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Re: Are we doing the right thing?
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Sat, 1 Sep 2001 05:37:11 GMT
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Hi all,
Rather than dip into the very icy waters of military might discussions ( in which
I'm sure I couldn't hold up my end) , I thought I'd try to limit my comments to
weapons, lego and mecha as they relate to each other, and maybe I'll have some
success.
I'm saddened that a whole branch of building is determined to be forbidden in
David's home, because of a few unwanted things. By the same token, one might well
avoid space-, western-, pirates-, castle- and even town-themed (with police, jails
(what exactly did they do to get in jail?) sets and MOCs. I really am serious,
since each of these themes are equally prone to possible violent situations and
therefore play, and yet, I have an eight-year-old child, so I understand the
reasons for selective censorship.
Now, to make sure, I checked my own site (
http://www10.ewebcity.com/dadoandrabbit/lego/mecha.htm ) to convince myself that I
had not posted any mecha posing with weapons (although I admit to having built a
few in my time-- including a life-size flintlock pistol replica), and (whew! safe
for tots) I hadn't. I'm not as strict about it as some who post here-- I know a few
other AFOLs who have stated directly that they make only non-violent creations
(Eric Sophie for one, if I remember correctly) and I respect and applaud that. As a
critical, fully self-aware adult, however, I also enjoy the privelege to view
military-themed creations if I so choose.
I enjoy the mulitplicity of themes available now as compared to when I was 10, and
though I have felt a slight regret at the inclusion of pistols and rifles in some
of my son's sets, I would rather he played out aggression than act it out for real.
My gosh, I made my first MOC Millenium Falcon around 1981-- to me, it was cool,
'cause it shot the bad guys!
What's the solution for David and his son? I would suggest perhaps previewing
sites, including Brickshelf, without him, and then later, they can look at the
appropriate ones together. That way, they don't have to avoid anything wholesale.
stuart
David Weiler-Thiessen wrote:
> Speaking for myself - I have tried to stay away from building mecha - for the
> very reasons that Bobby mentions. A mecha without a weapon built from LEGO is
> a pretty cool thing. Especially some of the larger models seen on Brickshelf
> in the last few months. However, the addition of weaponary goes totally
> against what I want to do with LEGO - and definitely don't want my son, who is
> three to be exposed to it. We enjoy looking at Brickshelf together, but we
> must avoid many submitters pics because as a rule we do not view mecha, even on
> the off chance that it is peaceful.
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> Building mecha that are primarily destructive in nature, i.e. outfitted with
> weaponry, sends a very specific message - and I for one will not be a supporter
> of it.
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> Dave
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> In lugnet.build.mecha, Borislav Marinov writes:
> > Hi everyone, I just want your input on this:
> >
> > I can't help but notice that all of our mechs are very well armed, with the
> > exception of a few which simply look intimidating enough as it is. Each one • of
> > our creations is gifted with large destruction capabilities. Unlike most of
> > the creations in "space", we have been manufacturing one weapon of war after
> > another. My Zero had a "compact" 2ft long beam rifle for example. While most
> > of the other mechs don't go overboard with their weaponary, they are not
> > manufactured by the Peacecraft family either. On a side note, I have noticed • a
> > dramatic drop in the number of smily faces figures in recent Lego sets.
> > As most of you have already guesed, I am thinking about this due to the last
> > episode of the 8th MS Team which portrays a Zion engineer in a somewhat
> > negative way.
> >
> > Well thanks for letting me waste your time again.
> >
> > Bobby (Neo-Oz)
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