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Re: What would a kid think? (Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:37:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Todd Lehman writes:
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> > I don't think it was 100% crystal clear that Eric wasn't being serious.
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> Well, I thought that it was clear as soon as I said I had taken part in an
> arranged marriage. I do know well enough that the practice still exist- even
> here in the USA- but I thought that placed me well within the bounds of
> fiction. Live and learn.
I know a couple from Bengal (in India) that had an arranged marriage! Didn't
meet until their wedding day. I had no reason to think you weren't being
serious!
And the example was wasted on me anyway, since I was presenting the scenario as
I think Lego conceives of it, not as I do. For my part, sacred cow makes the
best hamburger.
:-)
But now that I understand where you were going, it made me laugh! I agree.
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> > If ... I
> > didn't know that he was a swell guy anyway who would never advocate
> > domestic violence, I might be disturbed as well.
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> Hmm. Well, to be clear, I think that domestic violence is totally repugnant.
> The things I would like to do to men who raise a hand to a woman aren't fit to
> be repeated on Lugnet. I thought for a moment before I raised the bar on
> harmful tradition examples in my post to that level, and I guess I didn't • think
> long enough. I certainly wasn't trying to equate the two, I was just throwing
> out "traditions" that have been discarded.
Yeah, maybe Lego should outgrow its yellow tradition, but it would be shocking
to have natural fleshtones next to those jaundiced yellow guys.
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> > However, Eric is a swell guy
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> Shhhhhhhhh! Jeez.
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> > and he was simply giving an faux anecdote to
> > make a point, albeit facetiously and somewhat flippantly. Please try to
> > take that into account. :-)
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> Yeah. I thought it would be a little more amusing- and get the point across
> better- than simply saying that all traditions get thrown over eventually.
So, you are saying its a tradition to throw out tradition? I'm not sure how
to resolve that. :-)
Bruce
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