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| (...) Actually, I think there are some good issues that are raised in this article. (...) There is some validity to the argument that yellow more closely represents light-skinned people. The author oversteps by calling it "Aryan yellow" to be sure, (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| (...) Keep in mind that caucasian NBA players were also included in flesh tone: Steve Nash (Canada) Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) Pau Gasol (Spain) Tony Kukoc (Croatia) ... so I don't believe the stereotype is in the NBA figs (although, they were a bad (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| (...) Well we do have a brown head in Star Wars sets for Lando and they are used in the new Spider Man sets as well, so they have broken way from just the NBA sets. But I do understand your point. jt (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| (...) I think the official line is that anytime something is licensed, then the flesh-colored figures can be used. If you look at the Ferrari sets, the crew is yellow, but Barichello and Shumacher are flesh-colored. Spider-Man, Harry Potter, and (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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