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Re: LEGO sells "violent" toys?
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Date: 
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:59:41 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Allan Bedford wrote:

> If Bionicles are violent, then I shudder to think what all those Bugs Bunny
> cartoons did to my mushy childhood mind all those years ago.

Me too. My parents didn't let me watch them, believe it or not. I did anyway
though.

> Unless, of course,
> Bionicles are based on real people.  Did I miss some memo, or am I looney to
> think that Bionicles are just cartoon-like characters?

No, they're certainly cartoonlike.

> I also wonder if Bionicles made his list last year, and the year before... or if
> this is the first time he's decided that they are violent.

Or just the first time they were big enough for these guys to notice them.

I share your feelings about these guys but on the other hand, I do agree. LEGO
isn't the biggest offender but they ARE trending toward more violence, and have
been for years.



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  Re: LEGO sells "violent" toys?
 
(...) Not to add fuel to the debate fires, but I would like to throw out one point in this discussion. Nothing like starting my return to posting after vacation with a debate! :) Many tend to confuse the terms/concepts of "violence" and "conflict". (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)  

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  LEGO sells "violent" toys?
 
I ashamed to say that this information came out of Canada: (URL) disrespect to Mr. Martens of Project Peacemakers, but I think there are so many worse things in the world to worry about. If Bionicles are violent, then I shudder to think what all (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)

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