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Subject: 
Re: NBA
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Sat, 28 Sep 2002 01:14:00 GMT
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"Tommy Rainwater" <info@plasticbrick.com> wrote in message
news:H34D87.B67@lugnet.com...
My point is, if they are willing to make a blueish-green Snape minifig • head
for no really valuable reason, then why can't they just make other races • as
well? It's not rocket science as they say.......... Just plug in some new
vats of ABS!

-Tommy

I like LEGO's direction of keeping a standard colour for the minifig heads
because I believe by doing so, LEGO actually sends out a message to the
children that we should always treat other people the same no matter which
skin colour they have or which race they are.  Why start diversifying
different races for them?  I mean, we have way too many racisms in our world
already, wouldn't it be better for children from all around the world to
start perceiving others as the same?
As for the special colour heads, all those characters that got a special
heads are fictional characters.  We imagine that Han Solo is a "white"
person because we've seen the movie, but let's say if an Asian kid just read
the novel without seeing the movie, Han Solo might probably be an Asian
because he/she could relate himself to the images in his/her mind.

Kevin



Message has 2 Replies:
  This topic sounds familiar... (was Re: NBA)
 
(...) I know this topic has been debated waaay too many times, but since Lego started representing real-life people (Starwars, etc) this problem was bound to come up. Personally I think it's too much of a stretch representing a black person with (...) (22 years ago, 28-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
  Re: NBA
 
(...) snip (...) I could'nt agree more. I remember e-mailing Lego & saying something to the effect that so far (before HP line) only aliens (SW), the undead (mummy) & the very near dead (Vader) were different colors. One could argue that Snape's (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: NBA
 
(...) You make some good points Bruce! I wonder when that "Poll" was conducted. Was it with a group of children from various races? Hmmm.... I just don't buy the whole idea of a design "standard" that Lego is trying to stay so true to... The range (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)

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