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It wasn't me, but I love it.

As a general rule, I would try not to use the words "feminist" and "bitch" in the same sentence. Especially not repeatedly. Not if you know what's good for you, anyway. Men, carry on with the discussion and try to show a little sensitivity to the line you are toeing...

That's more than enough. Thank you.

How is this topic necessary over the Friends discussion, Friends controversy, who's your favorite friend?, If your momma was a friend, all the reviews, am I missing any? How the friends saved the starving children, etc... ?? Am I missing something? Is there a reason we need this separated? I'm inclined to close this unless someone can provide some compelling reason why it needs a separate discussion.

The outward slope is there. Look at how the pockets buldge.. and definitely the hourglass waist lines are there...

Ask and ye shall receive:

Thank you and yes, I thought of that City Corner set a lot while building this one. This one has a lot of character and unique design compared to those boring boxes they make for boys. I'd rather have this in my City.

Why did you quote me saying I didn't know to ask me if I knew?

There are six slots open and I have enough interest to continue with the game. I will send out character descriptions this weekend and start the first chapter next week.

Don't worry. It's not annoying at all.

Furthermore, I have Emma's Splash pool, which conveniently comes with Emma.

Don't worry about it.

Hey, leave the controversy for the controversy topic. This topic is just discussion.

Thank you for posting an intelligent and well-written response. I'll try not to boil the controversy down to one-sentence jokes anymore. I agree with your opinions to an extent. However, my problem is that the activist is boiling it all down to one idea so she can create a stink. However, what's really being missed is that LEGO is an educational toy because it is a construction toy. And here's where I disagree with your points. Barbie comes right out of the box. The dolls and houses here are constructed. What image do minifigs have in other sets? None. Joe who drives the recycle truck doesn't do anything for fun. Maybe he drinks and bets on dog fights in a back alley. Anyway, they're already ahead of Barbie and Bratz, in my opinion, because of the construction aspect of the toy. The characters were developed through 4 years or more of market research. Apparently, this is what the market research found girls like to play to motivate their creativity, perhaps encouraging them to build more. Let's see... They're marketed towards young girls and the girls in the sets are clearly in their teens. I assume so anyway, since Olivia lives with her parents. They're cool teenagers. Perhaps young girls look forward to having cars and pets and responsibility like a job at a cafe. Boycott this toy quick before girls start liking green and planning parties! The horror! Maybe we'd like to see "Olivia studies for the MCAT," but would it sell? The good news is we will be hosting a contest for people to vent about this controversy however they like through the medium of brick. We'll get that going soon. In my opinion, the characters may be slightly vapid and they're not activists or lawyers or firefighters, but they're not overly negative. They are interesting to young girls and the toys challenge them to build things on their own and be creative and get their imaginations going. Play time can be about play. It doesn't have to be about rights and activism. Barbie and Bratz may still be on the shelves for some reason. I keep burning bras but they seem to keep showing up. I'm not sure what's wrong there. LEGO may not be producing the most positive role models for future feminists but they're listening to what young girls want to provide an educational toy to that demographic. The woman in the referenced article suggests that LEGO misses out on the girl market because it doesn't have enough female figures in the sets for girls to identify with. Would they actually buy more speeder bikes if Leia was riding them? Would a snake wrecking ball with a female driver entice girls into the market? Are there any other toys that successfully market themselves to both genders? Toys can't parent children. Any toy, no matter how socially responsible, needs to be coupled with a responsible parent to foster positive gender roles in our society. In the meantime, Andrea and Lucy Lamb are opening their own Ice Cream Shoppe in my tabletown. They may plan a party there. I hope activists won't boycott my condo.

Please post all of your creations here! I really enjoyed your Flickr folder. I even perused your favorites. I'm a fan.

Thank you. I desperately needed that.

Oh God, I don't have spell-check on IE at work.

I just talked about it! If you weren't busy posting, you would've noticed! Misogynistic pig!

I think it's not a bad decision. Granted, it may be more of Target or TRU's decision, but it allows those Moms who don't visit the LEGO aisle for their girl that there's a construction toy girls can play with too. I think the feminists who are dying to boycott this line think The LEGO Group doesn't want girls to play with the sets "intended for boys." This is a good way to introduce girls to the market and get them interested in other lines, which they will be. My eight year old niece already has all of the Creator houses...and lots of dolls! She will be very happy to populate her town with the mini-dolls. That was one thing I didn't ask her specifically, I'm just assuming. I didn't want to delve into her psyche too much. She's a kid, I don't think I need to ask her to overthink her toys!

Yeah, you should be careful. Don't hurt yourself. Silly girl. In all seriousness, a lot of those comments and rants were in respponse to a specific conversation I had been following on Flickr. The original complainer believes that 3061 City Park Cafe can be built in 4 minutes, only has 90 parts and insults her daughter's intelligence. This is clearly an uninformed opinion, just glancing at a picture and putting in no effort to compare this to other LEGO sets at similar price points...

*checks tiberium_blue's flickr photostream* *sees monastery* *faints* :faints and dies from amazingly beautiful transcendent creation: Oops, we need a new emoticon!

Yes, but bosomy denotes some sort of bustiness or large, unattainable breasts. They're attainable normal female chests. Even minifigs have cleavage. Are you a robot?

But only one of us has had a portal full.