Reader: My Little Pony has already had a makeover

Since Hasbro's Easy-Bake Oven is finally getting a makeover so that little boy cooks won't have to use pink and purple models, Jenn Wohletz thinks it's past time to update other girl-centric toys to reflect reflect American society's changing views on stereotypical gender roles. Toys like My Little Pony, for...

By Patricia Calhoun

December 21, 2012

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Since Hasbro's Easy-Bake Oven is finally getting a makeover so that little boy cooks won't have to use pink and purple models, Jenn Wohletz thinks it's past time to update other girl-centric toys to reflect reflect American society's changing views on stereotypical gender roles.

Toys like My Little Pony, for example.

Says Amelia:

My Little Ponies certainly did have a makeover. The new TV series is entertaining unlike the old one. It's still a girly show, but now the ponies have personalities and different interests.

And even before that makeover, there were plenty of males interested in My Little Pony. Calling all Bronies!

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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