Plastic Pride

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#40516, Everyone Is Awesome. Taken undercover by flash due to the! incessant! rain!

Upsides
Pretty.

Outstanding parts for later builds – bright colors and basic shapes.

Everyone IS awesome.

Downside
Everything Is Awesome!!! will crawl into your brain and never leave.

Links
I can’t see that a toy would make a difference. I would be wrong.

If I had been given this set by somebody at that point in my life, it would have been such a relief to know that somebody had my back. To know that I had somebody there to say “I love you, I believe in you. I’ll always be here for you.”

LEGO.com: Why I designed “Everyone is Awesome” by Matthew Ashton

The colors.

“The inclusion of black and brown on one end represents support of people of color within the LGBTQ+ community (similar to the recent Philadelphia Pride flag), while the light blue, white, and dark pink on the other end symbolize support for trans rights. The six colors of the traditional Pride flag are represented in between.

The Brothers Brick: Celebrate Pride with LEGO 40516 Everyone Is Awesome [Review]

Stay safe. Stay sane.
Katherine

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