Dear LEGO - Take the Street Harassment Out of Your Stickers
My son is just getting into Legos, so I thought he’d love these stickers. Then I took a closer look and saw that one of the construction workers (the only one wearing “cool” sunglasses) was labeled “Hey Babe!”
I was stunned. Maybe it’s the fact that I just saw the team at Hollaback speak this month, or maybe it is that this is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, or maybe it is just that street harassment sucks. But chances are it was all three of these things that made me so mad to see a brand I love pushing this sort of thing.
The Hollaback website notes that street harassment is the most prevalent form of sexual violence for both men and women in the United States. Internationally, they point out, “studies show that between 70-99% of women experience street harassment at some point during their lives.”
Lego hasn’t really been on a roll recently when it comes to gender and its toys. See for example this post over at Ms. Magazine that picks apart the images of beauty in Lego’s new line of toys for girls (and check out the great ad from 1981 to see how far they have fallen).
Needless to say, I didn’t buy the stickers.
Someone has started a change.org petition asking for the “hey babe” stickers to be pulled. Sign on here.
Unbelievable.
if i had the power to control time i would probably just use it to sleep more
MY BOOK IS LOCKED IN A CLASSROOMN
RED ASLERT
I TOLD THIS REALLY NICE KID WHO NEVER CAUSES TROUBLE AND HEREACHED INTO HIS BACKPACK AND PULLED OUT A KEYCHAIN WITH KEYS TO THE CLASSROOM AND UNLOCKED IT FOR ME??
update i asked him why he had those keys and he said “its not important” im so lost
He’ll be vital to your quest later, don’t forget about him.
i actually like being up early i just don’t like getting up early
YOU PUT THIS IN WORDS
Sent my way by khantrapositive
This is a tumblr art project by artist Alex Law to draw superheroine pictures based on cosplay by little girls. The results of what he comes up with is pretty cool. :) People who like redraws/interpretations of superheroines, and just fun art, should check it out. :)
http://bettersupes.tumblr.com/post/48447517084
http://bettersupes.tumblr.com/post/48447512089
http://bettersupes.tumblr.com/post/48447500031
Those are the links to the 3 posts I took the pictures from. I just wanted to give a sample of what’s on the tumblr. :)
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[mynanisboss]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/c8e154d3083964dd5acf41fdfe287d5a/tumblr_mn9bxkjLDp1qewacoo1_500.jpg)
A sixth grader’s advice to future sixth graders.
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Damn, kid. You speak truth.
A student blows up at a teacher, drops the F-bomb. The usual approach at Lincoln – and, safe to say, at most high schools in this country – is automatic suspension. Instead, Sporleder sits the kid down and says quietly: “Wow. Are you OK? This doesn’t sound like you. What’s going on?”
He gets even more specific: “You really looked stressed. On a scale of 1-10, where are you with your anger?” The kid was ready. Ready, man! For an anger blast to his face….”How could you do that?” “What’s wrong with you?”…and for the big boot out of school. But he was NOT ready for kindness.
The armor-plated defenses melt like ice under a blowtorch and the words pour out: “My dad’s an alcoholic. He’s promised me things my whole life and never keeps those promises.” The waterfall of words that go deep into his home life, which is no piece of breeze, end with this sentence: “I shouldn’t have blown up at the teacher.” Whoa.
Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline — suspensions drop 85% (via mchotdog)
what a radical idea yo
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Bam. Kids “misbehave” for actual, real, valid reasons. And have feelings.
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For fuck’s sake, it takes the people in charge so long to figure shit like this out! Good for Lincoln High!
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This needs to be the policy EVERYWHERE…
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