Why Does Diego Get all the Cool Toys?

Being a techie mom, I love all things gadgety. One of my favorite cartoons growing up was Inspector Gadget. While other women may drool over diamonds and the latest in handbag fashion, I asked for the newest gaming keyboard for Mother’s Day and a Flip Video Mino HD Camcorder. So, when I catch glimpses of Dora and Diego, it makes me mad that Diego gets all the cool toys!

Diego has a Rescue Pack that turns into the coolest things — a boat, a hot air balloon, skis! Dora has a lame backpack that holds stuff she needs if she digs far enough. Diego has a mini-computer that has a GPS system and a digital camera. Dora has an annoying map. Even Diego’s pet is cooler! He gets a badass baby jaguar while Dora gets a cutesy little monkey.

I don’t get it. Why does the boy get the cool toys and the girl gets the lame cutesy stuff? In this day and age, I think that there should be equal opportunity toy coolness. Come on, Nickelodeon! At least give some of the cool toys to the girl! Don’t let the boy hog them all! What message does that give off? That only boys are cool enough to get the awesome techie toys? Lame!