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And if you want to buy a bucketload of tan bricks and build Jerusalem - go for it. I will say that LEGO can set whatever policy for IDEAS that they like. No religion, no politics, no war... that is fine by me.
If it's Ferngully 2, I probably won't be impressed. If's it's Godfather 2, I'll like it more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_and_mythology
Folklore has been in quite some lego sets, such as the popup book or the red riding hood cmf. Myths have also been seen, such as a war goddess, which just is Athena, and a faun. Also, Thor, Loki, Fenris wolf and valkyrie have been in marvel sets, which adds a complete other layer of complexity. Religion is not as obvious, but there are some christmas angels, and christmas trees are a combination of christian and yule (I think) traditions. Monkie kid, Ninjago, and the chinese celebration sets have aspects of all three as far as I know, but I'm not familiar enough with the culture to comment on that.
I would be fine with sets based on religion and myths personally. Monkie kid has been great, and I hope something like that will happen for other cultures.
LEGO isn't under any obligation to promulgate edicts regarding their products. What should be clear is that LEGO is controversy-adverse, but simultaneously revenue-attracted. Navigating away from what creates controversy but also continues to fill the coffers is the balancing act.
Star Wars is fantasy. Comic Book Heroes are fantasy. LEGO is in the business of fantasy, no matter what other parallels may be drawn between fantasy and reality.
Is there any point to some empty declaration that LEGO's policies are hypocritical or inconsistent? Wonderful. They're selling toys, not offering absolution, a moral code to follow or anything of the sort.
They're not making military toys, they're not doing co-marketing with Shell. I'm still buying their product and helping push them to remain the World's leading toy manufacturer.
These sequels have been delayed and delayed so will be interesting to see what releases first, the sets or the films they are meant to be based on. As we see repeatedly in hollywood plans and sequels can soon be dropped if films underperform (though I had read they were filming a number of these sequels back-to-back, so in that case a lot of the money is already invested...).
I also still get infuriated when I see dislocated arms and legs on minifigs pulled out of their sockets to achieve unnatural photo positions. It never seems to go away.
It's almost like it takes no talent to line up minifigs on a baseplate.
I now see vintage collectors with 100-200+ black falcons, lion knights lined up on a baseplate etc and it's no wonder fig prices are £4+ for a 'common' figure.
Each to his own I guess, some spend £500 on a grey star wars spaceship that sits on a shelf, some spend that on a parade of vintage figures. It's just not for me.
We also acknowledge children’s well-proven ability to tell play from reality. however, to make sure to maintain the right balance between play and conflict, we have adhered to a set of unwritten rules for several years. In 2010, we have formalized these rules in a guideline for the use of conflict and weapons in LEGO products. The basic aim is to avoid realistic weapons and military equipment that children may recognize from hot spots around the world and to refrain from showing violent or frightening situations when communicating about LEGO products. At the same time, the purpose is for the LEGO brand not to be associated with issues that glorify conflicts and unethical or harmful behavior.
Or LEGO could just avoid (mostly) anything close to modern military equipment and warfare, and just make all kinds of other stuff. Why invite controversy by drawing a line, then getting right up to that line? Some people won't get the nuances of when, for instance, a particular tank was in service and will call LEGO hypocritical for making it.
The price of Lego has remained relatively flat for decades. Sooner or later they would have to raise MSRP, and remember some of that increase will go to the retailer and not the manufacturer.
Don’t like it? Vote with your wallet. Any other expression of displeasure is just hot air.
And... It's Lego; colorful plastic is the point!
No one is forcing you to use Vibrant Yellow. To the best of my knowledge, TLG is not retiring any of the other yellows.
"Way overused". Please list all of the sets that contain Vibrant Yellow.