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| (...) Lots of people do...start here: (URL)It just seems to me that it's silly (...) You hit upon the magic word...simple. The idea behind the yellow minifig (besides the available LEGO color spectrum whe they were invented) was non-ethnic (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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racial, minifig
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| (...) No one in any argument here has suggested that skin color has any effect on a person's human-ness. (...) **snip of several recent, anecdotal examples** These are fine, of course, and it's great to see that Lego has opened its marketing to a (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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racial, minifig
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| I must catch a flight in 15 mintues and will not have email for a few days, but had to post quickly: 1. No offense Scott S., but just because something has been discussed before does not mean it should not be discussed again and that nothing will (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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racial, minifig
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| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
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| (...) I disagree with your assumptions. When LEGO first made any attempt at Lego "people", they had very few colors to choose from. Yellow was probably the best looking one available at the time. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I just don't believe there was (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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racial, minifig
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| | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego
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| (...) Hey, I had the exact same thought. I'm trying to create the minifig version of the Colorado Rapids. @ of their 5 forwards are Central American, one is African, one is African-American, and one is Caucasian. I just grabbed 5 of my minifgs with (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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racial, minifig
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| | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego
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| (...) Hey, I had the exact same thought. I'm trying to create the minifig version of the Colorado Rapids. 3 of their 5 forwards are Central American, one is African, one is African-American, and one is Caucasian. I just grabbed 5 of my minifgs with (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
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| (...) You assume incorrectly about what you think are my assumptions. "...what primary color would work best a "flesh" tone." I covered that. Nor did I say that there was any overt racial motivation. What I do believe is that Lego didn't think (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
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| (...) Ew, no. I couldn't disagree more. I have no problem with real basketball players being depicted with more naturalistic skin tones. I have no probem with Lando being brown. To be honest, I wouldn't have minded if he looked rather like this (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: NBA LEGO: Minifig skintone issue apparent;y settled
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| Here's my old opinion. I never really pondered on this topic too long, didn't really matter in my youth, legos were legos. But now that I think about it, my quick judgment would be this: I think the singular race of minifigs reflected the area where (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego
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| "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:Fz4rAo.HHF@lugnet.com... (...) literature. (...) its (...) you (...) the (...) may (...) But what does that matter? That was done in the past, and this is today. The question is, how will (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| First, I have to say that I agree with practically everything that Dave Schuler Writes in post 6299. But, I have to point out some comments that i found to be disturbing. Dave Schuler writes that "It's fine for a bunch of us to sit around discussing (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Racial politics in LEGO (Endless debates in LUGNET about race would be a good title too!)
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| Jason, (...) Usually, when I see this, it does mean it, but I digress, I am rather sick of this discussion to begin with. (...) I have little faith in reiterating this discussion about Lando and Panaka for the 5th, 6th, 7th, etc. time. I am sick to (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)
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racial, minifig
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| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
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| In lugnet.starwars, James Seibert wrote: [ snip ] I have witnessed, as (...) Hear hear! Thank you Lego, for making TOYS (yes; they ARE toys!!!) that keep us occupied for so long. And don't take any notice of the "racial aware" people: I like mine (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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