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Stupid controversy is stupid. These Legos are awesome. I never played with any when I was young because they were all for boys and since they came out on Monday I bought 3 sets for my daughter. They do come in numbered bags and the whole diagram instruction book so I dunno what the article in the OP is talking about. I think it is great that this finally came out, I would have loved it as a kid but am loving it just the same playing with them with my daughter now.
Stupid controversy is stupid. These Legos are awesome. I never played with any when I was young because they were all for boys and since they came out on Monday I bought 3 sets for my daughter. They do come in numbered bags and the whole diagram instruction book so I dunno what the article in the OP is talking about. I think it is great that this finally came out, I would have loved it as a kid but am loving it just the same playing with them with my daughter now.
The heck is this about anyways? It's all about dumping everything in the box and searching for tha tone piece. The numbered bag... it's like cheating.
Bububu according to teh evil toy companies, boys to want to be pirates and ninjas when they grow up! And they think all girls just want to be princesses and ballerinas! And since kids learn everything from toys, how will they be able to develop skills to deal with the opposite sex as adults since LEGO are enforcing these strict gender roles?!?! I'm sorry but you are just being way too flippant about this serious social issue facing our children today. Calling this very serious controversy "stupid" is like, really harmful.Stupid controversy is stupid. These Legos are awesome. I never played with any when I was young because they were all for boys and since they came out on Monday I bought 3 sets for my daughter. They do come in numbered bags and the whole diagram instruction book so I dunno what the article in the OP is talking about. I think it is great that this finally came out, I would have loved it as a kid but am loving it just the same playing with them with my daughter now.
The only thing I dislike is the minifigs are weird looking and imo don't fit in with the lego set. Do they have holes in their feet and butts so you can stick them on the bricks?
Also, there's a girl character in the Ninjago sets so Lego is actually incorporating female characters into their most popular sets.
My 6YO daughter just finished the Brandenburg Gate and Space Needle Architecture sets (yes that was a brag). We're waiting for the White House to come back into stock locally.
I guess I'm doing this whole Lego for Girls thing wrong.
That really is quite a brag. My 5 year old son is just learning how to pick pieces from the direction book.My 6YO daughter just finished the Brandenburg Gate and Space Needle Architecture sets (yes that was a brag). We're waiting for the White House to come back into stock locally.
I guess I'm doing this whole Lego for Girls thing wrong.
If anyone wants to see what the sets look like in detail, they can check out the Eurobricks forum for extremely detailed picture reviews. Personally, outside of the figures and colors, these sets don't seem to be that different from regular City or Creator sets. It looks like a crappy Polly Pocket rip off, but its real LEGOs (unlike that Belville or Clikits stuff).
I actually like the sets! The more realistic figs aren't as cute as the classics, but I think girls would probably like them more. The only thing I don't like is the focus on the pixar looking characters on the packaging.
If I have positively no problem with this at all, do I hate women?
Whats worse, LEGO Friends doesnt give girls the same sense of mastery and accomplishment that it gives boys. Usually, when you open a LEGO set you will find several smaller bags numerically labeled in the order in which to build, along with a booklet of diagrams of the steps. But LEGO Friends has dispensed with this system, so that girls can begin playing without completing the whole model first. So much for learning how to follow instructions, or finishing what you started, or just getting those damn pieces off the floor so I wont step on them.
They're like warrior robots, so no, they're not gender-neutral. And I thought LEGO doesn't sell Bionicle anymore, anyway?
They replaced Bionicle with Hero Factory which targets the exact same demo.
The Paradisa sets were my favorite as a kid. I had so many of them. I used to join them all together and add in my airport set and have my own Lego island.
Gender based marketing is done because it is profitable. Simple as that. Where progressive mess up is looking at this as a purely social issue. It's not. There are clear profit motives at play here.Checking in on this topic a few yeas later, and two of Lego's top five best selling sets this year were from the girl-focused product lines.
(Including #1 in the world)
http://www.jangbricks.com/2016/03/top-5-best-selling-lego-sets-of-2015.html
http://www.lego.com/en-gb/aboutus/events/annual-result-2015#/play-top-products
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Sorry for the bump, but I just saw the news in the Lego community thread and I remembered this old topic.
LEGO should absolutely not be tailored for genders. Gender roles being reinforced by children toys is awful.
Gender roles being reinforced at all is.
How would you avoid gender identification in this toy line? What themes beyond City would you use?
LEGO should absolutely not be tailored for genders. Gender roles being reinforced by children toys is awful.
Gender roles being reinforced at all is.
There's probably a line of workplaces/cityscape already, include it there, make an even gender spread and don't make everything look pink and violet and flowery.
LEGO should absolutely not be tailored for genders. Gender roles being reinforced by children toys is awful.
Gender roles being reinforced at all is.