Science Museum, a UK public funding museum, describes the LEGOBRICS’s fixed mechanism as “gender” and “heterocorative” in one of its self-directed tours.
“Looking at strange things,” a guide Created by the museum’s gender and sexuality network, when you connect the bricks, the “male” block with the “male” pin that “male” connects to the “female” space in other blocks, so that when you connect the bricks, it connects to the “female” space in the other blocks. It suggests to evoke a concept. The network aims to “create more visibility and inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community.”
“LEGO bricks are often described in a gendered way,” the guide reads. “The top of the brick with the pins protruding is the male. The bottom of the brick with holes to receive the pins is the female, and the process in which the two sides are combined is called mating.”
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– Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) June 29, 2022
According to the guide, gender perception of toys is an example of “heteroregularity.”
“This is an example of applying heteronormative language to topics that are unrelated to gender, gender, and reproduction,” the guide reads. “It shows heteronorma (the idea that heterosexual and male/female gender binaries are the norm and that anything that falls outside is unusual). (Related: Mattel promotes trans agenda for children through its products)
Fiona McCanena, director of advocacy for a London-based nonprofit, called the guide “completely bonker.” statement To the telegraph.
“The self-directed trail for all of the ‘queer’ in Science Museum is totally crazy,” she said. “The idea that LEGO is “heteronormatic” is ridiculous, as Bullock is called “male” and “female.” Kids playing with Lego don’t need to be told that some people say fitting LEGO blocks together is “mate.” ”
“The idea that LEGO is “hetero-normative” is ridiculous, as Bullock is called “male” and “female.” People expect to be notified when visiting science museums, rather than having suspicious claims rooted in gender ideology. ” @derrybansheehttps://t.co/uruq27xjsk
– Sexual issues (@sexmattersorg) February 6, 2025
Self-guided tours were first devised in 2022. The tour “also commemorates Robertacowell, the UK’s World War II pilot, who was the first British trans woman to undergo gender-affirming surgery and changed her birth certificate,” the guide said. It’s there. .
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