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Re: Themes that interest girls (was Re: check this out!)
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lugnet.loc.au
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Mon, 9 Apr 2001 05:29:50 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
> I don't have a problem with Town, or with anyone male, female or anything in
> between liking Town. I just don't go for the idea that there exists some
> subset of Lego that is somehow "better for girls" or that girls as a group
> are deemed to not like certain themes. I firmly believe you should expose
> children to as wide an array of (safe) toys as possible, and let them
> determine their own preferences and not have the preferences of others
> imposed on them.
TLC itself, unfortunately, continues to subscribe to this idea. IIRC the
1999 (or was it 2000?) catalog had pages for boys and pages for girls, and
now the 2001 catalog has pages for all kids and pages for girls.
Remember Homemaker, the original Scala and even Paradisa?
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| (...) Yes, and there are various threads in which I moan and complain about TLC catalogues for exactly this reason. And the craziest part to me is why would TLC want to promote the idea that certain sets are for a particular sex -- wouldn't they (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) Well, that doesn't surprise me. In my KFOL days (pre Dark Ages) I was undeniably a Townie. When all you own is brick bricks, roof tiles, doors, windows, trees and flags, it does tend to predispose you to building houses and other town (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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