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Re: Lego and the NBA
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lugnet.sports
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Fri, 31 May 2002 18:22:30 GMT
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In lugnet.football, Todd Thuma writes:
> I say keep all the minifigs yellow. Don't get into color. As soon as you do
> then you will not have enough shades. The shade they use will not be dark
> enough or light enough. Also most ethnicities are not color but facial features
> as well. Do you print slanted eyes to depict Asians? How do you represent
> American Indians or Indonesian people. Representing one or just a few and not
> all would infuriate many.
Of course, the three that you mentioned have been represented in the Ninja,
Western, and Pirate (Islanders) lines. Or perhaps you were being ironic?
I say make all kinds of colors for heads. They've done it with Duplo,
they've done it with those huge-headed figs from the early-to-mid-70's
(well, they had red ones for American Indians at least). Let's face it,
yellow dates back to the days when there were only 5 or 6 colors available.
Now they have all kinds of colors. Time to move ahead with things.
Bruce
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| (...) The "Yellow is neutral" line of argument is a total farce. Minifigs with yellow heads look like white, European people. It is as obvious as the nose in front of your face. Why does TLC make minifigs of every major star wars figure, and many (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.sports)
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| I say keep all the minifigs yellow. Don't get into color. As soon as you do then you will not have enough shades. The shade they use will not be dark enough or light enough. Also most ethnicities are not color but facial features as well. Do you (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.sports)
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