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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
These female figs that are overly, say, developed
are digusting. I think we can all see that a fig
with red lipstick and long hair(although not so now)
is a woman. The new Castle sets looked promising,
a female knight and all, but the shape of her armor?
C'mon! And worst yet is the busty woman in the Stevey
Speilberg set, in a sports bra with a coat at her
bellybutton? Family toys my butt!!!
-John Rudy
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| (...) Interesting...have you always had this problem with the female form? Is there a problem with kids knowing that women are shaped differently from men? (...) Why does a fig need long hair to be a woman? I know plenty of women with short hair. (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| (...) of (...) mini- (...) avoid (...) because (...) Insectoid, (...) Rock (...) box/ (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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