Patrik Hanson That's like saying bicycles are children's toys merely because children ride bikes. Heck, my kids have a microscope they play with...does that make microscopes a children's toy?
LEGO are building bricks. They're used by people of all ages to build things. Insisting on labeling them as "children's toys" suggests you hope to insult those adults who build with them. Is that your intent?
Craig Froehle - If you are offended, it is because you choose to be offended.
”It has come a long way over the past almost 80 years - from a small carpenter’s workshop to a modern, global enterprise that is now one of the world’s largest manufacturers of toys.”
Patrik Hanson That would be the reason anyone is offended. It doesn't discount your intent to offend. It just makes it clear that you're not some offensiveness dictator who can decide if we are offended or not.
Sure you do. I did.
ReplyDeletePatrik Hanson How is that possible?
ReplyDeleteActually as a kid I didn't like it, and when I got older I got into it. Lol
ReplyDeleteArmando Hernandez - What do you mean ”how”? It's not impossible for adults to grow out of children's toys.
ReplyDeleteThat crazy little thing called Adultery...
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Craig Froehle - That doesn't change the fact that it's still a children's toy. It depends on how you look at it.
ReplyDeletePatrik Hanson That's like saying bicycles are children's toys merely because children ride bikes. Heck, my kids have a microscope they play with...does that make microscopes a children's toy?
ReplyDeleteLEGO are building bricks. They're used by people of all ages to build things. Insisting on labeling them as "children's toys" suggests you hope to insult those adults who build with them. Is that your intent?
Craig Froehle - If you are offended, it is because you choose to be offended.
ReplyDelete”It has come a long way over the past almost 80 years - from a small carpenter’s workshop to a modern, global enterprise that is now one of the world’s largest manufacturers of toys.”
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Toy: ”An object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something.”
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Adults play with LEGO
ReplyDeletePatrik Hanson That would be the reason anyone is offended. It doesn't discount your intent to offend. It just makes it clear that you're not some offensiveness dictator who can decide if we are offended or not.
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