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FUT lugnet.off-topic.debate, because this has less and less to do with Lego... (...) You know, I hear this said a lot, but just to play decil's advocate, it could easily be argued that small children also haven't learned that electrical sockets are (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) that's not .off-topic. ;) In any case, it would be doubly effective against dinosaurs, because they do have brains the size of peas. best Lindsay.nl (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Two points I need to make for others reading this. I don't agree with the tone of Scott's message, just the general concept that things have gotten better on the racism front. Hardly perfect, but much better. The second is the irony of my (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Heh. Those Dino Island folks are pretty sharp, aren't they? (URL) Mark's Lego Creations (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) While the following is almost absolutely useless, it's sort of amusing... Many years ago, we were playing with MS Flight Simulator, and were playing the WWI battle game. Someone decided to see how high they could fly the plane before running (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Slavery is not racism, although it is evil enough. At least, there are many places around the world, developed very well, where there is no slavery, but plenty of racism. And I don't think being not racist is just calling black people (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, Lego produces figures that are representatives of the several ethnicity. I saw several duplo figures sets, marketed under dacta brand. Selçuk (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) Semantically, there's no necessary connection. But around 1800 or so, with the rise of scientific racism, the two became linked. It started out as a way for otherwise decent human beings to "justify" the moral rectitude of slavery (and later, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(lugnet.general taken off the list) (...) Unfortunately, yes. And certainly *not* limited to racism. This applies to everything from clothes and artificial appearance to manner of speech, body structure, certain ticks or subconcious movements (1). (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have one here: 4216: A black girl. 4225 also had a black person, I think. 4222 has a chinese or japanese person. --Tobias (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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"Scott E. Sanburn" <ssanburn@cleanweb.net> wrote in message news:002b01c01f5b$7c...default... (...) to (...) that (...) decent (...) Ah, Scott, Lugnet's voice of reason. ;-P So you are telling me slavery = racism? These are different things. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatic...mblock.ca> wrote in message news:G0yI4w.J3p@lugnet.com... (...) Its sad, but true. Humans in general are always looking for a selfish way to elevate themselves and put down others to make themselves look (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) I wonder about this. I tend to believe that no matter where you find people, you find the same basic human tendencies. One of those, unfortunately, happens to be prejudice (not just limited to racism). Based upon that I would expect to find as (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, John DiRienzo (<G0xz8F.Fon@lugnet.com>) wrote at 18:55:26 (...) From this year's UK catalogue, page 21, Basic set 4216. Also, one of the girls in the LEGO Friends software on page 48. (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ahhhhhh! No! Noted Miata-driving liberal agrees with noted SUV-driving conservative. Film at 11! Bruce (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) USA. (...) This is got to be the funniest or at least the most pathetic statement I have read yet in this never ending debate. The USA has done nothing in 211 years about racism? Yes, tere are problems, but I think it will get better over (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wow, this is a stupendous day for Lugnet! Tim, John, and I are agreeing on a heated topic! How did this happen?! Dave! (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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"John DiRienzo" <ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote in message news:G0xz8F.Fon@lugnet.com... (...) into (...) I (...) replies, (...) States, (...) type (...) me (...) After reading through this post of yours, even though you did bring up a touchy subject, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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| | John -- please reply (was: Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego)
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(...) John, I tried writing you a reply by e-mail and it bounced: ===...=== ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <ig88888888@stlnet.com> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to mail.postnet.com.: (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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I put this in lugnet.general because I don't know where it started. We ain't what we oughta be We ain't what we wanta be We ain't what we gonna be But thank God we ain't what we was. -MLK Perhaps some people will be mad at me for bringing this (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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