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In lugnet.general, Fiona Dickinson writes:
> > "Lego tries for girls' block vote"
> >
> > LEGO is to launch a range of pink 'design' blocks just for girls.
> Rant begins.
>
> The whole thing is rather silly really. I had loads of lego when I was a kid
> (I am a 'girl' (perhaps more of a woman now) by the way if the name had not
> given you a clue) and all of my friends who were girls loved it and usually
> had some too. Perhaps my collection started because I inherited my older
> brothers' collection but the fact that I loved it as a toy made me pester my
> parents for more.
>
> I remember thinking that Paradisa was stupid because of the pink and the
> tendency to be aimed at horses, but I loved town and since the age of 3 I
> always wanted a lego railway. I think that lego is a true unisex toy, and I
> think if the theames were more aimed at unisex rather than boys then there
> would be no gender differential.
>
> I would not have wanted pink lego that made jewelery.
>
> Rant over.
>
> Fiona
> (who recieved her first lego train set for her 23rd birthday (I love my
> parents) the metroliner kit and a super cheif to go with it)
But...LEGO already have a fitting theme for females - 'Life on Mars'
Jon
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