Every superhero needs a break! Now you can have lunch just like Batman does. This LEGO Batman Movie Lunch Set features a lunch box as well as a drinking bottle! The water bottle has an enlarged LEGO brick as a lid and there’s also a cup in the bottom. 19.2 x 20.1 x 6.7cm More than 10 in stock Standard delivery within 5 working days Collect+ from a local shop from More information on international delivery Returns are free -When parents and the childless started taking LEGO to task for developing a pink-washed line for girls that included busty figurines and other wondrous aptitude-enhancing experiences like nail salons, tanning, and shopping, the company quickly responded. In response to petitions from parents and the chiding of girls’ issues experts like Peggy Orenstein, LEGO stated that they had given the “Friends” line “a lot of thought” and agreed that “girls are very powerful and need to be represented as such.” But despite much concern from the parenting and feminist blogosphere, those hyper-gendered girly LEGOs are selling — and that’s really all LEGO cares about in the first place.
Hugo Schwyzer writes that “Olivia’s Tree House” — a product of the Friends line — is currently on Amazon’s list of 20 bestselling games and toys. He adds that although no numbers of sales have been released, it can be easily discerned that the Friends LEGOs are doing well. Profits of course allow LEGO to dismiss all this controversy as simply that — controversy, and affirms that they were correct to design a hyper-feminine play set that assumes all the superficial aspects of girls without considering their real strengths because at the end of the day, they’re making money. And companies like LEGO that assume the worst of our sons and our daughters will continue to do so unless parents put their money where their values and concerns for their kids are, and show push back with sales. Because LEGO and the like aren’t really all that invested in kids or what they glean about themselves and their capabilities from their toys, otherwise they wouldn’t have produced this obscenely sexist collection.
They’re a business and they only care about money. So unless parents can break it down into a language they understand — like “low sales,” “in the red,” and “unmoved product,” then there really is no incentive for LEGO to cease developing anything short of a “Happy Hooker House” complete with a madame and cash register.LEGO Friends Introduces Disney Princess Line by Jill Pantozzi | 3:30 pm, November 14th, 2013 [View All on One Page] When I first heard LEGO was teaming with Disney for Princess sets, my first thought was “Yes! Finally I get some minifigs I’ve always wanted!” And then I realized they weren’t the regular minifigs but more like the recent LEGO Friends sets. I’m personally disappointed but I know a lot of folks really like these, so take a peek at our first preview of the line. And don’t miss Flynn Rider looking utterly lost. (Nerd Approved via Brothers Brick) Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?
Meanwhile, miffed Legoland managers criticised May for building the house without their help.May said: ‘I’m very unhappy about it. I feel as if I’m having my arm twisted into saying “knock it down”. Blocked sink: The bathroom with a working taps and basin made from Lego Cosy: James in the bedroom - and you'll never guess what he made the bed, pillows and slippers from! Purrfect: The home even comes with its own cat ‘Legoland only told us on Thursday they were not going to take it. Block head: The TV presenter built the house for his forthcoming BBC show, James May Toy Stories 'Knocking it down is just wrong on every level. really lovely thing – it would break the hearts of the 1,000 people who worked like dogs to build it.’ May believes that an art gallery, a children’s home or a wealthy private collector might be interested in the house. entrepreneurs hoping to make money from it would face legal problems as
Legoland has an exclusive licence to use the plastic bricks as a public Lego has also banned May from dismantling the structure and giving away the bricks, which the company donated for his forthcoming BBC show James May’s Toy Stories. ‘It would dilute Lego’s sales – we can only give them to charity,’ May said. May slept in the house on Friday night, on ‘the most uncomfortable bed I’ve ever slept in’ – when he also discovered the house was not waterproof. Martin Williams, marketing director of Legoland Windsor, said: ‘We’re disappointed we were not consulted as our model-makers could have advised on building a movable structure. ‘In our opinion, the only way to move the Lego house now is to cut into it, which would compromise the structural integrity and present us with Plastic fantastic: James in the multi-coloured hallway Building blocks: James even used Lego to make kitchen utensils, including a toaster, whisk, bread bin and iron