Originally Posted by
anonomom
This is super cool, and finally put my finger on why the Lego Friends line bugs me. I love the idea of working more female minifigures into the "regular" Lego lines in a matter-of-fact way, because that's the way the world is. As adorable as some of the Friends sets are, I don't like that they're presented in such a way as to signal that they're different, special, and not for boys. They just reinforce gender segregation in toys.
Anyway, I joined that site just to support this project. I'd buy all of these sets for my kids.
Originally Posted by
♥ms.pacman♥
Yes, i totally agree! I can't say how much it bothers the heck out of me that at TRU, the kitchen/dolls signs are all pink with the girly toys, and the science kits, trains, are all blue with "boys" stuff. Shaking my head here.
I joined & tweeted it, too. I've got a few moms of girls on my feed who might love the idea of this project as much as we do.
DD absolutely ADORES LEGO and taking her to our "local" LEGO store is a huge treat. She spent nearly 2 hours with the "build your own MiniFigures" stand the last time we were there ... and nearly another hour at the play table just building a wall with me.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
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