Old Navy draws ire for subtly sexist 'Ghostbusters' toddler tees
Today in everyday sexism: Old Navy's drawing criticism for the sexist subtext in a pair of Ghostbusters t-shirts geared toward toddler boys and girls.
Per Jezebel, though Ghostbusters t-shirts are offered in both the Toddler Boys' and Toddler Girls' section of its online store, the shirts themselves are far from similar.
For the boys, Old Navy offers a plain gray t-shirt featuring the franchise logo. For the girls, it offers a pink shirt featuring not only the franchise logo, but the phrase, "Ghostbuster In Training."
The subtle messaging behind these shirts: Even at toddler age, girls are always inferior.
Sexism and the Ghostbusters franchise isn't a new discussion. When the Internet learned that the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot would replace four men with four women, angry geek bros practically lost their minds. The misogynistic sentiment surrounding the reboot was so pervasive that it even informed the screenwriting process.
So when a pair of Old Navy t-shirts subtly suggests that boys are born Ghostbusters while girls will just have to crawl their way to the same level, it smacks of low-key sexism.
Mashable has reached out to Old Navy for comment.
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