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Re: African American Minifigs
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lugnet.build.minifigs
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Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:48:14 GMT
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If you are looking for an african american minifig and willing to settle for
something non-lego Toys 'r' Us has a set manufactured by best blok (i think
dont quote me on the name). It's a dump truck and comes with a dark skin
toned minifig.
In lugnet.build.minifigs, John Rudy writes:
> In lugnet.build.minifigs, Dan Simonson writes:
> > I think Lego is just trying to cut corners and save money. They are aimed at
> > the younger audience, and all they do is get their parents to buy the latest
> > hyped up theme.
>
> Well, I don't want to sound racist, but
> I think that if TLG played the race card,
> there would be major controversy, IMO.
> Anyways, back to your post
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> > I think it would be a good idea though to have "Dark Skin
> > Toned" minifigs, because as this conversation was originally based on it • could
> > open up new themes.
> > Chef
>
> If we look at the original ideas, see
> http://www.lugnet.com/build/minifigs/?n=389,
> were
> > Adventurers Safari,
> What is stopping TLG now from doing this?
> Are blacks the only ones seen going on safari?
> > MIB Lego Themes,
> MIB is losing popularity fast, licensing doesn't
> seem likley, unless TLG has loads of money to lose
> > Baseball
> Again, what is stopping them right now?
> Soccer had no blacks, and the radical NAACP
> didn't slap TLG in the face with lawsuits.
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> As you can probably tell, I am Politically
> incorrect to the core. [1]
>
> -John Rudy
> (These are my opinions, you may agree or diagree,
> but I have the right to voice them.)
>
> [1] "Frankly my dear, I don't give a d@mn"
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| (...) Well, I don't want to sound racist, but I think that if TLG played the race card, there would be major controversy, IMO. Anyways, back to your post (...) If we look at the original ideas, see (URL)Adventurers Safari, What is stopping TLG now (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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