I’m white. My nearly two-year-old son is white. My husband is white. So is just about everyone in my extended family. Why should I care about multicultural toys?
Because I’ve always been uncomfortable with homogeneity, and I want my son to feel the same way. Even as young children, [...]
Posts under ‘toxic toys’
Why I created The Multicultural Toybox
Stop toxic toys
I just received the following message from MomsRising.org. It invites us to sign a petition against toxins in toys. Please click on over to the site and sign the petition. Everyday toxins affect us all, but in the U.S. people of color suffer disproportionately from such toxins because toxic plants, refineries, and other [...]
The human cost of toy production in China
At The Evening Standard web site, there’s a heart-wrenching excerpt from The Real Toy Story, Eric Clark’s book about the toy industry. It’s an argument for buying toys–albeit more expensive ones–from local artists instead of supporting sweatshops run by major toy companies–especially in light of recent recalls of toys coming out of those factories. [...]
