Although there may be discrepancies in the kitty genovese event, diffusion of responsibility still happens, has been observed to happen, and most situations probably involve a lot more than one would imagine. I personally like to see this one occasion as an extreme.
NeuroGirl, as much as the above is rather disgusting, I suspect the lack of educational toys is due to the fact that many of them are not predominately pink or blue, and therefore would not match the rest of the objects in the room.
I still have many of my mostly gender-neutral/educational (and perhaps stereotypically male, because they're rather geeky/scientific) toys, and I often go shopping for toys for friends' kids, and they are always everything but pink or blue.
@sw: Hmm, my favorite coffee shop in Los Angeles (Intelligentsia) has only Clover-brewed coffee. I'm not sure if it's that Intelligentsia isn't Starbucks or that the beans were freshly roasted and fresh in general or something, but I like it a fair bit (although I don't order coffee most of the time, more of the other drinks..tea, espresso, whatever). While the final price depends on the coffee of your choice, I think it's around $2-3 for like a medium sized cup. I was there today morning and I remember seeing a sign for two different coffees that were priced at $2 and $2.50.
However, I don't really disagree about how the money could be better spent..I think the coffee I make at home with my cheapo grinder and french press (prolly $150 at most) with the same Intelligentsia beans taste just as good. Maybe it's the coffee itself and not how it's made. *whistles*
I still have many of my mostly gender-neutral/educational (and perhaps stereotypically male, because they're rather geeky/scientific) toys, and I often go shopping for toys for friends' kids, and they are always everything but pink or blue.
Hmm, my favorite coffee shop in Los Angeles (Intelligentsia) has only Clover-brewed coffee. I'm not sure if it's that Intelligentsia isn't Starbucks or that the beans were freshly roasted and fresh in general or something, but I like it a fair bit (although I don't order coffee most of the time, more of the other drinks..tea, espresso, whatever). While the final price depends on the coffee of your choice, I think it's around $2-3 for like a medium sized cup. I was there today morning and I remember seeing a sign for two different coffees that were priced at $2 and $2.50.
However, I don't really disagree about how the money could be better spent..I think the coffee I make at home with my cheapo grinder and french press (prolly $150 at most) with the same Intelligentsia beans taste just as good. Maybe it's the coffee itself and not how it's made. *whistles*