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Subject:	Re: Is Eduardo is out of line? (was: Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms")
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Fri, 21 Dec 2001 02:11:50 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, David Gregory writes: > I do object to the swearing, but I agree that people should not make LEGO > minifigs into gay characters. Anyway, just because someone doesn't like gay > minifigs doesn't mean that they're homophobic. Instead of homophobia, they > could be homoodious (hating homosexuality instead of fearing it). Please > remember that just because someone doesn't like something, doesn't mean that > they're scared of it. > Fuzzy Why shouldn't they make gay character's? I don't think you should tell people what to do or not to do. Don't like it, don't look at it.

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		Re: Is Eduardo is out of line? (was: Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms")
(...) Despite having previously been labled a homophobe myself, I second this. Why not make gay characters? Heck, I might even purchase or create a couple of gay characters myself just to include in a story concept if I were so inclined to do so. (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

		Re: Is Eduardo is out of line? (was: Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms")
(...) I think the language used in the Danish statement is a lot more, uh, blunt than you'd see in any US statement. I think the objection is to dealing at all with issues of overt sexuality--muddy, I know-- because of the minifig's largely (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Is Eduardo is out of line? (was: Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms")
I do object to the swearing, but I agree that people should not make LEGO minifigs into gay characters. Anyway, just because someone doesn't like gay minifigs doesn't mean that they're homophobic. Instead of homophobia, they could be homoodious (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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