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In lugnet.starwars, Bryan Hodges writes:
> I agree on the race issue, however Lego has made some "people" of different
> ethnicities. There's a "black" duplo guy. I've also seen, on more than one
> occasion, a "large minifig" built out of regular Lego bricks, by Lego
> employees, that was "black." It's a double standard.
First off, the duplo-figs are different than the minifigs. They are not
portrayed as yellow at all, only 'white' or 'black'.
OTOH, there aren't any black *mini*figs. True, TLC created one (1! just one!)
red minifig, but that was over 20 years ago and they havent done that since.
> I've always seen yellow faced minifigs as "white." Maybe this is because I'm
> white, but they just seem like white folk to me.
Really? I don't recall ever thinking of the yellow minifigs as anything but
yellow. Even, or maybe especially, as a kid - they weren't associated with any
color to me. Just yellow.
> I'd like to see some
> minifigs of other colors. They don't have to be "black," maybe Lego could use
> a darker shade of yellow or something...
I don't see why - in LEGO-world, just right now (until TLC confirms this one
way or another) it seems that *everyone* is yellow.
> Also, you're right, color doesn't matter. However, humans are different
> colors, and to ignore this fact by making the figures in a childs toy all one
> color is somewhat racist. Looking at minifigs kids are bound to associate
> them with their own "race," excluding all other "races."
Children have very simple minds. They wouldn't neccessarily relate it with ANY
color - they would probably not even think of it.
> (speaking of "race," I'd rather not. I'd prefer to just sit back and watch.
> I could never run very fast anyway.)
Hehe :-)
After last time... well...
To be on the safe side, I'm XFUT'ing to .o-t.debate...
-Shiri
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| I agree on the race issue, however Lego has made some "people" of different ethnicities. There's a "black" duplo guy. I've also seen, on more than one occasion, a "large minifig" built out of regular Lego bricks, by Lego employees, that was "black." (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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