Activist group finds LEGO Batman 'oppressive,' 'destructive' to kids

The Escalade is only there because its a 4x4 and the scummy hippies don't like them, if it was a Smart Car it wouldn't, personally IM voting for the smart Cycle because Ive seen it in action, its shocking and lasts 5 mins before it falls apart.

PS
98% of hippies are idiots whose opinions don't matter

My daughter has a SmartCycle and it's taken more beatings than a pinata and has held up great...

Their argument is idiotic, though. I bought it for my daughter so she could get some exercise when it was too cold outside to play. What the hell is wrong with that? You can't ride a trike in 3 feet of snow.

BATMAN LEGO makes you KILL COPS FOR FUN AND TREASURE. YOU ALL WHO ARE OKAY WITH THIS ARE BEYOND HELP

Yeah... I can see a point in the skimpy Barbie and the shitting baby being part of that ballot. The other ones, I'm not so sure about. But I'll smack a kid that says "FUCK THIS IS GREAT I WANT A REAL CADILLAC ESCALADE"

"in relation to what i assume this group's goals to be"

Ok, maybe the shitting baby doesn't fit the "commercial-free" mantra well... but I do think it's a lame toy.

Carry on.

B-B-B-B-UT...WON'T ANYONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!?!!?

Lawlz...nope.

Whoa... Your avatar really brings back memories...

My Pet Monster FTW!!

*Cough* *Gasp* *Wheeze*

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*Dead*

Surely the whole point of Lego Batman is its Lego and Batman, Batman is just a setting/world for a Lego game.

I think the point of a Lego Batman is that Batman is awesome, and Lego is awesome, so mixing two awesome things makes it some sort of adjective I can't even imagine.

Awexome!

But Lego comes from Denmark, a SOCIALIST country! Don't you see, it's a Marxist plot to saturate young minds with thoughts of distributed wealth!

But how could it not be?

"being in the same room as a smoker is instantly fatal to absolutely everyone."

Haven't you played Left4Dead?

The L4D smoker has to be the weakest enemy to a good team.

You can disconnect his tongue from the player by
a) shooting him
b) meleeing the victim
c) shooting the victim, which inexplicably does no damage and disconnects him.

because it doesnt teach materiealism....lol

Yes but then they could have chosen actual Lego, praise the lord, rather than a game that has nothing to do with physical Lego, praise the lord, blocks ;)

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh I fell out my fuckin chair on that shit....

oh shi, The Joker stole the Bat Bike!

They always practice proper bike safety though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKBn_mm8nzc

So THAT'S where my preferred childhood went!

It could have something to do with Bratz now being discontinued after Mattel won a lawsuit against them.

seriously!??!?

Damn....shows where I have been the past 2 years.....lol

That only happened last month, so you may still be able to find those delightful toys on shelves for a while... the company responsible for producing them plans to file an appeal, but I have my doubts about it succeeding, personally.

http://consumerist.com/5109029/barbie-vs-bratz-barbie-wins-court-stops-production-of-bratz-merchandise

on one hand I am glad they are gone.....but on the other Mattel basically flexed its muscles and won that case on the strength of them being WHO they are and MCA being a 2nd rate company by comparison......I doubt they will win that appeal too.....whats funny is this all started because MCA sued Mattel First over the "My Scene" Barbie....lol.....they woulda kept they mouths shut they may have lasted a while longer....

huh?

"Everything out there is manufactured and marketed for them; nothing is creative anymore"

See, to begin with, what has changed about Lego's? They still the same, I mean, I remember getting my first set about 18 years ago, and they are still the same as today...

It seems that you are complaining about the fact that they are released with certain themes (Indiana Jones, Star Wars, etc), but the thing is, that has ALWAYS been that way, I remember my first set was one of some astronauts...

"Instead, they should launch a campaign telling kids that games like Lego Batman are OK, but they should balance their time playing with games with other activities."

That is a really dumb idea, the company is all about those little construction bricks, they are not about physical activities, they are more focused on mental activities, that's the point of the Lego's.

Oh, and seriously, since you don't seem to know much about them, you should visit their website, I was shown a long time ago, and I was damn impressed. There is a hell lot of content there, not only that, many of it is really creative, such as Pick a Brick, Design Studio, etc...

Oh, and before I forget, http://www.lego.com/education/#

Read it, you would be surprised as to how much more educational this company is compared to many other ones out there

Dude, I was referring to the people in the article. I said that these people shouldn't try to vilify these games, but should show people balance. Read more closely next time.

Also, just because YOU played with Legos 18 years ago doesn't mean that kids still play with them. I work with kids, and most of the kids I work with would rather play Gears than play with Legos.

Try to find a big box of Legos these days. You can't. They're all model kits with huge pre-made pieces. There is nothing creative about Lego anymore. Nothing.

I'm voting down everyone who put an s on the end of Lego. It's just Lego, damn it!

"Dude, I was referring to the people in the article. I said that these people shouldn't try to vilify these games, but should show people balance. Read more closely next time."

uh, I know, you first started by agreeing with them

"I kind of agree with them"

and then went on to say that this is a commercial era, and that they should instead put their focus on educating kids about balance.

But, first of all, the group itself is called "Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood", they are not after games/toys messing up kids minds...

take a look at their mission statement:

"CCFC’s mission is to reclaim childhood from corporate marketers. A marketing-driven media culture sells children on behaviors and values driven by the need to promote profit rather than the public good"

They pretty much don't want Lego to use Batman or any other "mature" character, but...that is what is attracting the kids in the first place!

They REALLY think that kids nowadays would play Lego's just because of the construction aspect of it?

I know, that's where we both agree, but if so, I don't understand why you mentioned this:

"Instead, they should launch a campaign telling kids that games like Lego Batman are OK, but they should balance their time playing with games with other activities."

It is true, but neither this group nor the Lego Company have anything to do with that. Not only that, but dude, there are more than enough pro physical exercise groups, what about for mental stimulation?

"Also, just because YOU played with Legos 18 years ago doesn't mean that kids still play with them. I work with kids, and most of the kids I work with would rather play Gears than play with Legos."

Sad to hear that, around 7 years ago while I was in high school, we tried to push this program to use Lego's for introduction to robotics. It run for the last 2 years I was there, don't know if it still going since I moved out of Peru by that time.

Like I mentioned above, the US government is too focused on physical health that for the last 6 years that I have been here, I have yet to see a mental stimulation program that has been pushed nearly as pushed as VERB has.

Groups like these shouldn't be attacking Lego's, they are one of the few toy companies with a huge mainstream appeal that have been pushing education a lot.

Damnit now I want to play Gears, but I'm stuck at work.

Thanks a lot Gabriel.

I see your point Noshino.

This all boils down to parenting though. Kids will be creative and active if their parents encourage it, and especially so if their parents are also creative, active people. It's not that hard to combat the effects of advertising and materialism, it just takes being a proactive parent who wants to raise a kid well.

First meeting - delayed due to tragic irony

It'll never get off the ground...today's parents are [mostly] too lazy to even read the entire committee title.