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| (...) As the UN page no longer has the image, here is a link with the image, and article about it, from (URL). (URL) direct link> Best, DaveG (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| (...) I'm kinda baffled by the symbology. I don't know about anyone else, but when I'm trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle, I'm not gonna try to use a Lego brick to do it. If that makes me a racist, then so be it. a (19 years ago, 22-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| (...) And now it seems the UN OHCHR has taken down the image (or maybe it just moved). Anyhoo, the linked page no longer has the poster on it. I'm thinking someone gave the OHCHR an earful. Steve (19 years ago, 22-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| (...) Dejure it's out of copyright/trademark, true, but defacto it will be LEGO that will be influenced the most by any ill will engendered. Most people's first thought, I would expect, would be "hey those are legos" (with some small subset thinking (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) You're right, that one is certainly more clear about what it's trying to get across. And it's more appropos in using all minifigs to represent something, rather than using a construction element as something to be termed as different. I'm just (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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