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Today, the ad would feature a boy (no pink bricks, can’t be for girls), and it’d be advertising a special merchandising tie-in set (Ben 10, perhaps), faithfully built in strict accordance with the instructions. *sigh* Also, I love those 70s-style “picture-with-heading-and-text” ads. Via barcalounger:trixietreats:sexismandthecity:greaterthanlapsed: When They Build with LEGO, Never Ask Them What It Is… - The Retroist I will post this pretty much every time I come across it on the internet. I so wish advertising was more like this these days. As the mother of a 7-year-old, I have to say I am sick as fuck of pink. This little girl looks so happy and proud and comfortable in a way that is so uncontrived, it’s just… Beautiful. Zoom

Today, the ad would feature a boy (no pink bricks, can’t be for girls), and it’d be advertising a special merchandising tie-in set (Ben 10, perhaps), faithfully built in strict accordance with the instructions. *sigh*

Also, I love those 70s-style “picture-with-heading-and-text” ads.

Via barcalounger:trixietreats:sexismandthecity:greaterthanlapsed:

When They Build with LEGO, Never Ask Them What It Is… - The Retroist

I will post this pretty much every time I come across it on the internet. I so wish advertising was more like this these days. As the mother of a 7-year-old, I have to say I am sick as fuck of pink. This little girl looks so happy and proud and comfortable in a way that is so uncontrived, it’s just…

Beautiful.

via barcalounger
Posted on Thursday, July 1 2010.
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    I didn’t have words for how heartbroken I was when Lego started marketing things for girls. I eventually got around to...
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