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Re: Read Sales in the Subset
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lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 15 Jul 2004 01:48:36 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
> > Negatives:
> > *'Skin colour' minifigs. Still don't look like any real skin colour I know
> > of so why bother changing from yellow?
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> I'm guessing this mostly stems from the Lando issue. If they start releasing a
> few sets here and there that include brown minifigs, but still keep using the
> classic yellow ones in the same set, it'll look terribly racist for them to not
> use more brown minifigs. If they only use brown ones in sets where the
> non-brown minifigs are some shade that's clearly meant to resemble Caucasian
> flesh, it helps reinforce the idea that yellow minifigs aren't white folks,
> allowing them to keep using yellow minifigs for all non-licensed themes without
> any guff from political activists. The odd thing is that the 2004 Caucasian
> skin tone doesn't look anything like the NBA Caucasian skin tone (not that it
> looked any more realistic).
It really is an odd agument isn't it? 'We'll prove them wrong by giving them
what they want'. It really is a lose/lose situation for TLG in my opinion.
Only one thing will redeem the situation! That is, if due to this change Lego
release the afro hairpeice. I'd love a Shaft minifig...
They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother..
SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft!
Cheers,
James.
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| (...) I'm guessing this mostly stems from the Lando issue. If they start releasing a few sets here and there that include brown minifigs, but still keep using the classic yellow ones in the same set, it'll look terribly racist for them to not use (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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