My local ABC station showed a YouTube video at Christmas that featured a little girl named Riley talking about how toys were marketed to children. She was not happy that girls only had pink stuff to pick from. Truly, a child wise beyond her years as she seems to understand the idea of gender stereotyping as a 4 year old.
Liked the video so much that I looked at other videos her parents had posted and found what is probably the best discussion of food I have ever heard. I know it’s long but the first 2:05 are the best, at least for me. Her facial expressions, hand movements and her pronunciation of various foods is yummalicious. It also explains why she’s holding a Fred from Scooby Doo doll in the marketing video.
“That’s the only thing they have on the menu for me, the only thing.”
Gahhhhh, now they’ve made a remixed version of Riley on Marketing. I’m putting this song on my iPod.
Filed under: Family, food Tagged: | cute, diner, food, gender, girl, marketing, menu, precocious, scooby doo, smart, stereotypes
