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| | | Los Angeles Times, A22. Oh, a quick search later, here's the web site: (URL) "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 (...) (21 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.general) !!
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| | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Erik Olson
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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)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Stuart Immonen
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| | | | | | | (...) <snip> (...) I haven't read the book (or heard of it until now), but Gerard Jones is also an author of superhero comic books, whose own interests are perhaps served by this stance. More on topic, however, I think it's sad that the _potential_ (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Jake McKee
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| | | | | | | (...) I think it is interesting that violence and conflict are so often used interchangeably. One is not the other. Conflict (and conflict resolution) are an amazingly important part of childhood development. Child researchers for years have pointed (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Nathan Schroeder
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| | | | | | (...) Hey, I actually have read this book, and it's very well written and well thought out. It is the same author that worked for Marvel and several indy comic companies in the early and mid-90's. A big part of his book was that adults don't give (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —John Henry Kruer
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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)
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| | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Tobbe Arnesson
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| | | | | (...) Name one thing that kids can't use for fantasy fighting. A friend used to make swords out of pipe insulation tubes and have full contact sword fights... Best, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Donald Lee
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| | | | | I hear you dude. Apparently kids all over America are killing their families with K'nex. :p (21 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Erick Jensen
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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)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Josh Wedin
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| | | | | | My thoughts exactly, Erick. In fact I emailed the group that put this together and used almost the same examples you did. Except I forgot GI Joe, how could I have forgotten GI Joe? Josh (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Harvey Henkelman
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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)
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| | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Alex Cruz
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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)
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| | | | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys —Matt Hein
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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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