blue. Apparently, this was what nature dictated. Since Disney switched it, it is now nature that girls like pink, nothing to do with society. Both DH and I get flack for the careers we want to follow. We also both felt unable to follow those interests as children. We also both felt unable to own toys that related to our interests due to being told that the toys weren't for our own sex. We were both also bullied (one of us hospitalised) for not fitting into our gender box. Ooooo me. This bugs the fuck out of me. Have never quite got over the ELC pink globe, complete with pink seas and unicorns and mermaids instead of, like, real animals and realistically coloured land features as on the "boys" blue one. I'm in saw a marble run in M&S the other day which is part of a range labled "boys toys". I would never have imagined a marble run to be only for boys. Ridiculous! (and limiting their market, surely?!) What do you even mean by taking equal rights 'too far'. It just seems so ridiculous and inhibiting. And anyway - how is encouraging all children to play with all toys taking anything too far?! What damage is being caused by making this switch? Why do you feel the need to so vehemently defend the status quo...? Stumpy, I don't really understand your opposition? We are free to air our views are we not? If you think that it's a