September 2011
2 posts
Gender101@Bowdoin: Barbie's Careers →
gws101-2011:
Last semester, during our Barbie discussion, a student mentioned how inspirational Barbie has been for young girls. The student’s main point - if I recall correctly - was that Barbie has taught girls that they can be whatever they want. So…I decided to do a bit of research into Barbie’s careers….
After reading this, I looked on Amazon for various Barbie computer games...
"Real life" Baby X →
gws101-2011:
I’ve been teaching Gould’s “Baby X” story for several years now. Imagine my excitement when I came across this news story in May. Have you heard about or read about Baby Storm? Here’s another article where Kath & David (the parents) explain and defend their choice. Right here. What are your thoughts on raising a genderless child? Feel free to post some thoughts here. And let’s...