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1981 vs 2012
That’s right, Lego. Make the lego people like dolls w/ interchangeable hair and clothing, give them some pink and purple short skirts, and VOILA! Girls will love them. Luckily their brothers will be able to kill them with their lego guns.
The striking awfulness of the toy section terrifies me these days. It was not like this when I was a child…in the time of the first ad.
Who knew the 80s were progressive…
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(via Lego for girls? - Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times)

1981 vs 2012

That’s right, Lego. Make the lego people like dolls w/ interchangeable hair and clothing, give them some pink and purple short skirts, and VOILA! Girls will love them. Luckily their brothers will be able to kill them with their lego guns.

The striking awfulness of the toy section terrifies me these days. It was not like this when I was a child…in the time of the first ad.

Who knew the 80s were progressive…

Source: canberratimes.com.au

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    • #gendered toys
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