From my anecdotal experience, I only really liked playing with action figures as a kid. I’d play with the boys, and they’d be really confused at first, but as long as I prefaced things with “I’m a tomboy, that means I like boy things” they would shrug and still play with me. I would often get chastised for having…

All embryos start off female, so it would be theoretically easier to just keep them that way.

It’s a lot harder to foster superhero/heroine interest for girls when all the really prominent mainstream heroes are dudes, and the shows are marketed towards boys. Girls know they’re not “supposed” to like stuff thats for boys. Some girls and boys will make fun of the girls that show interest in boy things. Little…