Gender-specific toys accurately cater to their demographic
Gender-specific toys are harmless because they appeal to natural differences between girls and boys.
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The Argument
Girls and boys are different. Naturally, boys gravitate towards play that fosters movement and aggression, while girls prefer sedentary and appearance-focused activities. [1] The toy industry does not cater to unfair stereotypes relating to girls and boys. Rather, toymakers simply profit from the inherent differences between each sex. Requiring toy manufacturers to produce gender-neutral toys is unfair because they do not create differences between each gender. They simply profit from these differences.
Counter arguments
Humans are diverse creatures. It is foolish to assume that all children conform perfectly to narrow gender stereotypes. By marketing highly gendered toys, toy manufacturers make children who do not practice these stereotypes feel limited to playing with only certain toys.
Proponents
Premises
[P1] The gender stereotypes governing distinctions between girls and boys' toys are accurate and natural.