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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Dinosaurs! The real disappointment in LEGO’s gendered 2012 offerings
While I remain unimpressed by the choices made by LEGO regarding marketing their new Friends line to girls, I actually genuinely like some of the sets. I’m not overly happy about the introduction of Disney Princess to the Duplo range, … Continue reading
In fearful anticipation of AMY
It seems zombie survival escort game AMY from French design studio Lexis Numérique has been widely panned since it’s release earlier this month on the game consoles, receiving a 2/10 score (“Painful” and “Horrifyingly bad”) from IGN despite their earlier … Continue reading
Secret sex – the myth of the gender neutral childhood
BBC Breakfast on Monday 23d January* featured a story about Beck Laxton and Kieran Cooper, parents of Sasha whose gender had been “kept secret” in order to “avoid stupid stereotypes” and increase the chances of experiencing an actual gender neutral … Continue reading
Thinking Brickly – a blog recommendation
I am writing this for one reason – to point you towards another FANTASTIC blog. David Pickett, a LEGO fanatic, has just started an excellent blog – Thinking Brickly. It puports to be “A blog for deep thoughts about LEGO” … Continue reading
LEGO Club subscription update
I previously posted about the new LEGO Club Girls magazine, and pondered what was behind the segregation and silent subscription switch. It seems that there has been a change in position from LEGO since then, although it would seem that … Continue reading
Why this will never be a parenting blog: on guilt, guilting and taking it personally
I wanted to blog about the widely reported findings from this study, that apparently “breastfed babies cry more” and are “more challenging”. Since the overwhelming majority of times I had seen people mention or link to any of the media … Continue reading
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Disney Princess meets LEGO Duplo
I blogged last year about new LEGO sets due in 2012, a handful of which I knew nothing about but part of their name – “Princess”. I was not enthused. Given that much of their recent licencing came via Disney … Continue reading
LEGO and gender segregation – what’s really going on here?
This week I posted my most ridiculously popular (notorious?) blog post ever, on LEGO’s decision to switch all existing female LEGO Club members onto a new girl version of the magazine – in the process, turning their original magazine (still … Continue reading
LEGO Friends series – an actual review
Given how much I’ve recently been discussing LEGO and gender, I can forgive the commentary that’s assumed that I am fundamentally opposed to the new Friends themed LEGO sets. I’m not – not really. I don’t like the way it’s … Continue reading
Lego Club membership – are you a girl, or are you normal?
I have been sticking up for Lego recently, arguing that their new Friends sets aren’t necessarily them insisting that girls MUST play with these new sets, or must NOT play with existing sets – it’s them trying to increase the … Continue reading