Toys Have NO Gender

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Deviant Phrase/Sentence	Normal Alternative	Deviant Alternative	Purpose or Effect or Author’s Style?	Abstract connections/Universal Ideas
“letting go of gendered toys encourages adults to nurture a child’s individuality rather than channeling his or her play along a preordained path.”	Toys influence kids’ interests.	Having a neutral opinion towards toys and not labeling them with a gender creates a more diverse environment for a child to discover themselves in.	The author is trying to persuade the reader that giving toys a gender is only going to prohibit their child. A child should be able to make their own decisions about what toy they want to play with.	The author is shedding light on the lack of open-mindedness amongst parents in today’s generation. Parents these days don’t realize the lasting impacts that forcing gender stereotypes and gender roles can have on a child. It can alter their self worth, sense of self, interests, and role in life.
“We should stop gender-targeted toys because the more we typecast our children’s activities, the more we reinforce traditional gender roles, possibly inadvertently constraining their future choice of activities.”	Labeling boy and girl toys can sway the likes and dislikes of children.	Selecting the toys our child plays with, even unintentionally, shapes their personality and interests, and restricts them from pursuing something they might otherwise love.	The author is emphasizing that a child, without even knowing, is being influenced by their toys. What they play with when they are young can aid in determining what they will like when they are older.	Constriction divides the roles of each gender in more ways than one. Men get paid more than women, men are more eligible for better jobs. Toys constrain children into the division of their gender, and playing with “toys of the other gender” can make a boy look less masculine  and a girl look less feminine, or so people think.