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Re: LEGO sells "violent" toys?
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lugnet.mediawatch
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Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:26:22 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Christian Treczoks wrote:
> Scott Lyttle wrote:
> > As much as I don't collect Bionicle, I have found through the (free)
> > comic books and the Lego-produced movies, there is a large focus put
> > on "thinking" and "teamwork".
> Thinking and teamwork to achieve what, precisely? And do you really
> believe that most kids using Bionicle thingies actually follow this
> example (if it is positive) instead of playing whack & whoosh-style?
This point is completely irrelevant. There is always a gulf between the way a
toy is marketed and the children play with them.
Take, for example, Hotwheels or Matchbox cars. I would assert the that way
these toys are marketed to kids is a non-violent theme but thinking back to my
youth I would say that the vast majority of the games I (and my friends) played
with them could be considered violent in theme (e.g. car crashs, police chases,
etc).
The point is kids are much smarter in separting reality from fiction than you
think they are. Made up stories are just that, made up stories and most kids
realize this. Unfortunatly in this age of freeflowing information you typically
only hear about extreme cases of the small minority of children who don't have
this ability. Solution is to help counsel this small number, instead of blaming
(punishing) society at large.
-Orion
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| (...) A reasonable well thought out book on the subjects of children and violent play that I have flipped through recently is Killing Monsters Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence by Gerard Jones, Lynn, Md. Ponton (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO sells "violent" toys?
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| (...) Well cats have claws. But they are there for hunting (and destroying furniture), and they are comparably small. Compare the Bionicle claws to the overall size of the "figures". And cats do not use spears or flaming swords... (...) Thinking and (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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