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Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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lugnet.mediawatch
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Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:19:52 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Rob Antonishen wrote:
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Published in the DoG Street Journal, a student paper at the College of
William and Mary:
http://www.dogstreetjournal.com/story/2282
Some highlights are:
“One look at a child’s Lego village will show the company’s disdain for an
integrated society.”
”...minorities are often stereotyped.”
“Such racial profiling is appalling...”
“Instead of addressing the contrasting themes, it chooses to ignore them.”
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The column has some good points. Too bad it suffers from lazy journalism.
Like describing traditional minifigs as “aryan yellow”. Aryan. Yellow. Yeah,
right.
And the columnist missed out on some other good discussion points:
1. Lego has recently introduced a system of racial minifigs. This isn’t a
matter of “more” racial figs, it’s a whole new thing. Forced by the reality of
having black and white characters in the Star Wars and Harry Potter themes.
2. Duplo figures have a long history of being racially mixed.
3. Every minifig is a stereotype, regardless of race. The supplied stories (ie,
what comes in the sets) are truly limited in scope and can’t possibly model a
balanced view of reality.
Here’s a challenge: what toy (system) would fit their requirements?
Steve
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| Published in the DoG Street Journal, a student paper at the College of William and Mary: (URL) Some highlights are: "One look at a child’s Lego village will show the company’s disdain for an integrated society." "...minorities are often (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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