I&#x27;m a female who hated playing with dolls - they were boring. I didn&#x27;t play with trucks or other toys either. I preferred hands on or sports stuff - bike riding, tree climbing, football, computer gaming(but not television which I could never stand). I required activities which were more mentally stimulating, otherwise my behaviour became destructive.<p>I&#x27;m quite lucky though as I was encouraged to do the things I was enjoyed - my female cousins were not. When their brothers went bike riding, she was told she had to stay home and make cakes. When she asked for gifts for Christmas she didn&#x27;t get them because they were not socially acceptable for females, so she got dolls.<p>So, how many choose them because they genuinely like them? And how many choose them because it&#x27;s enforced and they think it&#x27;s the social thing to do? How many disney films are all about finding one true love to take care of you?