On Thursdays, we are making some space to talk about different topics around identity, stereotypes and the way we see ourselves and others. One of the things we have been exploring is toy advertisements on TV. We watched them carefully and thought about what they were telling us: the stereotypes, the colours, who the toys are aimed at, how boys and girls are represented, and so on.
During one of these conversations, a child shared something that I found really beautiful. I don’t want to make it mine or explain it for him. I just want to leave his words here, so that you can think about them too:
“The problem isn’t the toys. The problem is the adverts and the people who judge others and don’t accept people who have different tastes from them. When you genuinely like something, you don’t really care, you still like it. Maybe a little bit secretly, but you still like it. But if you have doubts, you don’t even try it because you automatically think that it isn’t for you.”
I think there is a lot in these words to think about.
How often do we decide that something isn’t for us before we even give it a try?
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