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  This advertisement on eBay annoyed me and I felt compelled to write to the seller about it. You see, I have grown up, as have many, stereotyped. Girls play with dolls, boys, I dunno, go knock each other about a bit? Obviously, sometimes it is essential to be gender specific, women have boobs (mostly) and broader hips so expecting us to share the same shaped clothes isn't helpful. Of course, in some garments it totally makes no difference, a baggy jumper is just that and would suffice for both. We raise kids, too often forcing them to be the stereotype we are happy with. A quick search on Google raises this for girls: And for Boys: The differences are stark but, are they real and natural? Which came first, the need of children to split toys into genders or the marketing campaigns which aims toys at genders? As a child I can recall being told that boys do not play with Barbie, boys should be out there playing football, getting dirty but, if they must stay at home with toys then it ...

I have been watching some YouTube channels lately made during Covid and it occured to me that it seems so very long ago, almost like it didn't happen or it might have been a disaster movie I watched. In 1966 England won the World Cup at right towards the end the commentator said "they think it's all over, it is now" I can still hear that from the amount of times it has been repeated.  Link to Audio Of course, the 1966 World cup win for England was not going to be repeated and, perhaps, that is where I am going with this blog entry. Believe it or not, it was only 5 years ago this month that we first felt this 'covid' was a thing. I know, I was shocked to discover just 5 years ago in 2019!  It wouldn't be until March of 2020 when the then Prime Minister, told us that we all (except him and his mates) needed to lock down, stop all social activity and so on. It would come in two demands, to stop all but essential travel and contact on 19th and a few days later...