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Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:04:29 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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Hey, youre not one of those non-native speakers of English, are you? Jeez,
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No, Im 100%, born, bred, living Asian Indian (to distinguish from Native
American tribes)
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I wish you guys would wear distinctive hats
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Wouldnt that be discrimination? ;-)
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Anyway, I still think that the article is close to irrelevant, since its a
small opinion piece in a college newspaper (even if it does turn out to be
serious).
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Serious or not, irrelevent or not, the fact is that people will read it and
their general impressions about lego (or legos) will be tarnished. Unless of
course, they are smart enough and can see through the inconsistencies that were
pointed out in this thread.
Legoswami Samarth
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| (...) Hey, you're not one of those non-native speakers of English, are you? Jeez, I wish you guys would wear distinctive hats, or something, so that we can tell you from those of us lucky enough to live under the Annointed Rule of the His Mighty (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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31 Messages in This Thread: ![Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Rob Antonishen (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Brian Davis (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Scott Lyttle (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Steve Bliss (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Erik Olson (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -John Neal (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Steven D. Weiser (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Steven D. Weiser (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
        ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Larry Pieniazek (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
      ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Erik Olson (26-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -John Neal (26-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
    
  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Samarth Moray (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Dave Schuler (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Samarth Moray (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Scott Lyttle (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif)
     ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Dave Schuler (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Timothy P. Smith (26-Jan-05 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Samarth Moray (26-Jan-05 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif)
      
     ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Erik Olson (26-Jan-05 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Dave Schuler (26-Jan-05 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif)
  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Thomas Main (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Nick Kappatos (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
    ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -James Trobaugh (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Scott Lyttle (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -David Eaton (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
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  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Johannes Koehler (25-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
  ![Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]" -Terry Prosper (31-Jan-05 to lugnet.mediawatch)](/news/x.gif)
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