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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard Marchetti wrote:
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Why can’t you come to this newsgroup and say something fair and thoughtful?
I think some of you have something not unlike racial prejudice for clone
stuff -- the subject comes up and you get all angry and weird about it. I
find that kind of attitude ignorant and offensive.
-- Hop-Frog
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Most of what was posted I do agree with- this group has clone brands as its
topic and if one doesn’t like clones, (BTW, I don’t) then one shouldn’t post
b####’n here. BUT, that doesn’t mean one cannot read what is posted.
Here is my reason for posting here:
You want to call it “brand xenophobia” fine- your call, not mine. But I do take
calling it “something not unlike racial prejudice” an extreem for me and I would
expect others to see that way too.
I haven’t heard any stories of LEGO loyalist beating up kids just because they
bought MB sets. Nor have I hear anything about LEGO loyalists going to MB
production facilities and burning them down. Nor have I heard a LEGO loyalist
spray painting hate messages on a home or business for having MB. Nor have I
heard of LEGO loyalists taking a pile of MB sets and putting them beneath a
cross on fire. You get my point?
To say some of us here do have a prejudice against MB is OK but to the degree of
racial is just too far for me.
Adr.
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| (...) This is the group designated for clone discussion, pro or con. It should stay polite, just as with any group, but that doesn't mean people shouldn't have the right to make negative statements about clones here. They should, however, be aware (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego
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| (...) Gee, how can I put this politely...I guess I can't! But... You, Mark, are in a newsgroup called "off-topic.clone-brands." Whereas your considered opinions are encouraged, your flat out clone-bashing is not. Now, I'm not the boss of you -- but (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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