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Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys
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Wed, 27 Nov 2002 20:02:27 GMT
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Los Angeles Times, A22. Oh, a quick search later, here's the web site:
http://www.lionlamb.org/Dirty_02-03.htm
Galidor "Ooni" is being held up as one of 12 most violent toys and games. I
gotta do one cut and paste from the site:
"While the Galidor action figures are not nearly as violent as many others,
children may still use them for fantasy fighting."
So one wonders why it should be singled out, but hey, my son and I are
playing Burnout 2, which is also on the list.
They go on to mention the increasing level of Lego-inspired mayhem with the
Star Wars and Bionicle lines (what they think Lego minifigs did with edged
weapons in the Castle line for the last couple of decades is beyond me).
-->Bruce<--
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Message has 8 Replies:
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| (...) I found this new book at the library: Killing Monsters: Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence by Gerard Jones It has a chapter about Power Rangers, Power Puff Girls, and a great deal about video games. I only had (...) (21 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys
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| Ack. Dunno why Ooni has been singled out... but I think the reason was more because of Lego's shift towords action figures and slightly violent films that triggered Lego's place on the 'Dirty Dozen.' But after all, it's Galidor. Still, this is not (...) (21 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys
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| Who picks this list??? Honestly who throws a shoe? Anyways, notice we got a Gun Sniper from Zoids on there. It looks like a skinless robotic wolf with a straight tail that is a 'gun'. It hardly looks realistic, and then the Nerf Zerg? It's made by (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys
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| It's my impression that the authors of this list would also rank breathing, eating, and sleeping as being violent (it expends energy) In fact, any sudden movement of the human body could be classified as violent. Protect the easily offended...BAN (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys
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| (...) Every year around this time, morons like these post a "consumer protection list" of toys/games that are violent and destructive towards the education of our young. These are the same narrow minded simpletons that successfully got all Bug Bunny (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys
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| (...) Is this so called 'consumer protection' agency a joke? The results of their research are definitely pushing the limits a bit. I couldn't help but laugh while reading this. My beliefs support the fact that discretion should be paid towards what (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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