part of the problem is that they are still "products for girls." They may not be dolls, but they are still in the pink ghetto.

I really wanted a set for my 4 year old niece, but after reading reviews it seemed that this was a "play it once then forget it" deal. I think I'll get her some Lego instead.

Agreed. I was shopping for a STEM toy for my four year old niece, who has been thoroughly princess-fied, and Goldiblox were the least appealing option I came across.

Yep. Legos (pink and otherwise), knex and erector sets are still way better engineering toys for girls.

Agreed. Once you've gone through the toy activity once, I haven't found that it sustains my daughter's interest. Like I said in another post, we get way more use out of MagnaTiles for building, and I'm going to invest in some of those K'nex building toys when she's a little older.

It's too bad that the commercial is really the best thing they have going for them. The toys aren't so great and, oh yeah, they are still in shades of non-pareils, so not exactly sure why the girls are chucking their pink toys for other pink toys.

I am about Chelsea's age. This is what I remember about her years in the WH: The Press was horrible to her. She was the butt of mean jokes, and the word "awkward" was often used to describe her. The current media usually uses words like "sweet" and "pretty" for the Obama girls. Chelsea didn't get that. I remember…

I LOVE the Danny Trejo tweet for some reason. I will take your stern, slightly-scary-dad advice Mr Trejo. I will.

I see that too. More like a "umm, no thanks" kinda face.

Nah. That's a straight up, "I was hoping everyone forgot about that," face.

When did I say I love Jezebel? I actually said that I completely understood why you were upset, which is kind of the opposite.

I just spent a lot of time replying to another recent article on Jezebel regarding photoshop, and so I'm not going to rehash everything here.

What I will say is that I highly encourage Jezebel writers to get in contact with a few professional photoshop artists that they can go to for advice before posting these types…

If you don't want Jezebel to link your stuff get off Tumbler and host your own stuff. Then you can block them or post a goatse pic instead of the article once they link to it.

Listen, I really do understand where you're coming from. And I have seen you complain about this before (and I believe Jezebel actually pulled their post that praised your work quite heavily).

Real talk: Old Navy jeans are the worst jeans for anyone with thighs and an ass. I'm pretty fit, but I have a shape and their jeans refuse to fit me properly. Also, they are of poor quality.

I bought these shoes from them recently (cotton mary janes), and they smell overwhelmingly of gasoline. I wear them, but I try my hardest not to get my feet near open flames when I do.

The average IQ for a person with Down Snydrome is 50, which puts them in the category of Mild Intellectual Disability. Many people with MiD can successfully live in the community with minimal support. To compare them to pets is ignorant at best.

i once worked with downs syndrome children and i absolutely agree... this is a nice and glossy ad, with feel-good, attractive *high-functioning* downs syndrome persons. but, in fact, really high functioning downs syndrome persons are but a smallish percentage of all downs people... for most down syndrome children,…

Well, one thing that I think contributed to me changing my mind was the fact that I worked exclusively with people who were in their late thirties and older. This means that I worked with people who were about to or had lost their parents. They all had siblings that were heavily involved in their care. (If they…

yes, it's a beautiful ad but i will never criticise women who choose to abort foetuses with down syndrome and i can't help but take issue with the underlying message of it. my cousin's 2nd kid was born with down syndrome, and he is the sweetest, most likable kid ever. but they're also really rich and will always be…