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Re: LEGO sells "violent" toys?
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lugnet.mediawatch
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Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:40:26 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Allan Bedford wrote:
> I ashamed to say that this information came out of Canada:
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> http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/News/2004/11/15/715112.html
I'll take the counterpoint: I think Mr. Martens is spot-on.
I was flipping through a toy catalog the other day (Hearthsong, I think), and I
came upon a page with some Bionicle sets. I was shocked to realize how
out-of-place the Bionicle sets seemed. Very evil and ominous seeming.
> No disrespect to Mr. Martens of Project Peacemakers, but I think there are so
> many worse things in the world to worry about.
That's true. But Bionicle (and a number of other products in LEGO current
offerings) are huge step away from their classic stance of non-violent play.
There are certainly reasons LEGO has decided to move in this direction, but
denying the change seems kind of pointless.
Steve
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| (...) When did this "huge step" take place? I've got a poor grasp of LEGO history, but if you want sets with slightly implicit violence, this "trend" has been going on for at least decades (western theme, with cowboys & indians, guns, bows and (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| 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 (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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