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No wonder young girls don't get into science.

Started by Kai, November 27, 2011, 06:23:24 PM

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Quote from: 'Kai' ZLB, M.S. on November 27, 2011, 06:50:45 PM
And girls DEFINITELY can't get real chemistry sets, because then they'd start questioning men, and arguing, and not staying in their god given, subservient place, and turning into lesbians, and practicing witchcraft, and getting abortions, and having orgies....
I had a chemistry set. I can safely say that I've never had an abortion.  :lulz:

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Quote from: Doktor Zero on November 27, 2011, 09:44:32 PM
Quote from: 'Kai' ZLB, M.S. on November 27, 2011, 06:50:45 PM
And girls DEFINITELY can't get real chemistry sets, because then they'd start questioning men, and arguing, and not staying in their god given, subservient place, and turning into lesbians, and practicing witchcraft, and getting abortions, and having orgies....
I had a chemistry set. I can safely say that I've never had an abortion.  :lulz:

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I think you're onto something. I had a chemistry set as a child, too.
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Quote from: Nigel on November 27, 2011, 11:52:36 PM
I think you're onto something. I had a chemistry set as a child, too.

I like it that Pat Robertson turned out to be right.  :lulz:
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Quote from: 'Kai' ZLB, M.S. on November 28, 2011, 04:07:36 AM
Quote from: Nigel on November 27, 2011, 11:52:36 PM
I think you're onto something. I had a chemistry set as a child, too.

I like it that Pat Robertson turned out to be right.  :lulz:

Even a broken clock...

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I never had a chemistry set, but I DID have a perfume set.  So :?

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Ahh, I still remember the smells from my old chemistry set.

Also, the chemical-less chemistry set makes me want to make a Chartered Accountant play set. WITHOUT MATHS
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Quote from: 'Kai' ZLB, M.S. on November 27, 2011, 11:49:12 PM
Quote from: Doktor Zero on November 27, 2011, 09:44:32 PM
Quote from: 'Kai' ZLB, M.S. on November 27, 2011, 06:50:45 PM
And girls DEFINITELY can't get real chemistry sets, because then they'd start questioning men, and arguing, and not staying in their god given, subservient place, and turning into lesbians, and practicing witchcraft, and getting abortions, and having orgies....
I had a chemistry set. I can safely say that I've never had an abortion.  :lulz:

Except I know for a fact you've done all the rest.
Quiet you.  :lulz:

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Buy the boys' one. It's what my mother did when I wanted stuff like that. That, and I scoffed at the shitty girls' one, down right refusing to play with them when other relatives purchased them for me.
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Quote from: Secret Agent GARBO on November 28, 2011, 09:14:28 AM
Buy the boys' one. It's what my mother did when I wanted stuff like that. That, and I scoffed at the shitty girls' one, down right refusing to play with them when other relatives purchased them for me.

The one with no chemicals?
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I believe I had one chem kit that used some household chemicals, but I tended to like building things and physics better.
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Quote from: 'Kai' ZLB, M.S. on November 27, 2011, 06:48:16 PM
Honestly, the "boy's" chemistry sets are awful too. For example, "Chemistry set boasts 'no chemicals'".

A chemistry set with no chemicals is NOT a chemistry set. Heaven forbid children experiment, make messes, break things or worst of all, do something mildly dangerous. Chemists are born from explosive reactions, not turning starch blue. Get someone hooked on science by BLOWING THINGS UP. Yes, it's dangerous. Science is often dangerous.

As ND Tyson said, "Get out of their way. Children are born as scientists. What does a scientist do? They say, how does this work? Let me take it apart, let me break it." But no, we can't have kids taking things apart or breaking things. That would give them IDEAS, and would be MESSY. They'd think it's alright to keep taking things apart and thinking and next thing you know they've disproved the existence of god and become a communist.

THIS.

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WTF is this shit? Is that the best marketing idea they could come up with? To get girls into science by telling them they can use it to make cosmetic products? That's fucking garbage.



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Jenne

I think the "boys' sets" are more gender-neutral.  If you have a girl that's into physics and chemistry, buying the magnet sets, the erector sets and the chem sets is not going to awry.

I think it's rather the opposite--the makeup and perfume are very girl-specific.  As a mom to only boys (as of today's date, anyway), I have to say boys' "toys" can be way more gender-neutralized than girls'.  Mostly because of colors schemes, etc. 

Not that this still isn't an issue, mind you.  I think it's rather sad that the manufacturers can't market things in a way that add up to BETTER LEARNING rather than gender-role reinforcements.  *shrug*  But that's when a parent's discernment is inserted, and you just say FUCK IT ALL  my kid wants to learn, so here's a crack-your-own geode set, or here's a rock tumbler, or here's a solar system for your ceiling (my 12 mo old niece just got one for her birthday this weekend...).