McKenna Pope: Want to be an activist? Start with your toys
McKenna Pope: Querem ser ativistas? Comecem com os vossos brinquedos.
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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Tenho 14 anos e,
ele tinha quatro anos.
do frigorífico,
who wanted to be a chef
um menino que queria ser um Chef
Não é?
quando éramos pequenas.
boxes for the Easy-Bake Ovens,
especificamente para meninas.
on the boxes or in the commercials,
nas caixas e nos anúncios,
para o sexo feminino, não é?
a mandar uma mensagem
os meninos não.
supposed to want to be a chef,
querer ser um Chef,
as meninas faziam.
que a Hasbro estava a passar.
de alguma maneira,
uns meses antes,
partilhar petições "online",
that I added to the petition
anexei à petição,
Hasbro que mudasse
publicidade [ao Forno Easy-Bake],
começou a ganhar terreno
all these national news outlets
telejornais nacionais
invited me to their headquarters
convidou-me a ir à sua sede,
momentos da minha vida.
even especially as a kid,
especialmente sendo uma criança,
e a vossa voz também importa.
thing was a waste of time,
era uma perda de tempo,
because what's better revenge
porque que melhor vingança
que nós temos aqui –
to (female dog) about."
alguma coisa para se lamuriarem."
Só queres dinheiro e atenção."
wanting to make change in the future
de querer mudar o futuro,
"As pessoas não querem saber,
to me and my family.
a mim e à minha família ."
de uma coisa.
vossos críticos criticarem,
how they could make a change,
como mudar as coisas,
of you watching at home can too
e todos a ver isto em casa também,
can do and that you believe in,
e tanto em que acreditam,
através de todas as redes sociais,
YouTube, through Reddit, through Tumblr,
pelo Reddit, pelo Tumblr,
e fazer a mudança.
hearing about all day today,
a ouvir hoje, todo o dia,
que têm dentro de vocês
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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