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Todd, Consider this to be as official or unofficial as you like, as chances are I'll just cut'n'paste an email to you from this if thats whats required. Recently the traffic on Lugnet under the loc.au groups have indicated that there's a significant (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: New 2000.2 catalogue - sexism rules OK?
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Well, that answers one question...whether the text was readable. As to the 'sexist' text....I'm not sure if this is correct, but from my own observation, boys seem to have a fascination for mechanical devices [including vehicles] and like to use (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Aus 2000.2 catalogue scans
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In lugnet.loc.au, Rachel Kingston writes: ...snippage... (...) yep...a huge gripe about this myself. I have taken these off my son, so that he gets to use them when he knows how to use them. I let him play with the insectoid battery powered (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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| | New 2000.2 catalogue - sexism rules OK?
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Thanks Ben for scanning in the new catalogue. But are you sure it's not a 1950s catalogue? All this stuff about "boys" and "your son" makes it look like an archaeological find! :-( Think of all the 1950s feminists sitting round looking at this (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Aus 2000.2 catalogue scans
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Thanks Benjamin :-) Yes, the action wheelers are Toolo, which I have to tell you my son will be mad about. He loves his Toolo, and these sets are pretty high tech looking compared to the old stuff. The new mean faces on the figs will really appeal. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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