PRAISE BE

When I worked at a fast food restaurant, I did a social experiment.

One day, I asked “do you want a girl toy or a boy toy?” No one went against gender roles.

The next day, it was “do you want a doll toy or a car toy?” Boys got dolls. Girls got cars.

Vocabulary is important.

I did this when I worked at McDonald’s. Had maybe a handful of people who would say “It’s for a girl” when I asked barbie or hotwheels. The rest of them would ask the child what they wanted.