Can you imagine how revolutionary it would have seemed to have little girls shown on TV playing like these boys are? I can't even think of a more modern example of girls being this animated in their play. Even for doll commercials. Anyone know of any examples?
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
80s Ghostbusters Toys: For Boys Only
SlashFilm really knows how to appeal to my inner geek. Today, they ignited my nostalgia by posting a picture and some commercials of old Ghostbusters toys. I was surprised by how many of these commercials I totally remembered. What I didn't remember, however, was that the commercials exclusively featured little boys (mostly little white boys) playing with the toys. If you watch this seven-minute mashup of commercials, you'll notice that girls eventually entered the picture to join the boys in eating Ghostbusters cereal, but they never got to strap on a proton pack and zap Slimer.
Can you imagine how revolutionary it would have seemed to have little girls shown on TV playing like these boys are? I can't even think of a more modern example of girls being this animated in their play. Even for doll commercials. Anyone know of any examples?
Can you imagine how revolutionary it would have seemed to have little girls shown on TV playing like these boys are? I can't even think of a more modern example of girls being this animated in their play. Even for doll commercials. Anyone know of any examples?
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