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Gender Stereotypes In Star Wars

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The Star Wars movie that recently came out is primarily being marketed towards boys but they aren't the only ones. Toys are being only marketed to one gender even if it's something both genders would enjoy playing with. An example of this is the topic in an article by the Associated Press. They explain how Rey, who is the main character in the new starwars movie, is scarcely in any of the toys being sold. According to the Associated Press, many people were outraged at the fact that Rey seemed to be missing from toys and games.

Around the holidays, Twitter and other platforms of social media were trending with the hashtag “ #wheresrey.” According to the article by the Associated Press, “ Users were shocked at the lack of Rey merchandise….”
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