I rarely have moments where I'm vocal about my stance on things... Especially in public. But this was a moment where I felt the need to say something...I was in the Target yesterday and was chatting with a cashier about how much we loved watching "The LEGO Movie", how cool the "Cloud Cuckoo Palace" set was, and how awesome LEGOs were when we were kids.
She went on to say how she isn't a big fan of the new Lego "Friends" sets. I agreed with her. But a woman who was standing off to the side (must have been the cashier's friend) said, "Well, girls need pink legos!" The cashier looked at her and said "No they don't. I played with legos as a little girl and I loved them. I didn't need pink legos!"
I agreed with her again. But I also added:
"I don't think girls, specifically, NEED pink legos. I think ALL kids should have equal access to ALL colours. My little boy had a fantastic time building the 'Cloud Cuckoo Palace.' He saw it for what it was. A cool thing to build... pink bricks and all. I'm lucky that my son doesn't see colours as feminine or masculine (at least for the moment...) He loves them all. He has preferences of course. Who doesn't? But to him, pink is just a colour that's equal with all the others."
I honestly don't mind that there are pink, lavender, and sky blue bricks in the world. I love the idea of more colours... However, I DO mind that those colours are being marketed EXCLUSIVELY to girls.
If I could, I would buy a generic (Non-"Friends") tub of pastel coloured bricks to mix with all the other coloured bricks we have. That way my son can play with any colour he wants.
