Open Thread: Best Childhood Toy

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However many or however few toys you had, you know there was one that stood out.

“I loved buying the trains and slot cars, cool trucks with realistic sounding engines.”

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This comment was by Tom B. on the post “Raising a Son within the Princess Culture.”

What’s So Bad About Pink?

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When, exactly, did we all agree that pink is girly and girly is horrible?

Happily Ever After Happens Every Day, or How I Learned to Love the Disney Sparkle

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Disney’s Magic Kingdom wasn’t Christopher Bundy’s first choice destination for a family vacation.

Men and Machines: 12/7

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How has technology shaped men’s lives?

“Our words influence the way we look at the world. For example: calling pink a ‘girly’ color.”

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This is a comment by The_L on the post “Playing Hard to Get”.

The Let’s Dad! Great Gift Guide #1

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September is the most common birth month. Count back nine months and it’s Christmas. In the giving spirit, here are some gift ideas for newborns.

“I Love Mama”: But It’s Not Personal

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For a kid, saying ‘I love mama’ can be a magical incantation.

Guestpost #84 – Paul Taylor: Ten Things I’ve Learned From My Children

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When your child comes to you with their problem, no matter how small you deem it to be, and you realize it is turning their little lives upside down it puts a different perspective on what is big and what is small.

Could the Swarmfire be the Perfect Nerf Gun?

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Any office drone knows that when all hell breaks loose (in a non-lethal, non-Post Office kind of way) that there’s two ways to come out on top: have lots of friends (hard) or have superior firepower. In this case, the latter can be yours for about thirty bucks.

My Gay Nineties

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Before realizing the truth about himself, Tom Keiser had little idea what being gay meant, other than as an ineffective synonym for “happy.”

Movies Dwayne @TheRock Johnson Tears It Up In New G.I. Joe: Retaliation Trailer

The most electrifying man in sports entertainment doesn’t sing it — he brings it!

Gadgets: A Perfect Storm of Wrong

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Thaddeus Howze thinks gadgets are failing us, despite their touted awesomeness to humanity.

News: Sunday Morning Live, Featuring The @HannibalTabu Experience [@isidra]

Insert witty commentary here for your own amusement. Ha.

Maybe We Should Call It Blatantsexism-mas

Thanks to Sociological Images, today we have a special holiday edition of Pictoral Evidence of Gender-Enforcement Against Men. Warning: lotsa pictures below the cut.

Jimmy Kimmel’s I Gave My Kid A Terrible Present

Jimmy Kimmel (trigger warning for serious public embarrassment) asked parents to give their kids a “terrible present,” film their reactions, and post it on YouTube. Maybe I’m oversensitive, but I didn’t find this video funny at all: I actually thought it was horrifying. Imagine your parents tricking you into opening a present you didn’t want, [...]