Find contentHave you taken a position on the issue? That may affect what resources and research are ideal for you on the matter.
One thing that you might include in your discussion is how wasn't/isn't just a Nerf issue, even though you're focusing on Nerf and Rebelle as the most recent, prominent example. Other recent instances of the same sexism controversy would include Lego's "Friends" line and earlier attempt at making girl-friendly Lego toys, like "Belleville"; the girl who recently petitioned Hasbro to make the Easy Bake Oven in "boy-friendly" colors; the origins of the G.I. Joe toyline (and in fact, the whole action figure industry itself) as a way to make and sell what essentially were "dolls for boys." This isn't the only time toys originally intended for one gender were rejiggered, spun off, or counterprogrammed for the other gender.
There was an article on Rebelle from the hard copy version of Wired Magazine not too long ago (it doesn't appear to have been reproduced on the website as of yet), which revealed that girls made up 10-15% of Nerf buyers before Rebelle. It also showed that boys in a test group still appeared to enjoy playing with the Rebelle products.
Good point to think of, of all the companies reaching out to girls as far as marketing... I could re-shape my speech to go that route, just to sexist toys in general... it's only a 3-minute speech, it's not like I've got a ton of time here. My question still stands though- How do I get a group of college students interested in this? I want these people to listen to this, that's the bulk of my grade for this one is how well people appear to be listening, and the best way to get them to listen to me is to make them interested
