now, if at nine she said she was dying to become an obstetrician, I'd have gotten one and maybe two along with a Dr. Barbie, but since she wants to be a celebrity lawyer (rather than a groupie of celebrities), I didn't.<BR/><BR/>Take care and see you around.<BR/>~ KitKit (Keep It Trill)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03027769872237001801noreply@blogger.com