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Re: Lego and the NBA
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lugnet.football
Date: 
Fri, 31 May 2002 18:07:09 GMT
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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 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.

Keep them yellow, way neutral enough for me.

Todd



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  Re: Lego and the NBA
 
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.sports)
  Re: Lego and the NBA
 
(...) Okay, first of all, think "The Simpons"; Sure, people aren't really yellow, yet they have designated three or so colors for different ethicities. Lego should follow suit. Second - as many colors as Lego currently has, I don't think it would (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.sports, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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If they do these sets with minifigs I wonder if this will force LEGO to address the "race" issue with the figs? If they try to make the figures after real athletes then I would think so. jt (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.sports)

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