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I like the argument and Django Girls, but the article seems to act like some things are inherently feminine. Pink has only been considered feminine relatively recently, for instance, previously the blue/pink thing was reversed.

I have no problem with them using cupcakes and yoga if it appeals to their chosen demographic, but acting like such things are inherently feminine seems wrong to me.

Things are only feminine because we(society) choose them to be.

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I would disagree with your assertion that gender specific items are "nurture" and not "nature", and a lot of research would disagree with you, too.

I remember reading about a specific study done on humans, but I can't recall enough to find it at the moment. However, there seem to be several similar studies done on primates that reinforce the conclusion.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamen...

/edit Here it is

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer

My last statement may be too strong, but I still believe there is a very strong amount of nurture in our culture regarding gender differences. Things like "girls like pink" is a big one considering that previously it was boys who were associated with pink and we changed that as a society.

On the other hand, things like girls liking dolls may indeed be due to nature (never mind that boys like action figures which are basically dolls).

I think like most things it is actually a combination of nurture and nature.

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