Girl Confused About Why The Girl Clothes On Animal Crossing Cost More So She Wrote To Nintendo

You mean we to pay more for "girl stuff" in video games as well as real life?

Rachel

• Published in Interesting
• May 20, 2021

The idea of a "pink tax" as it exists in the world is becoming more and more prominent. The so-called "pink tax" basically just means that women often pay for the exact same, or comparable, item that men do--the "girl version" is almost always pink and more expensive.

Turns out this exists in video games too. Many of us travelled to islands far, far away via our Nintendo Switch over the past year to forget the real world and spend time with some random animals.

Turns out, the real world was not so far away, with the pink tax existing in-game, too. This mother posted about her child's reaction to it on Facebook, and I cannot wait to hear what Nintendo has to say about it!

Kids are super perceptive, they just need to be rewarded for it rather than squishing the creativity out of them!

A valid question!!

This is also an excellent lesson in parenting and showing your kids to fight for a better world.

What a smart kid!

This is the letter Oakley wrote...

Oakley's mum, Ashley told Bored Panda:

“Oakley is a very strong-minded young lady who is very aware and empathetic to the social issues we share with her and allow her exposure to. She has a keen eye for injustice and isn’t afraid to point it out, as my husband and I are very outspoken about things that we see as not being right.”

The Princess Peach outfit is WAY more expensive than the Mario one.

Nintendo right now trying to justify their actions!

Shout out to this future leader for trying to make the world a better place!

Tom Nook, our capitalist overlord, approves this message: do you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Rachel