General Article Blurring gender lines in the toy aisle

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By Stacy Glasgow

For my niece’s birthday this year, she requested Spiderman paraphernalia. With shopping list in hand, I headed to the toy store, ever mindful of achieving Aunt of the Year status. Perusing the aisles, it occurred to me that not so many years ago I might have had to go to the ‘boy’ section of the store to find superhero products. Nowadays, toy stores and other retailers are starting to abandon the push to sell products to specific genders.

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