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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (985634)	12/4/2016 5:16:36 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1570766

Most counties probably do, but I'm sure there are some that don't. TX, for instance, has 254 counties. About 10 of them have less than 1000 residents. I can't imagine there's a DMV in each of those.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (985634)	12/6/2016 2:14:35 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570766

Only a third of parents approve of boys playing with Barbies I wonder if liberals buy dolls for their sons and grandsons? The answer seems to be mostly that they don't HAVE kids at all. Of longtime SI liberals I think I can count the ones with children on one hand. Shep, koan, rat, X, and one more ... and that's it. There may be a few more but I think I've got almost all of them. Can you be a real liberal if you have children? Do liberals who have kids have to bend over backwards to be extra liberal to make up for perpetuating the human race? How do they make up for having children ... I think they're compelled to buy solar panels (Rat and one other guy), offer their kids dope in their teens (Rat), hope they turn out lesbians (koan) .. who knows what else. by Paul Hiebert on December 5, 2016, 1:36 p.m. While most parents approve of girls playing with toys marketed to boys, a minority of adults approve of the opposite In late 2014, the Atlantic published an article arguing that today's toys are marketed in a more gender-specific manner than they were 50 years ago — meaning, the idea that blue trains are for boys and pink dolls are for girls has only grown stronger. Indeed, just last April the White House issued a statement on the subject, affirming that the toys children play with, combined with the media they consume, help shape their interests, ambitions, and skills. This, in turn, influences the subjects they study in school and, ultimately, the careers they choose to pursue. Likewise, new data from YouGov shows that most parents agree it's important for children to play with a wide range of toys, as opposed to strictly sticking with gender-specific products. At the same time, parents are more likely than not to think today's toys are too gender-specific. Further data shows that the majority of parents with children under the age of 18 believe it's suitable for girls to play with traditional toys marketed to boys, such as action figures and Hot Wheels. On the other hand, parents aren't as open-minded when it comes to boys playing with toys designed for girls. When asked if it's suitable for young boys to play with Barbies and dolls, for example, only 36% of US parents agreed. Meanwhile, 42% approved of boys playing with tea sets. When asked to identify the origin of traditional gender roles, the majority of both parents and the general public came down on the side of nurture over nature: 55% of Americans reported that traditional gender roles are learned, while only 13% said they were inherent. A quarter of all respondents indicated that gender roles are part learned, part inherent. https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/12/05/gendered-toys-boys-girls-barbies/