In this week's comments update, readers are confused by Ferm Living's decision to market its minimalist toy kitchen as "gender neutral."
Child's play: readers are debating whether Danish brand Ferm Living was right to label its wood-coloured Toro Play Kitchen.
"I may have missed the point here. 'Gender neutral' because it isn't the biased pink colour"" asked Natache Lilonga.
Miles Teg went on: "All kitchens are 'gender neutral'. Leave kids out of your weird politically correct agenda."
"It might be easier for a boy to ask for a play kitchen if it's not pinky and girly," responded Pierre, defending Ferm Living. "And hopefully with baby steps like this, colour association with gender will disappear." "I think it's a great looking kid's kitchen," added TKO. "Amazingly well done and beautiful ? an alternative to all those sad, pink and bulbous monstrosities that exist already!"
One reader questioned the brand's model of choice:
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Was it necessary to call the play kitchen gender neutral" Join the discussion ?

African dream: IKEA launched Överallt, a collection of homeware by designers from across Africa, at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town last week. Commenters can't get enough.
"I want everything in this collection," said Yethica enthusiastically.
Three Floating Orbs was equally delighted: "There?s been lots of cottage industry type stuff coming out of the Afric...