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Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:51:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Karim Nassar writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
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> > Can't say that I've ever heard of "skin albedo" (not albeido, by the
> > way). "Value" in this sense is an artist's term for relative light and
> > dark.
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> oops :) well, spelling has never been my strong suit, but the term I was • using
> is correct. I know what you meant by "value" and the technical measure of • that
> aspect of skin tone is the albedo, ie: how much light it reflects vs how much
> is absorbed.
Still can't say I've ever heard the term albedo applied to skin tone.
Probably because albedo derives from the latin albus meaning white (defining
skin in terms of whiteness is something of a lost cause immediately).
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> > So, are you arguing that pale yellow is okay, or pale yellow is not okay? • One
> > arbitrary point on the pale end represents everyone? Would one arbitrary
> > point on the dark end be acceptable to those of European descent? Would we
> > see those of european descent making excuses for Lego if the latter was the
> > case, or wanting another color towards the pale end of the spectrum?
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> I'm saying that the concept of "race" is purely social, and that in this case
> (an iconographic child's toy), any single given color is perfectly
> representative of everyone. If LEGO had started out using brown as the • minifig
> color (or black or red or blue), I would not have a problem with that at all.
But I'm only refering to relative light and dark of the skin tone,
not "race". One light tone simply does NOT fit all the world's people. And
if Lego had chosen a dark tone, you may not object, but do you really believe
everyone else won't? You'd be fooling yourself if you do.
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> > As I said, my bet is that we won't see a Lando at all.
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> I agree.
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> --Karim
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| (...) oops :) well, spelling has never been my strong suit, but the term I was using is correct. I know what you meant by "value" and the technical measure of that aspect of skin tone is the albedo, ie: how much light it reflects vs how much is (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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