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Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:09:44 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
I'm wondering what other LEGO enthusiasts think of
<http://www.ohchr.org/english/events/racism/ this poster from the UN> about
racism. I'm having a hard time thinking it's coincidental that the symbol
they chose for "odd man out" is a LEGO brick, given the recent cartoon
controversy.

I like the older posters the UNHCR did using minifigs a lot better.

(from Jacob's site, there are other examples:
http://jacob-sparre.dk/meyer//LEGO/Specielt/How_does_it_feel.jpeg )



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  Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
 
(...) 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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  Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
 
I'm wondering what other LEGO enthusiasts think of (URL) this poster from the UN> about racism. I'm having a hard time thinking it's coincidental that the symbol they chose for "odd man out" is a LEGO brick, given the recent cartoon controversy. (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)

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