Mister Phes

But seriously... The Eurobricks Member Guidelines state: So why would we make an exception with the pluralisation of "LEGO"?

That's your incorrect opinion, thank you for sharing it, now lets get this thread back on topic.

It is incorrect everywhere, using "LEGOs" is like someone mispronouncing your name intentionally and then finding a non-reason to justify it. Assuming they're aware of the mistake. If you wish to remain ignorant that's your prerogative, but the YouTube video was a formal study so the researcher(s) should get the brand name correct for the sake of their credibility.

But who decides what constitutes as a racial stereotype? Does it require a certain number of people? If so,how many? 100? 100,000? 100,000,000? You did a better job of representing me actuality - it's 5 in the morning here and I'm definitely not firing on all cylinders, so you phrased the issue far more eloquently than I can at this present time.

You're the one complaining about racial stereotypes in Star Wars, I'm looking at the broader picture. I don't have a problem with stereotypes in film because I can differentiate between fiction and reality. Aside from Watto, which Star Wars characters do you consider to be racial stereotypes? It was question for you, not a statement or my personal opinion. I'm very well studied thank you, I just don't have a negative perception, but I do have friends from many races and some of my best childhood friends were from non-white families. We watch movies together (including Star Wars) and none of them seem concerned about racial stereotypes - at least two of these friends were Muslim as well! Have you considered you may have a somewhat negative perception of how "white societies" interpret racial stereotypes in fiction? Maybe you've had negative personal experiences with "white societies" or stereotyping, but I certainly don't see racial stereotypes in fiction and assume those characters represent an entire race in real life. I also assume the majority of people of European decent don't think this way either (correct me if I'm wrong people of European decent), sure there are intolerant and belligerent individuals who are racist, but this is certainly not the majorities perception. It's like you're implying a negative racial stereotype causes a "white person" to think this is indicative of an entire race. You may go to bed and respond any time you like. Or not at all, but you have provided a fascinating insight, so thank you!

At what point do you stop? Star Wars and Dead Man's Chest are but two examples. If you keep looking you'll find dozens more racist stereotypes in modern film. Should every single film with a racist stereotype be complained about? But why is this limited to race? Take albinos for example (people with extremely fair skin and hair), in fiction they're often portrayed as evil characters and there was even protest over the albino character in the Da Vinci code. Isn't vilifying someone with really white skin as bad as the racial stereotypes in Star Wars?

Why does that "bone cage" scene from Dead Man's Chest immediately spring to mind? It seems the prisoners of "ethnic" bone cage met their doom for being dishonourable, while the prisoners of the "European" bone cage survived - that film was released in 2006. If you bother to look you'd probably find dozen scenes containing ethnic stereotypes with questionable motives in recent films.

The LEGO Group has released an official statement on the matter:

That was probably my fault... Anyway, it would be interesting to see some credible evidence which proves mothers have no issue against buying female minifigures with breasts for their daughters, yet do have an issue buying such minifigures for their sons. Since Brickington can't seem to find 20 seconds to Google this FOX News report, I've done it for us. The article is "LEGOs for girls has feminist group in a twist" (note the incorrect pluralisation of "LEGO") Nowhere does it mention mothers have an issue against purchasing minifigures with breasts for their son... The most detail it provides in relation to mothers is "the girl-targeted line is selling well, and generating positive feedback from parents". But if that's not the correct article, please guide to the correct source, Mister Brickington.

In other words it's a possibility... But we'll take the credit.

It could have all been in your head... FOX News... Brought to you by the same network as The Simpsons, Family Guy and Cleveland Show!

That's more like it! If it's not your own opinion, cite your sources.

And you know this because your statement is based on research? Or is it your own assumption?

The inhabitants of Naboo should also lodge a complaint...

Just wait till they discover the Prince of Persia sets...

That may never be confirmed, so lets assume it's a result of our diligence in researching the most popular animals then providing them with the data.

LOOK!!! It's that Seagull we suggested in our LEGO Pirates Animal Battle Pack Survey!

Each quarter the LEGO Group releases an official survey to ascertain general LEGO concerns. The survey conducted in this thread was an in-house Classic-Pirates.com/Eurobrick ventures lead by me which has nothing to do with the official quarterly survey. The data collated from LEGO Pirates Animal Pack Survey was sent to the LEGO Community Team which is run by official LEGO Representatives. The representatives then forward it to the relevant departments and beyond that the LEGO Group does not reveal any further information. Well maybe it did, we may never know.

Upcoming minfigs from Series 10 Sea Captain (particularly for seagull) Revolutionary Solider (missing legs) Native American

The official fourth-quarter LEGO Survey is completely unrelated to this, however the third-quarter survey findings weren't released until December 21, 2012, so don't expect the fourth quarter results for another few months. Excellent, the Animal Battle Pack Survey has paid off after-all!

Barbie dolls have had boobs for over 50 years, so breasts on childrens toys aren't a new thing... Despite breasts being reproductive organs they don't necessarily imply sexualisation, wasn't the intent of adding physical breasts to minifigures to increase feminine identity?

Also note the name of the ship is the Endeavour - as it's a name the you 'u' should not be omitted. Technically the full title is "HM Bark Endeavour" but we can at least get the spelling correct.

According to Dictionary.com the definition of a "phallus" is as follows: TheFreeDictionary, Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Cambridge Dictionary Online also do not implicate an erect state as a prerequisite for a phallus. Only Wikipedia mentions an erect state in its definitions, however the author(s) fail to cite sources for that part of the article and therefore its credibility is in conjecture. It could be very well the author is under the misconception an erect state is necessary, but clearly this is not the case.

I'm not against minifigures having breasts, but physically altering their chest seems unnecessary to make them appear more feminine. Under the current logic, shouldn't a male minifigure like a lifeguard for example, have an enlarged groin to represent his phallus? Seems a bit sexist only modifying the female minifigures.

I disagree, the feminine form in its entirety is what marks the difference between gender, but that statement is a digression. Because hasn't this difference been achieved sufficiently in minifigures through hair pieces, facial features, torso designs and dress pieces?