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CULTURE
HUFFINGTON
08.18.13
The Disturbing Evolution
of My Little Pony
MATT CARDY/GETTY IMAGES
BY JESSICA SAMAKOW
ESPITE VALIANT efforts made by parents,
toy creators and —
even kids themselves
— to convince brands to produce
gender-neutral toys, the divide
between “boy” and “girl” products remains vast.
Blue stuff and action figures get
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relegated to boy land, pink stuff
and dolls are in the girl aisle and,
more often than not, the dolls are
increasingly feminized. They are
thin, with large eyes, long lashes
and provocative clothing. However,
these characters — some iconic —
weren’t always so sassy.
Once upon a time, Strawberry
A My Little
Pony display
at the
International
My Little
Pony
Convention
near Bristol,
England,
in 2007.