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Interesting Fact - Toys

Several shops selling toys in the UK have agreed to remove sexist labelling of girls' and boys' toys.

(Following a campaign by a group called Let Toys Be Toys, a group of British parents who have been campaigning for a change in the way toys are marketed to boys and girls, Toys R Us, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Boots, The Entertainer and TK Maxx have all signed up.

Toy manufacturer Lego, has also promised to review the way its toys are represented.

As a child I was a bit of a tomboy; labelling and marketing never stopped me from playing with so called "boys" toys.)

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