Love this song.... 80's music holds a special place in my heart =) Happy Friday!
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Showing posts with label 1980s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1980s. Show all posts
Friday, 11 April 2014
It's Friday, I'm in love...
Love this song.... 80's music holds a special place in my heart =) Happy Friday!
Sunday, 19 January 2014
1981 LEGO Ad compared to today's feminized 'girl toys'
Pay attention, 2014 Mad Men: This little girl is holding a LEGO set. The LEGOs are not pink or "made for girls." She isn't even wearing pink. The copy is about "younger children" who "build for fun." Not just "girls" who build. ALL KIDS.
In an age when little girls and boys are treated as though they are two entirely different species by toy marketers, this 1981 ad for LEGO -- one of our favorite images ever -- issues an important reminder.
You need to check out the comparisons of toys then and now - it is astonishing how much things have changed and how much "girlie girl" advertising is happening now compared to the 80s [which is when I grew up with transformers, lego, barbies, Rainbow Brite, She-Ra, He-Man and G.I. Joes]
Why have toys for girls become so feminized?
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