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I agree, Tamy. I've discussed this general topic with a few Danish women and
they hardly saw anything wrong with such statements as the one quoted.
There is an interesting book, which I'm sorry to say I've only read a fraction
of, titled: Americans in Denmark. It examines the cultural differences from the
point of view of American creatives who decided to call Denmark their home. It
particularly focuses on how the culture affected their creativity -- but the
American women did mention their female roles in Danish society as being a
"minus" when questioned.
-Suz
The book at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080931536X/baseplate/
In lugnet.dear-lego, Tamyra Teed writes:
> That is bad, though since I'm taking Sociology this semester, I have to
> look at how the culture of where this company exists is much different
> than ours in the US. You notice how those products do sell better in
> europe than the US, and you can be pretty sure it's because of the
> marketing. Even though it's not a good strategy for the US. it must be
> for the EU countries. Which is something Lego Marketing should probably
> dig a little deeper into. Even though this world is so globally
> interdependant, it's light years away being in the same cultures.
>
>
>
> Tamy
> "Stands back and watches this thread die"
>
>
> Matthew Miller wrote:
> >
> > The basic existence of a special dumbed-down and pinked-up segment of the
> > LEGO universe designated for girls (and the corresponding boys-only
> > restriction for Technic and even System) is bad enough, but check out this
> > quote from the Scala web site:
> >
> > <URL:http://www.lego.com/catalog/eur/product.asp?number=3135>
> >
> >
> > "I bought the faciest [sic] summer wear in Marita's fashion shop. I am
> > sure Christian will like it"
> >
> > Lego for boys is ("juniorization" not withstanding) about creative building
> > and play. It's about imaginative scenarios and encouraging kids to stretch
> > their minds.
> >
> > Lego for girls is about learning that the important thing is to please the
> > man in your life.
> >
> > --
> > Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
> > Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
>
> --
> Keep on Bricken'
> -Tamy
>
> Follow the bouncing boxes!
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/jambalaya.html
>
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/
> http://mookie.iwarp.com/ (mirror site)
> Lego isn't a toy, it's a way of life!
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