Summary of 10 Biggest Lego Scandals

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The video "10 Biggest Lego Scandals" discusses some of the more well-known incidents involving Lego, including the Catcalling Construction Worker and the $350 Star Wars set that shipped with missing pieces. The list of scandals also includes the light-skinned default population, the inclusion of more races and skin tones in Lego products, and the participation of super members Christopher, Felix, Valentine, Smiley Kerr, Zeralamu, Lisa Currier, Ajmac 200017, A-nash Productions, and Bradley Bowden.

• 00:00:00 Lego has had a number of scandals in the past, some more serious than others. The most recent involves a toy called Turg that was released in 2015 and was met with criticism for its offensive description of someone with a learning disability.
• 00:05:00 Lego cuts ties with Blizzard after a controversy involving a term that offends people with a disability. Lego's vice president removes the language from their website and makes a public apology. The term is surprisingly specific though, so it does surprise me that Lego would unintentionally use a a term like that. However, either way, Turg could have been licking in ice cream instead. There is a market for millions of dollars each year from Lego counterfeit sets, and Lego sells limited edition sets that make them very valuable. Poor Tom had accidentally bought a knockoff set, probably from Lepin, the most big and notorious of these Lego knockoff brands. Lego eventually took notice of this and filed civil actions in China against Lepin. The case was accepted by Chinese courts in 2016 and around three years later in 2019, crap started happening. The most famous one being the UCS millennium falcon which dropped in value for a time because fake millennium falcons had been popping up all over the internet. Lego eventually took notice of this and filed civil actions in China against Lepin.
• 00:10:00 Lego was criticized for a comic strip in a kids' magazine that showed girls dressing up as bakers to bake muffins for scientists, which some customers felt discouraged girls from getting involved in science. Lego apologized to customers and claimed that they wanted to show that girls have a lot of interest in science, but their language missed the mark. As of this video, Lego has canceled the Overwatch 2 set.
• 00:15:00 Lego has been experiencing a trend towards more combat-related sets, with team members such as Voldemort not typically known for smiling and being associated with negative stereotypes. One boy's bus ride to school was interrupted when he pulled out a Lego minifigure rifle, causing the other kids to panic. This caused the bus driver to slam on the brakes, leading to the boy getting detention. The mother of the boy declared the school overreacted, but personally, Josh thinks the trend is warranted and has a lot more good than harm.
• 00:20:00 Lego has been receiving a lot of backlash online for their recent campaign to "empower women all over the world." Some people are angry because they feel that the campaign is too politically correct and that Lego is trying to impose stereotypical gender roles on children. Others are concerned that the campaign will limit the diversity of Lego sets for children. However, Lego has defended their campaign by citing the importance of depicting people of all races and skin tones accurately, and by pointing out that children learn best through problem solving.
• 00:25:00 The video "10 Biggest Lego Scandals" discusses some of the more well-known incidents involving Lego, including the Catcalling Construction Worker and the $350 Star Wars set that shipped with missing pieces. The list of scandals also includes the light-skinned default population, the inclusion of more races and skin tones in Lego products, and the participation of super members Christopher, Felix, Valentine, Smiley Kerr, Zeralamu, Lisa Currier, Ajmac 200017, A-nash Productions, and Bradley Bowden.