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Lego To Produce Three Box Sets Featuring Female Scientists

Posted by Soulskill on from the also-known-as-scientists dept.

vossman77 writes: 'According to the Chicago Tribune, "Lego will produce a limited-edition box set called Research Institute, featuring three female scientists in the act of learning more about our world and beyond." The concept received 10,000 supporters on the LEGO ideas site. Creator Ellen Kooijman writes in a blog post, "As a female scientist I had noticed two things about the available Lego sets: a skewed male/female minifigure ratio and a rather stereotypical representation of the available female figures. It seemed logical that I would suggest a small set of female mini-figures in interesting professions to make our Lego city communities more diverse." LEGO says, "The final design, pricing and availability are still being worked out, but it's on track to be released August 2014."'

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  1. A "box" set about females by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    hee hee hee

  2. I don't know what the fuss is... by Richy_T · · Score: 4, Funny

    There have been at least four different Princess Leia Lego minifigs.

    Four!

  3. Madame Curie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will the Madame Curie set glow in the dark?

  4. Plastic ceiling? by DougOtto · · Score: 5, Funny

    I heard these sets would cost 30% of the sets with male scientists.

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    1. Re:Plastic ceiling? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I plan on buying one of these then building a lego kitchen so I can put the female mini figure where she belongs.

    2. Re:Plastic ceiling? by Miseph · · Score: 3, Funny

      Can't imagine it would matter much, it's not like they'd want to fuck you either way.

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  5. LEGO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reducing great women to objects! Mere playthings!

    1. Re:LEGO by Keyboard+Rage · · Score: 3, Funny

      Reducing great women to objects! Mere playthings!

      ...in a world of studs.

  6. Re:How do you make a lego character female? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 4, Funny

    why not get a Male Scientist package and just give it another head

    Because giving head to a male scientist would spark an outrage in feminist circles?

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  7. Re:How do you make a lego character female? by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Madame Curie Lego will have bald patches.

  8. Re:How do you make a lego character female? by StrangeBrew · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not to mention, how would you advertise the box? Male Scientist Pack. Now Giving Head to get Female Scientists!