Red Mosquito

Bammer wrote:

B wrote:LEGO is removing gender stereotypes. I haven't read an article, but I can't imagine the massive undertaking this is going to be.

What the fuck does this even mean.

So now I can buy the Seinfeld Lego set for example, and instead of distinct characters (like a balding George and an Elaine with long curly hair) I get four completey nondescript Lego characters in white t-shirts and blue jeans?

Fuck these people.

I don't know if they intend to un-gender characters.

The company would not elaborate on whether it is planning any changes to specific toys or marketing campaigns. But the spokesperson highlighted some of Lego's ongoing efforts, like testing all product franchises with both boys and girls and publicly spotlighting strong male and female role models in interviews and at events.

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/12/10452441 ... tereotypes

But look for the "Friends" line with it's super skinny, pink and purple wearing, girls who love riding horses and running pet shops to go away.

Given how the structure of the Lego bodies are so consistent, and you can switch the head and hair around, it was always very easy to create a gender bending Lego person if you wanted.

I've always said they could just put two faces on the head (which they do most of the time anyhow) and give two choices of hair pieces. Every kit becomes gender neutral with .0001 cents worth of paint and one additional piece.

but these figures are another story:

B wrote:I've always said they could just put two faces on the head (which they do most of the time anyhow) and give two choices of hair pieces. Every kit becomes gender neutral with .0001 cents worth of paint and one additional piece.

but these figures are another story:

Yeah these aren’t even Legos. Kill this series with fire.

Or re-brand it without the Lego name.

My daughter has all these sets, so I guess I'm as bad at perpetrating stereotypes as anyone.

She is really the Lego builder in the house right now. Both of my boys have mostly aged out.

maybe they just mean making some of the firemen figures female

Spike may be on to something here.

But yeah, B, you should definitely feel terrible guilt over buying girl toys for your girl children. Someone call CPS right now.

You guys assign a lot of guilt to me. I know you all think Liberal Guilt is a thing, but it's not.

Neither is cancel culture. We get it, chief.

I shouldn't say there is NO Liberal Guilt. Mrs. B definitely has a lot of Liberal Guilt.

B wrote:I shouldn't say there is NO Liberal Guilt. Mrs. B definitely has a lot of Liberal Guilt.

So that makes you her … RMouthpiece?

B wrote:You guys assign a lot of guilt to me. I know you all think Liberal Guilt is a thing, but it's not.

Seriously, I think a lot of people don’t know the difference between a liberal leaning person and a left wing activist. I’m a lefty liberal and f’n love Dave Chappelle’s new special. So what? Does that make me a hypocrite? Does the fact that I don’t care what Lego does with gender (I will just continue to buy them for my kids) make it better?? I don’t care…

I'm waffling in between "I never thought they'd cancel it" and "if it was going to be canceled, surprised it took this long".

Microsoft about to get cancelled.

The only women Bill Gates ever invited anywhere were into his suite at the Bellagio, and not into corporate meetings.

there is a dante's/rodin gates of hell joke in there somewhere

tragabigzanda wrote:

doug rr wrote:there is a dante's/rodin gates of hell joke in there somewhere

something about windows

we could sit in a room and craft it