LEGOs for girls! (But only if the LEGOs have breasts.)

[BlueIris]

Swiped this link from GD. It's sad to me that this is how the LEGO people feel they must market these toys to female consumers.

http://www.allmediany.com/details_news_article.php?news_artid=2741

[PeaceNikki]

1. That link is a gross misrepresentation of the group and the campaign

I am livid about the GD thread (see my new post in this forum).

[redqueen]

2. Ugh.

How disgusting. As if girls don't like regular legos.

I appreciate that it wasn't 100% (only 99% woooo!) 'girls get in your sexy boxes now!' crap, with the addition of the "she-garage" (ugh) to the salon (ugggggggh), but even that was made awful by calling it a "she-garage".

[PeaceNikki]

3. How I wish you were here the other day, rq.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/124016249#post3

[seabeyond]

4. blue bitch comment

At Tue Dec 27, 2011, 09:08 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

What do you call a female Blue Dog?

REASON FOR ALERT:

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JURY RESULTS

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Dec 27, 2011, 09:19 AM, and the Jury voted 4-2 to HIDE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT and said: Sexist
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: I'm voting to hide this BASED EXCLUSIVELY ON THE FACT that DU has always had a zero tolerance level for the word "bitch." It's like the "n" word, often referred to as "the "b" word," because people have become so afraid to post it, regardless of the context. But it's obvious that the poster intended its use as a derogatory descriptor for Democratic women who are less than team players.
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Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Tasteless, but I don't think it violates community standards.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: Unnecessary reponse, insensitive to others.

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if just one more poster didnt give a shit about sexism, blue bitch stands. too many people dont care about sexism. too many people embrace it. i have had more odd reasons to allow sexism to stand on du3. a joke about bluehealer dogs = blue bitches should be an anonymous hide.

[starspunch78]

5. unreasonable alteration

Hello

I'm new here and saw your post. I think it's unncessary to make and market these toys for girls. It just seems like a further excuse to en-gender toys that don't need to be boxed up in specific genders. It's pretty ridiculous. Thank you for posting this link though

[BlueIris]

6. Welcome.

I am hoping we will see more posters in this group on DU3.