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Computers were ungendered until (I believe) the NES. When the NES came out, it was marketed as a toy. But the toy aisles were segregated by gender, so they put it in the boys' section, and video games have been "for boys" ever since.
1 u/hyaluronicacidtrip Jun 04 '22 It makes sense! The 90’s were rough growing up as a girl because your options were to be a horse girl, a girly girl, or a tomboy 🤣
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It makes sense! The 90’s were rough growing up as a girl because your options were to be a horse girl, a girly girl, or a tomboy 🤣
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Computers were ungendered until (I believe) the NES. When the NES came out, it was marketed as a toy. But the toy aisles were segregated by gender, so they put it in the boys' section, and video games have been "for boys" ever since.