Open, Ungendered Play is Cultural Defiance and Historical Reclamation
I grew up during the years of Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, and Batman. Saturday mornings were for bowls of cereal in front of the television, watching cartoons until my parents got up and cleaning day started. But for me, this era had a huge drawback. You see, I was a girl. And if there was anything little girls couldn't do in the 80s, it was to enjoy superheroes (or so it seemed to me at the time). My brother and the neighbor boy wanted to play Ninja Turtles? Well, maybe I c