The Children's Place Responds to Concerns About a Gamora-Less T-Shirt

Oh boy. The #wheresgamora nonsense continues courtesy of a canned reply from The Children's Place. Twitter user @kristenrapp spotted a Guardians of the Galaxy t-shirt from the retailer, and guess who's missing from the group? Shocking, it's Gamora. The Milano's there though - don't they care about the Milano being named after a girl?

Kristen contacted The Children's Place to ask about the lack of Gamora and received the following reply that states, "We rely on advice from our licensors for our licensed tees. The Guardians of the Galaxy shirt in particular is a boy's shirt, which is why it does not include the female character Gamora. We try to have a diverse assortment but unfortunately cannot represent each movie and character."

So. Much. Rage.
Rage at the licensor and at The Children's Place for perpetuating gender stereotypes. Boys will buy t-shirts with girls on them. In fact, I've seen younger kids express confusion at her being left out of the group. And if a little boy refuses to wear a shirt because it has a girl on it... well, aren't there bigger issues at hand? Also, by that logic, why are they selling a shirt with a raccoon and tree? If it's a boy's shirt, then only the humanoid males should be included on the t-shirt.

I should mention that regardless of direction from Marvel and/or Disney, The Children's Place has also sold shirts like this gem in the past which supports the stereotype that girls don't like math:

The Children's Place should take a cue from Kristen's daughter. She fixed the t-shirt in no time and added Gamora:

Maybe taking the problem to Marvel is the way to go. They provide contact information for Licensing on this page. It probably wouldn't hurt to send a polite (that part is very important) email about excluding Gamora and/or gender stereotypes if you so wish.