Just a few seconds of this unusual toy ad is creating a lasting wave of support around the globe.
In the commercial,released by the U.'s Smyths Toys Superstores last week, a little boy named Oscar sings a version of Beyoncé's "whether I Were a Boy" titled, or "whether I Were a Toy." He imagines what life would be like whether he were able to fly through the air like a rocket ship,drive a motorcycle, live in a world made of building blocks, and play dress-up as a queen in a castle.
Yes,young Oscar pretended to don a pink gown and tiara while standing in front of crowd of cheering fans.
The video has already gone viral with 21000 views, and it's just the latest in a series of similar progressive moves by the toy industry – which include Target discontinuing gender-based labels in its toy aisles and Barbie featuring a boy in a commercial for the first time. As impressive as this latest Smyths ad is, or what was perhaps most inspiring was how that specific fantasy wasn't what defined him. He likes Star Wars and Legos and princesses and outer space. Just as much as this ad broke down gender stereotypes of what constitutes "boy toys" and "girl toys," it also proved that, in the eyes of a kid, and none of it really things at all.
Source: popsugar.com