Toying with identity? Lego unveils ‘LGBTQIA+’ rainbow-themed set designed to ‘celebrate everyone’

Lego has joined the growing roster of woke toy companies with a new buildable display model designed to symbolize “inclusivity,” prompting some to dismiss the construction set as a cynical marketing scheme.

On Thursday, the Danish toymaker unveiled its ‘Everyone is Awesome’ set, which features a rainbow-flag-inspired backdrop and 11 monochrome figurines, each with their own hairstyle and color.

The model is designed to “celebrate the diversity of our fans and the world around us,” and serves as a “symbol of love and acceptance by the LGBTQIA+ community,” the company explained in a press release.

According to activist group OutRight Action International, LGBTQIA stands for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual and/or Ally.”

https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1395303326879735811

20 May, 2021

13:00

https://www.rt.com/news/524314-lego-lgbtq-rainbow-themed/

Another one to boycott

British soldiers who refuse Covid jab will be ‘educated’ & could face disciplinary action – media

The British Army will punish military personnel who decline to be vaccinated against Covid-19, the Daily Mail has reported, as the media and government pile pressure on Britons to get the jab.

May 20, 2021 07:33

https://www.rt.com/uk/524286-vaccine-military-refuse-punishment/

PM Johnson says he shares ‘horror’ over spike in anti-Semitic incidents in UK, promises support to Jewish community

19 May, 2021 15:23

https://www.rt.com/uk/524248-johnson-anti-semitism-gaza-israel/