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Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
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Fri, 10 Dec 1999 19:31:40 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.net/Spamcake/
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Kevin Wilson wrote:
> John Neal wrote:
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> > Your spin on TLC's marketing to girls is interesting. Although you and your wife
> > find it objectionable, I and my daughter don't. In fact, I would say that the
> > vast majority like it, or otherwise TLC wouldn't have invested so much into it.
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> OTOH, my daughter (now 15) looks with scorn on the "girls" Lego sets.
That's okay....She's *15*. The sets are geared toward 7-12 year olds.
> She likes space themes - realistic ones, not sci-fi. In fact she also
> scorns the Lego female faces, calling them "lipstick babes".
lol Good for her. Anything beyond the classic smiley is too much, IMHO:-)
> (She also
> scorns Barbie and other "girls stuff" and always has, although I
> wouldn't call her a tomboy). Interestingly, though, when she builds her
> own spaceships, she's far more interested in building the interiors than
> the exteriors, and they are exploration ships, not fighting ships.
It *is* interesting. Girls and boys *are* different. Is that so surprising or
sexist? Not to me (not implying to you, either. Rhetorical, really) Sounds like
you have a great daughter:-)
-John
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> Kevin
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| (...) OTOH, my daughter (now 15) looks with scorn on the "girls" Lego sets. She likes space themes - realistic ones, not sci-fi. In fact she also scorns the Lego female faces, calling them "lipstick babes". (She also scorns Barbie and other "girls (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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