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Girls and Legos: With its new “Friends” line, Lego sets off a gender firestorm
Annistonstar ^ | January 15, 2012 | Lisa Davis

Posted on 01/15/2012 2:04:39 PM PST by NYer

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To: NYer

My son is deep into LEGO Ninjago. It’s kind of scary how well LEGO has understood the minds of young boys. They probably know what they’re doing with these girl toys.


21 posted on 01/15/2012 2:54:10 PM PST by wideminded
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To: BenLurkin

Right. And alternatively, the faggish, metrosexual fathers in the suburbs can buy them for their sons, if they so choose.

Thankfully, the market will decide, not some social engineering hack at a government agency... Although the way things are going it may one day be the case. Long live free market capitalism!


22 posted on 01/15/2012 2:55:22 PM PST by ladyrustic
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To: skinkinthegrass

Rocks, twigs, and mud the original lincoln logs... for those of us who couldn’t afford the other... ;)


23 posted on 01/15/2012 2:59:28 PM PST by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: BfloGuy

Man...the PC crowd has sissified everything...I had Cooties when I was a kid, and they looked NOTHING like that...


24 posted on 01/15/2012 3:06:27 PM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: NYer

I’m a fan of Lego — and Lincoln Logs and other classic toys for boys, which I never was.
Toys these days, meh! Saw a trivia game in the store the other day, called, “FACT OR CRAP.” Bills itself as “trivia with attitude.” I call it culture with coarsening. :(
Buy the old stuff online, it’s better, cleaner, and made in the USA. Or go to the flea market.
Play chess, checkers, poker, Scrabble.
Buy the little girl in your life a nice pink air gun! Trains are cool too — build a model railroad, with a few villages here and there.
Pick up an art set and and old Bob Ross video.
If she’s really, really a GIRL...buy her a rock polisher! She can build her own jewelry :)


25 posted on 01/15/2012 3:32:47 PM PST by Lady Lucky (A tea party in name only is worse than no tea party at all.)
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To: wideminded
My son is deep into LEGO Ninjago.

They were a popular gift-exchange item with Cub Scouts this year. My sons got some. All our small Lego-bits go in the same container, once the boxes are opened, so they turn into all kinds of bizarre things.

I found the baby drowning Star Wars clone troopers in the dog bowl once. "Die, men ... die ..."

26 posted on 01/15/2012 3:35:55 PM PST by Tax-chick (Be the one who gets it done (instead of a useless drone)!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Why stop at Star Wars? Lego should do some Red Dwarf, Dr. Who, or even Star Trek Lego sets! I know some chicks that dig Dr. Who and Star Trek!


27 posted on 01/15/2012 3:36:03 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: who knows what evil?
I had Cooties when I was a kid, and they looked NOTHING like that...

You know what they say, old Cooties are the best Cooties (which, of course, is quite different from what my Grandmother meant when she used to call Grandpa "an old coot."

28 posted on 01/15/2012 3:42:38 PM PST by BfloGuy (The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment.)
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To: NYer
In my opinion, Legos are the best toys in the world! They can be enjoyed by a child at any age and by parents as well. They are virtually indestructible. They are also a toy that encourages creativity. I think it is great that Legos are being marketed for girls now.
29 posted on 01/15/2012 3:43:14 PM PST by Nevadan
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Why stop at Star Wars? Lego should do some Red Dwarf, Dr. Who, or even Star Trek Lego sets! I know some chicks that dig Dr. Who and Star Trek!

Not sure if they're compatible with Lego, but they sure are darn awesome...!

http://www.characterbuilding.eu/dr-who/micro-figures/

30 posted on 01/15/2012 3:53:37 PM PST by Kieri (The Conservatrarian)
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To: BradyLS

Star Trek would be good, but Red Dwarf is too obscure for American audiences and Dr. Who only a bit more well known (although it would probably be a big seller in the UK).


31 posted on 01/15/2012 3:57:41 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj
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To: BradyLS; camle; Alkhin; Professional Engineer; katana; Mr. Silverback; MadIvan; agrarianlady; ...
Why stop at Star Wars? Lego should do some Red Dwarf, Dr. Who, or even Star Trek Lego sets! I know some chicks that dig Dr. Who and Star Trek!

If they don't they are complete and total smegheads!


32 posted on 01/15/2012 4:02:04 PM PST by null and void (Day 1089 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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To: Not The Other One

I see only one problem with the product. It’s that red square with the white letters. Stop marketing the product as LEGO. Girls need their own identity.


33 posted on 01/15/2012 4:04:24 PM PST by Qout
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To: lahargis
Normal little girls should have a choice too!"

Exactly. As long as the butch girls aren't forced to buy the female Legos what difference does it make?

34 posted on 01/15/2012 4:06:47 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Mr Flibble is very cross


35 posted on 01/15/2012 4:07:58 PM PST by null and void (Day 1089 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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To: Qout
I see only one problem with the product. It’s that red square with the white letters. Stop marketing the product as LEGO. Girls need their own identity.

How about Long Shapely Legos?...

nully *ducking* and running for cover...

36 posted on 01/15/2012 4:10:10 PM PST by null and void (Day 1089 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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37 posted on 01/15/2012 4:11:17 PM PST by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: NYer

I’m not sue I see the problem here. If she wants to play with regular Lego models and pieces - DO IT. The new ones are for those who don’t want to play with what’s already out there. Sheesh!

Seems this woman was just sitting in her room looking for something to be offended by so she could wave her arms and throw a tantrum.


38 posted on 01/15/2012 4:13:36 PM PST by Magnatron
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To: NYer

I’m not sure I see the problem here. If she wants to play with regular Lego models aend pieces - DO IT. The new ones are for those who don’t want to play with what’s already out there. Sheesh!

Seems this woman was just sitting in her room looking for something to be offended by so she could wave her arms and throw a tantrum.


39 posted on 01/15/2012 4:14:03 PM PST by Magnatron
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To: NYer

I’m not sure I see the problem here. If she wants to play with regular Lego models and pieces - DO IT. The new ones are for those who don’t want to play with what’s already out there. Sheesh!

Seems this woman was just sitting in her room looking for something to be offended by so she could wave her arms and throw a tantrum.


40 posted on 01/15/2012 4:14:20 PM PST by Magnatron
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