I know I’m late to this party and that
many others have written about this before, but, cut me some slack please, as I
have a full-time job, an ever-growing honey-do list, and countless medical
appointments to deal with. Many of my international readers may not have heard
of this, however. So anyway:
Transgender dolls will be accessible
to Minnesota school children between the ages of 4 and 10
starting this fall, as a result of a taxpayer-funded development program
supported by Gov. Tim Walz, according to a report in The College Fix. Yay!
The MyGenderDolls were developed in
part through the University of Minnesota’s Early Innovation Fund and will be available
for use starting this fall. They are intended to be a “therapeutic resource”
for “clinicians and educators,” and were "designed for gender diverse
children.” According to the MyGenderDolls website, the dolls feature drawings
of children of different ages, shapes, and skin colors. Kiddos will be able to
choose different internal and external genitals, as well as clothes, and
other accessories to help them “visualize their anatomy and genders.” After
all, the site states, “We make gender fun!”
Apparently, those behind MyGenderDolls
believe many parents think playing around with their kid’s gender is “fun,”
too, as the site also sports an invitation to “Join the waitlist.”
In related news, apparently some Care Bears are trans. (What would “Teddy”
Roosevelt have to say about that?) A taxpayer-funded
exhibition by something apparently called Villiers Revealed includes an exploration of Care Bears
as “a symbol for the LGBTQA+ community,” because one or more of them are “transgender or
gender fluid.” I am moved by these bear bravery. Shades of Selma, Alabama.
According to Culture Leicestershire,
who puts on the event, the exhibit aims to promote “trans narratives erased by
colonialism.” I was tragically unaware that the transness of inanimate plush
toys had been erased by colonialism. I promise to do better. Culture
Leicestershire also avers that “Funshine Bear,” one of the ten original
critters, is an LGBT symbol because it has been both a male and female toy over
the years. No wonder why its motto is “Live the fun life.” Wink, wink, nudge,
nudge.
This is good to hear. If a trans
revolution sweeps across our doll community, there may soon be no need for both
a Barbie and a Ken doll. Just a Ben or Karbie doll could suffice. It
could be marketed with interchangeable genitalia and other body parts. Ben
could have breasts and Karbie could sport a penis and scrotum. How fun! Hours
of enjoyment for your soon-to-be gender-confused offspring!
And I’m just scratching the surface at
this point. Think about American Girl Non-Gendered Young Person dolls. Some
could be Muslim-- dressed in niqabs, chadors, or thobes. How could one even
tell what gender they are? How awesome would that be? Fight transphobia,
Islamophobia, and xenophobia at the same time! Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy
could be made into one non-binary doll named Raggedy Anndy. Brilliant! Cabbage
Patch Kids could be easily transformed, as well.
We live in amazing times. Could the
founders have predicted that our institutions of higher learning would one day
teach our kids to hate them, their own country, its past, and their parents? Or
that one or more of these august institutions would design dolls to let young kids
customize their own gender?
Hats off to thee, Minnesota. I’m
guessing that “Tampon” Timmy Walz has more Care Bears than his daughter, no
doubt including at least one “Funshine Bear.” Don’t know about Ellison.
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