McKenna Pope: Want to be an activist? Start with your toys
MakKenna Pop: Aktivist olmaq istəyirsiniz? Oyuncaqlarınızla başlayın
When McKenna Pope was 13 she petitioned Hasbro to market its Easy-Bake Oven to boys as well as girls, and to make it available in gender-neutral colors. It worked. Full bio
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14 yaşım var
məhsullarından birinin
götürür
mümkün olmayan
who wanted to be a chef
İzi-Beyk sobasından
boxes for the Easy-Bake Ovens,
Hasbro
təbliğ edirdi.
on the boxes or in the commercials,
əlavə edib,
istehsal etməklə edirdirdilər.
həvəsdən salırdı.
supposed to want to be a chef,
belə idi.
edə biləcəyim bir şey olardı,
platformasıdır.
that I added to the petition
oğlanların da təsvir olunmasını
xahiş etdim.
all these national news outlets
invited me to their headquarters
anlarından biri idi.
even especially as a kid,
xüsusilə, bir uşaq kimi
sizin səsinizin də əhəmiyyəti var.
thing was a waste of time,
olduğundan danışırdılar.
because what's better revenge
Onların səfehliklərini
liberal analar"
to (female dog) about."
ehtiyacları var."
wanting to make change in the future
vecinə deyil,
to me and my family.
mənası varmı?
başladım.
how they could make a change,
400 nəfər görürəm,
of you watching at home can too
bunu bacararsınız,
can do and that you believe in,
qadir olduğunuz çox şey var.
yaya bilərsiniz.
YouTube, through Reddit, through Tumblr,
Reddit-lə, Tumblr-la,
və dəyişə bilərsiniz.
hearing about all day today,
qığılcımdır,
istifadə edərək
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
McKenna Pope - Teen activistWhen McKenna Pope was 13 she petitioned Hasbro to market its Easy-Bake Oven to boys as well as girls, and to make it available in gender-neutral colors. It worked.
Why you should listen
If anyone's still worried about today's teenagers melting their brains on the Internet, there's at least one who stands out against the crowd: teen activist McKenna Pope. In 2012 Pope's four-year-old brother, who had a passion for cooking, was beyond excited to ask for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas. But, confused by the pink and purple colors and the television ads that only featured girls using the toy, he became discouraged.
Pope, thirteen at the time, was indignant that her brother should think any less of himself as a boy who liked to cook. Naturally Pope turned to the Internet. She posted a video and written petition urging the CEO of Hasbro to change its marketing and packaging around the Easy-Bake Oven to make it appealing to boys as well as girls. Pope could hardly anticipate what came next: She received 45,000 signatures and a call from Hasbro, inviting her to their headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to show her their new unisex designs.
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