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Title: Unnecessary gender sterotyping
Review: There is no Watty Piper. This, apparently, is a pseudonym used by the publishers Platt & Munk. The story has had sexist overtones since it was published in the early 20th century. It either paints men as unhelpful and selfish or women as the best assistants. Interestingly, adults polled about the gender of the star of the story typically say that it is male!Either way, I would hope that our society is evolving beyond this now. Subtle negative messages, such as violence in the Three Little Pigs and gender typing in this book, should be discouraged. We, as consumers, can assist in this by buying other books. In this case, there is no author whose feelings will be hurt - it's just a publishing company that is trying to milk this story for all it's worth. As one reviewer suggested, the train genders really should be removed (as in the early 20th century versions) or alternated. Simple, really.
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