Darth Lego Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I read some articles on Lego faces and how they have become angrier because Lego started making a variety of different faces. (They used to only have a normal smiley face for all minifigures.) The researcher claims it is affecting children and how they play. He also goes to suggest the increase in conflicts, (Good v.s. bad.), is concerning. Personally I grew up with mostly Castle and Star Wars sets and I never really paid much attention to their faces to see if they were positive or not. As a kid you don't really care because all you really care about is having fun "playing" with them. Here is a quote from the TVNZ article. "He said Lego would find it increasingly difficult to hold on to its positive reputation as the figures moved closer to war-like themes." Is Lego's positive reputation being tarnished by war-like themes like Castle, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Galaxy Squad, etc. and are those good v.s. bad conflicts affecting the children who play with war-like themes? Links: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/angry-lego-not-good-building-block-kids-5455347 (TVNZ.) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10888378 (New Zealand Herald.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Ignore it. The research and article is from New Zealand so hardly reliable I think the major flaw with it is that the increase in "war like themes" was done as a natural business expansion and to help Lego as a company survive. I think if you just looked at something like the City theme that has been around across decades there would be different results. I also think the whole "influence on kids" angle is pretty weak. There is far more exposure to other forms of violent media for kids these days than Lego toys. Trying to isolate the cause in any effect on kids would be nigh on impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agp548 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 some people are just way too sensitive and have nothing better to complain about. who cares if lego faces are getting angrier. its called diversity. people in real life have angry faces all the time. this is just like the jabbas mosque thing some guy had nothing better to do so he complained and got some attention. i don't have kids but if i did i sure as hell wouldn't think for a second that an angry lego face would affect them in the slightest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eklein03 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Easy solution. Go on bricklink and buy a lot of these: "3626bp01." Then replace the heads on all your minifigures. That's what I do with all my sets. They all look so happy, so.... similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I saw an angry faced LEGO and it made me rob a liquor store. Now I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 LAME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agp548 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I saw an angry faced LEGO and it made me rob a liquor store. Now I'm happy. lol nice one angry lego faces are gonna make us all criminals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrmando Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I thought this article was kinda funny. In my humble opinion Legos are one of the best toys children can play with wholesomeness wise.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I always thought it was television and violent video games that turned me into a blood crazed psychopath. It was the Lego toys all along... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 No matter what the generation, somebody somewhere must find something to blame all that is wrong in the world on. Always looking elsewhere for 'reasons' turned into excuses instead of doing the simple thing of bettering themselves. In regards to the article and lack of smileys on minifgures I'll say this. "Not every person happy is smiling, and not every person smiling is happy." And another thing, before they give Lego crap for less smiling faces they should take a good long look at Mega Bloks figures. They have always had stern faces. You'd think it would kill them to crack even a small smirk once in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPod Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I can see it now, 10 years from now ill be sitting with a psychologist... Telling him the reason im an alcoholic and why i beat my children is because my anakin skywalker lego mini figure had the look of evil on his face and it disturbed me as a young boy... i think he would send me to a mental hospital 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agp548 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I can see it now, 10 years from now ill be sitting with a psychologist... Telling him the reason im an alcoholic and why i beat my children is because my anakin skywalker lego mini figure had the look of evil in his place... i think he would send me to a mental hospital lmao that is hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Huskers1236 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 This is about what I looked like reading this, WHAT? My smiley head figures fought wars every day of my childhood. I either had an all out space war between my Blacktrons and Classic space guys or I had a war between my Castle factions, or they all fought each other at the end of days. The whole time they had a smile on their face. This is just another sign of the wussification of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 This is just another sign of the wussification of the world. Ha ha, perfect word for the situation. Seriously people, grow a pair and some common sense; this is ludicrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glucapg Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2013/06/12/foto/nuova_zelanda_i_lego_sono_sempre_pi_arrabbiati-60940838/1/#1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I don't speak gobaledegook. This needs to be translated into English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolos80 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 It'd be a little weird if General Zod or Darth Maul minifigs were smiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleboy Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 For those who don't speak "gobaledegook" http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/06/12/191011117/legos-are-getting-angrier-and-thats-not-funny-study-says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2013/06/12/foto/nuova_zelanda_i_lego_sono_sempre_pi_arrabbiati-60940838/1/#1 They are all smiling in that picture because of the girl on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glucapg Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I don't speak gobaledegook. This needs to be translated into English. Few people in the world don't speak english...so Google decided to help them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I don't speak gobaledegook. This needs to be translated into English. Have you tried Rosetta Stone gobaledgook edition? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/3759-angry-lego-faces-a-sign-of-the-times/ Looks like that "study" and initial article has been picked up around the world now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/3759-angry-lego-faces-a-sign-of-the-times/ Looks like that "study" and initial article has been picked up around the world now. Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Not really trying to drum up this topic; I just found this article title on CNET funny! (Plus the article itself is pretty laughable too.) Lego faces are getting more pissed off, study says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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