Hmm, I have to respectfully disagree. I have a boy and have noticed that boy clothes typically cost more than girl clothes. I also sometimes see pink versions of toys that aren’t sold in a more unisex color – like doll strollers and even a toy airplane at BRU. Maybe the issue is that there is a serious lack of unisex toys and clothes available to the public.

I have two boys and two girls, and I, too, disagree here. Finding non-pink or “boy” versions of certain things like doll and kitchen accessories was expensive and time-consuming. Most things, like matchbox-type cars, blocks, etc. may have more expensive pink versions, but the standard is generally more gender-neutral than “boy”. Matchbox cars, after all, are blue, red, white, yellow, black, or silver because real cars are those colors—pink and powder blue cars are pretty rare and expensive in real life, so they would be in toy form, too, no? Meanwhile, boy babies are about as plentiful as girl babies in real life, but good freaking luck finding a boy baby doll or more than one boy outfit for your son (or reality-minded daughter) to play with.

Hey, GP! For my part, my boys wanted a kitchen that wasn’t pink, and I liked the idea of them playing with stuff that looked real, and ovens aren’t generally pink…they also wanted boy dolls to play “daddies” with. Sure, they could’ve played with pink stuff, but they didn’t want to. The more moms or any consumers “moan” about a problem in the marketplace, the more likely they are to have their concerns answered.

@Jenny – ikea has a great toy kitchen that’s wood, but more “real” than pink!

I found a boy Cabbage Patch doll for my son. He loves it. It was the same price as the girl Cabbage Patch dolls. But having 2 boys I dont frequent the girl isles at Walmart. LOL
Maybe it has something to do with society saying girls can wear blue but boys cant wear pink?

I have noticed that boy shorts and jeans are cheaper than girl ones. Like the author says, a little glitter or a butterfly applique ups the price about 6-7 dollars on those items. I found a very nice kitchen at Target that is red and everyone that comes over loves to play with it. I do agree that there is a much larger choice of girl clothes but that is because dresses and skirts are added to the mix along with all of the “standard” attire. What I hate is that a local bookstore has seperated their shelves into gender specific categories. Not Cool!

I hate this trend of creating boy and girl versions of previously gender neutral toys. Why do we need boy blocks and girl blocks, what ever happened to just blocks. I noticed that all the games from when we were kids now come in girl and boy versions. Icky.

I am making a concerted effort to *not* buy “girl” toys for my daughter, and it’s just weird how everything is gendered. By default, or maybe due to pure cussedness, we’re ending up “boy” toys. Backlash to backlash, anyone?

I agree Huh?, my daughter is currently playing with my son’s baby toys. Even if people gave him dinasours, I still let her play with them, the important point is the playtime, not if the dinasour is pink or purple.