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[-] DaGeek247@fedia.io 16 points 3 months ago
[-] charokol@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

What do you mean? Why does sexism prevent them from asking for the toy by name?

[-] tektite@slrpnk.net 20 points 3 months ago

The customer is implying that it is obvious between a barbie and a hot wheels which is gendered for boys. So instead of saying which toy they want, they are expecting the employee to identify which is for boys. It's a subtle way of reinforcing gender binary and societal expectations of what is "appropriate" for children to want to play with.

this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2026
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