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>> William Haynes: Welcome back to SourceFed. I�m William Haynes. Come with me internet.
On a time machine. We�re going on a journey! A journey to your childhood.
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>> William Haynes: Wow, your childhood looks just like 2014. Maybe you�re a child now.
Maybe you never grew up. ANYWAY. Did you ever notice that female lego characters are kind
of one-dimensional? I mean, we have LEGO beach girl, and LEGO bride, not too many LEGO women
killing the rap game or much.
This is no longer a problem! LEGO is releasing a new line of female figurines doing something
other than cooking or being a grandma. I loved the grandma LEGO as a child. I pretended like
she baked my characters apple pie. She loved me. I didn�t have a lot of friends.
I got to say the pressure was on as a child with LEGO figurines. I could only imagine
I was doing exciting things like flying the millennium falcon or dangerously hopping from
pirate ship to pirate ship like a kid with no morals. Why didn�t they have LEGO sets
where the figurines sat around a spot of tea and talked about their emotions? That would
have fit me much better.
Luckily, the new LEGO set will include female scientist like paleontologists and astronomers!
Now kids today can dream towards something realistic. You know how often Paleontologists
get scurvy? Probably never. Or every once and a while maybe, that probably happens sometimes.
I personally find it hilarious when someone tries to fix things and accidently makes things
absolutely worse. After facing criticism for lacking professional female figurines in 2012,
LEGO Friends was released. A line that was SUPPOSED to be for young girls that included
slimmed down figurines, juice bars, bakeries and pet salons. You know, the only things
that girls think about. It faced even more criticism for its pink and purple color scheme
because once again those are the only colors that females like. I bought my ex-wife an
orange shirt once and we are no longer together. Facts.
Lego released a statement on the updated set saying, �This awesome model is an inspiring
set that offers a lot for kids as well as adults.� Don�t tell me what to do LEGO.
Yeah, you�re a great company who makes cool toys and yes you shaped my childhood but don�t
assume I�ll like something even though I totally will.
What�s hilarious though is those people that will complain and say things like �We
don�t need this set! This is ruining LEGO.� No, shut your gosh darn mouth. They�re not
going to make less Deathstar�s to make a few female scientists. That�s like when
people say: I�m not racist but� Anything you say preceding that sentence is going to
be racist.
I don�t think LEGO made these decisions with intentions of holding women down they�re
just not their target demo. LEGO is awesome! What do you guys think about realistic jobs
in LEGO? Would you buy your daughter a paleontologist LEGO set? Is it just something fun to have
and look at? Have you ever looked in the mirror and realized you�re a shadow of your former
self? Let us know in the comments down below.
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