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How G.I. Joe inspired a movement to ban war toys.
“I had numerous conversations in Vietnam about the fact that we are conditioned by war toys to think it’s OK to kill in battle.” (See also.)
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The troubled legacy of toy guns.
“Guns have been made for children for more than 150 years, as toys and as training tools for boys who would follow their fathers into hunting.”
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Up in arms over guns in toyland.
“In Texas, 61-year-old Sue Spencer of the fledgling company Toys for Peace says she’s preparing to market toys like a diplomat doll to ‘involve children in our struggles for peace.'”
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The Toys of Peace.
“There’s a jolly game for you boys to play. I never had such toys when I was young.”
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Toy guns: do they fan aggression?
“I don’t like toy guns … But ultimately children don’t learn values from toy guns and G.I. Joe. It’s parents and other role models who have the most important influence on a child’s behavior.”
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