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Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys
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Wed, 27 Nov 2002 20:25:05 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> Los Angeles Times, A22. Oh, a quick search later, here's the web site:
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> http://www.lionlamb.org/Dirty_02-03.htm
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> 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:
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> "While the Galidor action figures are not nearly as violent as many others,
> children may still use them for fantasy fighting."
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 the book for 15 minutes (you couldn't check it out), so take the
title as an outline of it. The author is a proponent of make-believe violence.
-Erik
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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)
| | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys
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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)
| | | Re: Lego makes "Dirty Dozen" of violent toys
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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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| 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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