“No boy wants to be given a product with a female character on it.” -what?

Okay, I came here to write an entirely different blogpost, but then I found this:

http://www.hypable.com/star-wars-toymakers-specifically-directed-to-exclude-rey/

What on earth is this?

“No boy wants to be given a product with a female character on it.” 

At first, everybody is complaining about the lack of geek-girls and then, when there is kickass female characters in movies that young girls could identify with an that could inspire some of them to become the oh so desired geek-girls, somebody thinks it is a great idea to exclude these female characters from the merchandise.
I am getting the feeling that there is some form of conspirancy of some elite-nerd-club that does not want women to be a part of that society.

It makes young girls feel like they are not welcome in certain fandoms and I definitely know that feel: If anything, I have often felt very much like an unwanted intruder around fellow geeks.
I could tell numerous stories like how I was looked down upon or doubted for my interest in fantasy and gaming by probably the same men, who whine about the fact that women are never interested in their stuff, or how actual employees of tech stores made such rude remarks when I was trying to purchase an expensive gamer keyboard, that I decided not to buy it and make a customer complaint instead, or simply being excluded from certain activities because I was  a girl, which automatically meant that I sucked at any form of gaming and that my interest was just me trying to get attention.
Sure, nowadays there are also a lot of people being very appreciative, but sometimes I still meet those Orcs who feel the need for a random flashquiz on nerd-trivia to find out if you are a  true geek.

And no, I am not somebody who demands a powerful woman to be written into every movie script ever or even having all male chracters being displayed as weak and not able to function - I want authentic and individual characters of both genders, with their own talents and flaws - and most importantly: with a purpose.

Us geek girls grew up playing with male action figurines of our favourite heroes - maybe some of our parents did not want to buy them for us, but I don't think many girls actually said "I don't want it, there is a male character on the packaging." I could adapt, thousands of other girls could deal with it, why does anyone think boys could not? Somehow, and I think I've mentioned this before in another blogpost, it is ok for girls to look up to male characters, but boys are not allowed to idolize a female heroine.

The one, whose masculinity is being slain by just one female in a set of six figurines is a whimp. There, I said it.
And if you don't want Star Wars merchandise, because there is also a female character on the packaging, then you don't deserve Star Wars merch. Because then you are the one who is not a real geek.