Imagery and institutionalized sexism.

[laconicsax]

Now that I've caught your attention, allow me to share something that's been bugging me for a while:

Every once in a while, I have cause to go to Target, and every time, I notice the pictures they have around the clothing sections. With very little exception (one that technically doesn't fit), every single photo fits into one of two categories:

Women (or girls) sitting or lying down.
Men (no boys) doing something active.

The one exception to this is a woman looking like she might be getting ready to do yoga, but if not for the active wear, it would just be another picture of a woman sitting.

Argh!

[seabeyond]

1. you are so right on. and this is why when they say, but when they are little

the girl sits nicely and the boy is active. from day one we start conditioning.

[MerryBlooms]

2. I can't do our local Target

The lighting/atmosphere/air/something, immediately puts me off. I find myself angry, aggressive and then depressed- all within an hour's grocery shopping trip. It took me about three trips before I realized that store put me in a funk like no other. I really don't know what it is, but our local Target is almost like it's toxic for me.

[laconicsax]

3. My family used to go to Target a lot when I was young, so I'm desensitized, so-to-speak.