McKenna Pope: Want to be an activist? Start with your toys
แมคเคนนา โพบ (McKenna Pope): อยากเป็นนักลงมือทำไหม? เริ่มที่ของเล่นของคุณสิ
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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who wanted to be a chef
boxes for the Easy-Bake Ovens,
ว่ามันเป็นของสำหรับเด็กผู้หญิง
on the boxes or in the commercials,
เด็กผู้ชายจะไม่ทำ
supposed to want to be a chef,
และแบ่งปันให้ทุกคนได้รู้
that I added to the petition
กับเด็กผู้ชายในโฆษณาและบนกล่อง
ถึงสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว
all these national news outlets
invited me to their headquarters
เชิญฉันไปที่สำนักงานใหญ่
วิลลี่ วองก้าและโรงงานช็อกโลแลตเลย
even especially as a kid,
และเสียงคุณก็มีความหมายเช่นกัน
thing was a waste of time,
ที่ทำให้เสียเวลาเปล่าๆ
because what's better revenge
ลิควิดซอร์ทเวนตี้ไนน์ (Liquidsore29)
จริงเหรอ อืม
(Whiteboy77AGS:)
to (female dog) about."
wanting to make change in the future
to me and my family.
how they could make a change,
พวกเขาจะสร้างการเปลี่ยนแปลงได้อย่างไร
of you watching at home can too
และพวกคุณทั้งหมดที่ดูอยู่ที่บ้าน ก็ทำได้เช่นกัน
can do and that you believe in,
YouTube, through Reddit, through Tumblr,
ยูทูบ เรดดิท ทัมเบลอร์
hearing about all day today,
ที่คุณได้ยินในวันนี้ทั้งวัน
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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