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Originally Posted by Ark2
I definitely agree that there is a slippery slope argument to be made here. A couple of years ago I read an article about two parents that didn't want to disclose the gender of their second child and they also sent their oldest kid (who was obviously a male) to school wearing dresses. Their argument was that they didn't want to restrict their children with gender roles that stated that dresses are for girls only.
Let's be realistic here, kids need some restrictions. We can argue what those restrictions should be, and toys probably don't need to be one of them, but at some point, common sense has to become a factor. When I was a kid, I would have loved it if I could go to school wearing a tiger mask and superman cape everyday, but making children believe that they can completely disregard social norms and do whatever they want isn't doing them any favours in life.
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There has to be a balance though.
Citing the most extreme scenarios doesn't really further the discussion either, it just bogs it down with needless conjecture. There has to be incremental progress to push change, and things like breaking down advertising barriers are things that can help that.