Comments on: Girls’ Versions of Games

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:55:00 +0000

Although I agree with your take on these games marketed towards girls, I would like to say that your categorization of Weight Watchers as something similar to them is quite mistaken. Weight Watchers is an organization that promotes health above all else, and helps many people gain a more accepting attitude toward their bodies. It’s actually quite a wonderful company that of course is selling a product, but that emphasizes making choices that benefit one’s health and longevity, with very little emphasis on image or gender.

By: lyssa

lyssa — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:32:37 +0000

Me and my boyfriend would love lilac PSPs, it’s our favorite color.

http://filipinolifeinpictures.wordpress.com/category/playing/page/3/ There are some photos of kids playing handheld games in the Philippines. They aren’t ads, but it does show that gender isn’t an issue.

I’m not sure if there are ads of girls playing the original black PSP, but there wasn’t much in the way of people playing them in the ads and where there was, it was a guy.

This is one of the reasons I like Japan. Video games are just common place there and anyone from little kids to old ladies play games. The DS is popular among young and old out there. Though, I’m sure things are gender-specific like everywhere else :p

By: Sociological Images Update (Apr. 2010) » Sociological Images

Sociological Images Update (Apr. 2010) » Sociological Images — Tue, 04 May 2010 04:17:19 +0000

[...] deodorants, and disposable cameras to our post on pointlessly gendered products. We also added a new “girl talk” version of Jenga to our post on gendered versions of classic board games. The first two were found by Sunlight [...]

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:22:24 +0000

I was quite miffed when I went looking for a Seensay for my daughter and all I could find was the pink one with things like “shoes” or something on there. Took me forever to find the one with farm animals… It’s actually quite sickening.

By: Is “Save the Ta-tas” the New Feminism? I Hope Not. « of Heart and Mind

Is “Save the Ta-tas” the New Feminism? I Hope Not. « of Heart and Mind — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:37:29 +0000

[...] Why pink? Yes, breast cancer overwhelmingly affects women, but why does that necessitate that it is symbolized by the “quintessential” female color? [...]

By: guanajuat

guanajuat — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:42:06 +0000

good forum i like it garage door opener installation keep it up.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:18:07 +0000

Do you remember what it was like to be a young girl? I like pink! And they never say anywhere “Girls’ Scrabble”, so maybe guys wanted pink too. Why should the color pink automatically be labeled as a girl’s toy?

By: DragonL0rd132

DragonL0rd132 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:26:46 +0000

The game community itself has already commented on this.
This: http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=254 points to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_Mama

By: Sociological Images Update (Nov. 2009) » Sociological Images

Sociological Images Update (Nov. 2009) » Sociological Images — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:33:46 +0000

[...] S. sent us a comedic skit for the Shii, a girls’ version of the Wii. We added it to our post on otherwise-gender-neutral-games gendered [...]

By: meerkat

meerkat — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:55:28 +0000

Hmm, I like the color of the lilac PSP but I am somewhat ambiguous about the marketing. There’s nothing wrong with portraying a bunch of girls having fun with the PSP, and there’s nothing wrong with having pretty colors of PSP, but the first thing being contingent on the second thing rubs me the wrong way. But maybe there are ads featuring girls playing the plain old black PSP that I just haven’t seen?

By: Another Collection of Gender-and-Tech-Related Images » Sociological Images

Another Collection of Gender-and-Tech-Related Images » Sociological Images — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:23:54 +0000

[...] see: the Sony OMG Lilac Play Station Portable, mom/daughter domesticity in a Nintendo ad, targeting the new Risk to men, and Miss Bimbo. [...]

By: waqasnayyer

waqasnayyer — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:37:05 +0000

The most important lesson to draw from this display is to not shop for games at Toys R Us. Head to a specialty game store or an independent toy shop and look for titles from HABA, Ravensburger and Gamewright (for the younger crowd) and from Days of Wonder, Rio Grande Games, Z-Man Games and many other modern game publishers (for older kids and adults). http://www.pspgamesblog.com

By: Sociological Images » Vintage Lego Ad

Sociological Images » Vintage Lego Ad — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:27:41 +0000

[...] instead of making a fashion statement. When we see ads that always show girls in pink, playing with “girl” versions of toys, or engaged in passive activities, that’s a particular marketing choice. [...]

By: stacy

stacy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:06:30 +0000

some peopel steal names like dell from a computer then game is called della. S.T.U.P.I.D

By: stacy

stacy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:04:18 +0000

2 months ago,i had a yard sale. because thats what i wished for my birthday.so let me tell you what happend i turned 10 and i thought i was too young for playing dolls,scrable,candyland,and last but not least monappley. by ashly ramos now im 14