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Here's what matters in my sliver of the world. I have a son, or at least I think I do. He was born a boy and he's a manly boy playing with trucks, trains, monster trucks, and things like that. It's 7am and he's playing with my LEGO trains; he chose a 10194/10233/60051/60052 hybrid today. He's not interested in dolls, although I walk down the doll rows in the toy store everytime we go, in case he wants one, and to encourage diversity. I dress him in bold colours whenever I can, because I'm a male, and I look great in pinks, pastels, paisley, etc. That's particularly hard for a toddler because all the colours are blah, and traditionally "girlish" colours are girl cuts, or frilly, so that doesn't work as well. People ask and I say he's a boy, but he can be whatever gender he wants (best if he picks one). The only thing that really matters is a person's individual happiness and why the F (big caps) do I care what makes someone else happy. Sure, one-hundredth of one-thousandth could take advantage of the situation, but the same percentage blow up synogogues, mass murder people in Vegas, other serious crimes, etc. The same percentage of the world are supposedly evil, however, society doesn't really do anything to sort out those issues, or deal with basic human rights. Yet how dare anyone not be male or female, because they'll corrupt everyone else, as if it were a virus. Special interest groups on both sides are overbearing, and actually ruin their arguments, when valid. Reminds me of a Simpsons episode? "Are these morons getting louder or dumber?" "Dumber, sir." It seems to me that LEGO is trying to be inclusive, and make money at the same time. Good for them and "in for three", as we used to say, in simpler times. Yay LEGO!

Disagree with your assessment regarding animosity towards LGBTQ+ people. I am willing to bet most people don't care if one identifies as L or G or any other parts of the acronym. Live and let live. However, the constant reminder (via mainstream media, Hollywood, and social media) of the existence of +-10% of population who needs to be treated differently is going to create some backlash. At the very least, it is going to create a perception that the LGBTQ+ community needs to be treated with kids' gloves as they are so fragile as a simple mistake of calling them with the wrong pronoun will put them into mental breakdown. I lived in other countries where the Q people are some of the toughest most resilient people and nobody treated them with kids' gloves. I just do not see that happening in the US or other western countries, not with this or the next generation. The company in that example was supposed to be an analogy for society. It was my (ill worded?) way to give an example of how catering to every permutation of the outlier would make the society slow to a crawl. Also, who said anything about 6 fingered gloves? You assumed the company only needs to cater to people with 1 more finger. There are actually cases of people with more than 11 fingers on their hands. You would need to actively work to better your bias and use words that include everyone. Can't you tell I have taken the inclusion trainings at my office?

If you have kids, and one of them is less than 100% MAN!!! Or 100% WOMAN!!!, I hope you soften your stance. Otherwise your kid will grow up hating you and also who they are, and the world will be worse for it. All because you had a narrow vision of what was possible.

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I still cannot understand why people think this is a "political" issue. How could self-identity be a political issue? But, well, that's probably also just my political view

LEGO cancels The Punisher. LEGO cancels The Osprey. LEGO cancels the Crooks Hideout. LEGO caved under "political" pressure to cancel each of those items. LEGO has been dipping it's toe into areas that are political more and more. I think it's a fair criticism for people to say its "too political" without being labeled as having trouble with "the idea of l gbt people being treated as equals."

I'd say 75% of my customer returns are still new and unopened. Usually they just have some moderate package damage. If we could see images of the units before they are sent back to us, then it would make this easier. I never know if i'm going to get back a sealed item or a polybag with a broken, loose action figure in it.

I still have 2 from around Christmas that am i still waiting on . I went from 100% FBA to 95% FBM. Life has been much less stressful

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Feel free to assume this. It's by far not a majority, but it's not wrong.

I identify as an a$$hole. Most people agree.

For someone that grows MJ, you would think that you'd heard of a hermaphrodite, lol......

Agreed that we both made generalizations.

I hate repeating myself here, but why being vocal support of LGBTQ+ right is a political issue? A social issue, maybe, but should never be a political issue - otherwise you are saying some parts of the political spectrum do not recognize this group has basic rights. Educate me. This set is not about the controversial laws / regulations, which is political (I believe some should not be solved via regulation - it only polarizes the issue more, but should have more education towards recognition of the group). This set is about recognizing and celerating pride month, not even explicitly (otherwise it would be called Pride, which I have no problem with). It is literarily called everyone is awesome. This whole thread (at least past page 1) reminds me of BLM and ALM arguments. But again, even being called "everyone" is awesome, people still not happy.

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Scrap what I said, I'm getting some popcorn tonight, go on 🍿🍿

Saw this and thought of you. <3

Lego just does what is best for their bottom line.

I've been a comic book collector for nearly 40 years. I didn't even know about the cartoon. Deadpool in the movie is not a caricature of him in the MU; that is Deadpool. And he's been in the Marvel Universe for 30 years. Yes, as I said, it is current events that is the issue with the minifigure at this time. It has nothing to do with the manner of how or who a 'hero' kills. An Amazon search for Punisher + Trump is all the evidence one needs in figuring out why Disney/LEGO would wanna minimize the Punisher's inclusion in this set.

This thing is gambling pure and simple. Why go to casino and risk the virus when you can watch the charts go up and down (and place your bets) from the comfort of you pajamas 24 hours /day?

More to sex than identity etc etc nonsense nonsense The minute man will give birth, ill Change my mind. Otherwise, there are men and women. Period.

If you are 17, I personally will say that there are lots of other things that the money can be better spent in I.e. saving for college / University, first car, travelling for experiences, learning about finance for future and things like ISA's / Pensions (or 401K is it in USA?) as 16k invested in a world tracker fund via compound interest would probably be worth alot more in 10/ 20 years (I am not a financial advisor, just giving some general advice). If you did want to invest in lego, start of small (100's or 2k etc) depending on your budget, but if you are 17 I don't know how the tax stuff would work for you, as even though it is all boring stuff, you would still need to look into it.

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i think here in the uk people dont really care how you wanna be seen, if you are male & want to live as a woman, go ahead & vice versa. it becomes a problem for a lot of folk when the stuff like JK rowling comes out ( trans women can't have periods etc, trans man to woman sues NHS because they wasnt invited for smear test).. its gets peoples backs up.. hence why labour are now irrelivent. people are sick to death of having stupid crap rammed down there throat... all this 100 genders & 3 year olds having sex changes. its madness. this set was in the daily mail & got some extreme heat (not good heat) live & let live but lets just be real. when they dig you up in 1000 years you will be male or female but thats not the point is it?

That's what I used to think, but that's changing. For example: Ibram X. Kennedy and other major 'thought-leaders' have been preaching that you're either racist or anti-racist. Therefore if you're not actively fighting against racism and racist policies (as defined by them, conveniently), you're perpetuating systemic forms of oppression. And (by design) this isn't something that can be ignored, either, because their ideology has taken a cultural hold, and they've been developing corporate training and educational curriculum. Curriculum, mind you, that does tell people they're part of the problem based on immutable characteristics (e.g. Coca Cola's training slides that told employees, literally, "Be less white."). It's frustrating because there's truth in some of their messaging; there are things that need to be addressed. I'm interested in doing the research, too. Unfortunately, I have kids that could be adversely impacted so, lately, that time is spent learning about these "Trojan Horses" that use righteous causes to justify tactics that, to me, violate the golden rule as well as core principals of this country.

The wonderful world of flowers alone would disagree. They're are all pretty kinky. And we can't prescribe concepts like male or female to other organisms, because they are human conceptions applied to things that have no need for them. It says more about our societay's expectation of defined sexes than it does the animal when we try to assign binary gender to other things. Your later example doesn't apply here though. The animosity people feel towards this set is the proof that there is still a lot of anti-l gbt resentment in society. If a company wants to make 6-fingered gloves for a small portion of their audience, no one is going to complain. The company is servicing a small portion of their audience who has gone unrepresented in the market. Similarly, LEGO makes a lgbt set and it's just one in their entire catalog. However, people come crawling out of the woodwork to complain that it's "too political." What's the only difference here? I can't see anything other than people bristling at the idea of l gbt people being treated as equals. The government isn't forcing companies to make 6 finger gloves. As society moves forward, groups of people are able to see themselves/their needs represented in more products and media. If you don't need a 6 finger glove, then just don't buy it. Complaining about it does nothing but make the 6-finger folk feel unwelcome. I'm gonna stop here for now though, 'cuz I've said my piece and don't want to make any more waves. I like you guys too much to drag us down any further. Everyone is awesome.

Science is not on your side here. Nature is not binary. It comes in many forms and flavors. Papayas have 3 different sexes. Male seahorses give birth. Male giraffes are overwhelmingly bisexual. Life started when a cell divided asexually. Nature, despite its cruelties, is the most open-minded goddess of them all. The concept of "normal" is a social construct of rules imposed on a minority by the majority. For those born outside of normal, it is oppressive and often unnecessary. Perhaps use that for self-reflection and realize that feeling victimized is exactly how lgbt people feel all the time when they are treated like a problem for engaging with "regular" society.

so you're saying when you see an afro hair piece you're not seeing an Afro hair piece..or a woman's hairstyle...they are JUST LEGO hairpieces without ethnicity or sex associated? if that's the case, kudos. if you actually acknowledge the differences then that's what this sidebar discussion is about

being asian, I would say being considered "Yellow" is offensive it's deeper than just being associated to a color (which is generally offensive at various levels)...yellow in western culture is also associated with cowardice some contrarian examples to the above is the confusion when African Americans often refer to each other as "Black"...in the case of yellow...I know of zero examples of asians referring to other asians as "yellow". Also the term "Brown" has a lot of negative connotations...the obvious being associated w/ turds (NOT the LEGO variety) Ultimately maybe the bigger issue is it's no longer generally acceptable to make generalizations

wow. Away from the site for a few days, this thread really takes a turn. I like the idea there probably can be some improvement on the hairstyle included in the set. But I agree with @Gonkalin more. Involved with LGBTQ+ community a lot last year, I feel the core is to embrace openness and inclusiveness. If you are truly supporting the community, then you should already know why it can be good set (with the right message in the marketing of the set, of course) even if it does not include every single color Lego can/will make. Please don't try to narraw the idea of Pride month/celebration - yes, it is to celebrate certain communities/group of people, but it is not to reject others.

I feel that many of you are way over analyzing this whole thing. Lego is putting out a set that is supportive of an under-supported segment of our communities. And that's a great thing. I'm a straight white man and I whole heartedly support the LGBTQ+ community. I would hope that people would understand what Lego's intention is by putting out a set like this. And not get caught up in (not trying to pick on you Darth) where is neon green, or desert tan. For those who are under-represented seeing something like this is hopefully well received because of it's intent. No one is ever going to make everyone happy. Especially when talking to a global audience. But kudos to Lego for taking a step in trying to put out a positive message to the world about acceptance. And white, straight men don't need a lego set to make them feel special because there are thousands of lego sets specifically marketed to that segment of the population.

If I were to look upon this set as just a build, it is a nicely simple one. However the inclusive message behind the set makes such an opinion irrelevant really. The LEGO Company could have passed over the inclusion of hairstyles making all included minifigures boringly bald but in doing so would have undermined the very statement this set is supporting. Particular hairstyles and colours have typically or habitually been seen or classified as either masculine or feminine for the longest time. As society goes on we are slowly stepping away from that "ole world thinking". And if not then we need to be. Honestly I love this set, the minifigures and what it all stands for. I praise the LEGO Company for openly supporting the LGBTQIA+ community and working towards a diverse workplace with Stonewall, Workplace Pride, and Open For Business.

I guess I'm confused about where you see the controversy here. It seems like you have a problem with LEGO acknowledging and embracing a community that you personally take issue with. Your statement feels like you may be telling LEGO to "stick to sports" or the like because you disagree with the political message they are sending by releasing this set. What if... the world wasn't so cold and brutal? What if... we rebuilt the world with love and acceptance?

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We have so many BPers from all over the world. We can't discriminate based on how someone spells the word

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