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(...) Thanks for clearing that up. $#@%!@#! :-) James (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Last night at the end of the 10 PM news they ran a short segment about Brickfest! -- Rosemary Regner, PE R Squared Digital Media rose@r2dm.com www.r2dm.com (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
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To All, (...) Boy, does that bring back some memories. It is hard to believe it has been three years. I am glad my minifigs speak in English, because I am not too knowlegable in Spanish, as I took French for 5 years. : ) As for Lando, I am glad they (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Aren't you forgetting about a minor character who popped up in the first few movies by the name of Darth Vader? Personally, I think you guys have too much time on your hands. Instead of being happy that LEGO is becoming a more culturally (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) After reading the posts, perhaps the issue is no longer "Does yellow=white?" but rather, "Why aren't there more people of color in the mainstream media?" If we had a Star Wars-type franchise that was evenly distributed among White, Black, (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Always? I don't think so... the first we heard of that policy was at the release of the NBA figures. After all, Speilberg (if the director is Speilberg) is yellow, and Zidane (and he is Zidane) is yellow. Adieu Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, that's true IF you believe that Lego's race card is played across all lines and all themes. From what I remember, they've always been adamant about the race card only pertaining to minifigs and only fictional ones at that. Personally, I (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Actually, I remember hearing that they did polls to see what the public thought would be more appropriate. The public chose "yellow" (or at least "pre-existing brick color") over "flesh-tones". I'll grant you that at the time they probably (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm really beginning to wish they had as well. I wouldn't be surprised if _they_ are wishing they'd done this. And if they aren't yet, they probably will be in a year or two, especially if that set ever hits retail store shelves. (...) That (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for stepping forward to take the slings and arrows. I have witnessed, as everyone else here has, Lego listening to us. We asked for a small stormtrooper pack, releasing old sets, new colors, new train cars and engines, discounts on bulk (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) However, we do have the clear example of (URL) set 215> as skin colour differentiating 'race'; and this set dates back to 1977 - not too long after yellow skin was established. Adieu Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port Brique Somewhere in the South (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) I got so fed up I just created a new profile and copied the old stuff over. That's why you'll find two members named "Paul Baulch"... :-) Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) It's important to understand that the "race-card" was played a long time ago. A bunch of pale danes sat around a room and decided what primary color would work best as a "flesh" tone. They looked at each other and the choice was ethno-centric. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) Excellent idea (I wish they had done this, in fact), but I don't think the problem really revealed itself until people started begging for a "black" Lando fig. Luke and most of the main characters had already been released by then, so there (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) About three years ago it was revealed that all Minifigs speak Spanish. ("Re: Who's feelin the black pack") (URL) also suggested we have a separate newsgroup just for this issue! (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The NBA situation is easy to figure out on the fact that they include not only the first black minifigs, but also the first white ones. If people complained that there weren't any black minifigs in the regular sets, you could finally point to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Josephine Shih" <bb573@ms45.hinet.net> wrote in message news:HJEprG.1rn6@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] You and a lot of people. I'd be surprised if you either the magazine or your money. Mike (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
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Damn.... I had ordered three ...... I subscribed online and paied through paypal. Does anybody have the same case? "Joel Hoornbeek" <joel@webaccess.net> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó news:HH59Eo.u9I@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) and (...) see (...) (URL) > here>.?I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
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