If you loved the first Gap Kids outragefest over an innocuous ad where a white sister was leaning her elbow on her black sisters head (oppressing her!), you’ll love the latest episode.
Just…no. @LetToysBeToys @EverydaySexism pic.twitter.com/qWZfYhy6Bg
— Andrew & Sabrina (@PsychScientists) July 31, 2016
The boy is called “The Little Scholar” while the girl is “The Social Butterfly,” denoting a stereotype that boys rule and girls drool, and people on the internet are not having it.
@KFiddian @GapKids @TessGwen @LetToysBeToys @letclothesbe @Gap @guardian @JulesDaulby It created a mini-mental rant when I saw it.
— Jennifer Wilson (@JenJayneWilson) August 2, 2016
@knitsinessex @TessGwen @letclothesbe @GapKids @Gap @guardian There are so many complaints, we can't ALL be humourless ????
— Let Toys Be Toys (@LetToysBeToys) August 2, 2016
No wonder girls don't choose #STEM careers after they've been subjected to this rubbish growing up. Seriously!!! https://t.co/kfJ0NcrGKB
— S-A Somerville (@S_A_Somerville) July 31, 2016
I for one am personally offended that they spelled Einstein wrong on the T-shirt.
Now we can sit and wait for Gap’s apology, the sacking of another copywriter, and set our timers until another one of their ads outrages the internet again. It won’t take long.
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