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Lego, Innocent toy or satanic threat?

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Thu, 2014-04-10 18:14

#1

Snuckles

Lego, Innocent toy or satanic threat?

[url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/polish-priest-warns-parents-lego-d... answer may surprise you[/url]:

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Lego is leading children to the dark side.

That's the bizarre claim of a Polish priest - who says the innocent-looking plastic blocks hold a sinister secret.

They are, he is convinced, a tool of Satan that can destroy youngsters' souls.

Father Slawomir Kostrzewa reportedly told parents in a presentation that the Danish firm behind the ever-popular toy had taken "a lurch to the dark side" in recent years.

Fri, 2014-04-11 09:37

#2

quizzical

good grief wtf.........

Fri, 2014-04-11 14:51

#3

ygtbk

Anyone who has ever stepped bare-footed on a collection of Lego blocks in a dark room knows that Lego has Satanic potential. Fortunately it is not always realized.

Fri, 2014-04-11 14:56

#4

6079_Smith_W

Considering that LEGO is now used for a lot of robotics work, there might actually be some truth to that:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms

Fri, 2014-04-11 16:49

#5

raebilash

I, like some others who have commented on other Lego posts here, have always loved lego for my children, who are now in their 30s. They spent hours creating new things and situations. Good for manual dexterity and imagination. The people came with no faces, so children could imagine their moods and play with them being happy or sad or mad or kind or....

In the last couple of years, buying sets for my grandson, I decided that I am never buying Lego again, at least not with people. The reason- they all have angry looks on their faces, angry or fierce or whatever they are supposed to be. No smiles, no neutral. I decided that I do not wish to share this attitude with the children in my life, as the only possible attitude that there is to be had. What would one of these characters do if they found a puppy or were playing with their friends. There is no option for good feelings, at least in terms of looking at their faces.

Evil? well I wouldn't go that far, but promoting values of anger and aggression only. No thank you.

Rae, in Victoria B.C.

Fri, 2014-04-11 18:12

#6

onlinediscountanvils

raebilash wrote:
In the last couple of years, buying sets for my grandson, I decided that I am never buying Lego again, at least not with people. The reason- they all have angry looks on their faces, angry or fierce or whatever they are supposed to be. No smiles, no neutral. I decided that I do not wish to share this attitude with the children in my life, as the only possible attitude that there is to be had. What would one of these characters do if they found a puppy or were playing with their friends. There is no option for good feelings, at least in terms of looking at their faces.

There are plenty of minifigs with cheerful and friendly expressions on their faces. And in some of the more recent sets, many have two sets of expressions on opposite sides of their heads, so they can alternate to portray different moods or emotions. Some of the lines have more conflict-oriented themes (cops & robbers, pirates, knights), so perhaps those are what you're referring to. But the City series (aside from the cops) and Creator series have predominantly happy-looking minifigs.

Tue, 2014-07-01 15:02

#7

onlinediscountanvils

[url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/01/greenpeace-lego-shell... urges Lego to end Shell partnership[/url]

Lego is putting sales above its commitment to the environment by partnering with Shell, according to Greenpeace, which is launching a global campaign to force the world’s biggest toymaker to end a deal that puts the oil company’s logo on the famous bricks.

On Tuesday the environmental group will target the Danish company, which has distributed more than 16m Shell-branded toys via petrol stations in 26 countries[...]

Ian Duff, Greenpeace’s Arctic campaign team leader, said: “Climate change is an incredible threat facing all children around the world, but Shell is trying to hijack the magic of Lego to hide its role. It is using Lego to clean up its image and divert attention from its dangerous plans to raid the pristine Arctic for oil. And it’s exploiting kids’ love of their toys to build lifelong loyalty it doesn’t deserve. It’s time for Lego to finally pull the plug on this deal.”

Fri, 2014-07-11 17:36

#8

onlinediscountanvils

[url=http://vimeo.com/100195272]LEGO: Everything is NOT awesome[/url]

Fri, 2014-07-11 19:30

#9

infracaninophile $infracaninophile's picture$

Darn, I missed that video by 40 minutes. Shell (or Lego) has effectively deleted it form all over the Internet.