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In lugnet.general, Will Hess writes:
> > I think Lego's biggest mistake was making minifig darker. That is, some • of
> > those Aquazone-villain-thingy-monster-minifigs, and the UFO uglies. That
> > alone has kept me from buying those sets as gifts. I like variations on • mini-
> > fig heads, but I've got a certain aversion to demons in my toy box. And I
> > betcha most parents who shop creative, postive toys for their kids would • avoid
> > the same sort of stuff. The reason my mom liked to get us Legos was • because
> > of the absense of Darkness, and the presence of Build, Imagine, Sky's the
> > Limit.
> >
> > In fact, I think that whole season of Time Twister, AquaCrud, UFOs, • Insectoid,
> > (and even to a lesser degree the Angry Rock Raider Crew,) all do poorly
> > because they grate against that innocence. I think in Rock Raiders, the • Rock
> > Monster is really the good guy. I don't care what the video game/lego • box/
> > says.
>
> I would have to agree with you 100%. I'd even go so far as to add some of
> the Ninja, Adventurer, Castle, and Wild West minifigs to your list. I think
> Blacktron and the Black Falcons prove that it's possible to depict "bad
> guys" without actually making them look bad. In the same vein I question
> the necessity of the overtly sexy "babe" minifigs. Call me a prude but I
> really don't think kids need to be exposed to that sort of thing while at
> play.
>
> Lego Beach Department of Emergency Services
> www.crosswinds.net/~hokie
I object-ithink that the babe minifigs are ok.the feminisation means that
gender differenciation is not made on the basis of hairlength and there may be
long haired males.this is less sexist not more!...and good guys need not be on
prozac-of course 10 years in an all guys school may have scewed my perception
Ps.(gimme a jet without that mouth piece!)
ravi
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