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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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| | | | | John -- please reply (was: Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego) —Todd Lehman
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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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| | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Tim Courtney
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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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| | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Dave Schuler
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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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| | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Scott Edward Sanburn
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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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| | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Bruce Schlickbernd
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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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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Bruce Schlickbernd
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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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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Scott E. Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) You see, Bruce? There is hope yet for you! : ) Scott (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —John DiRienzo
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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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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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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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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Scott E. Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John DiRienzo writes: First off, I just want to say I apologize to John, I think I misunderstood a lot from here, and we had our own disagreements elsewhere. I sincerely apologize to you Johm, and everyone here, for being (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Check out the reliablity ratings of a Miata vs. a Suburban - I'll be picking you up. Unfortunately, I won't be able to fit your Suburban in my trunk, but we'll have a great time zipping around corners without rolling over. I promise only to (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Selçuk Göre
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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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| | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Kyle D. Jackson
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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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| | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Tim Courtney
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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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| | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Eric Joslin
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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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| | | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —John DiRienzo
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| | | | | | | | "Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:G0yMvK.9rF@lugnet.com... (...) one (...) To them, mini-figs are food! But seriously, it is not only to make themselves look better that people discriminate. It is deeper than that - most (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Shiri Dori
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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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| | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Tony Priestman
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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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| | | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | [lugnet.general trimmed, while this isn't off-topic, it's definitely .debate!] (...) Also, <set:4285 Classic Value Bucket 4285>.[1] The US (North American?) Retail catalog tends to be well-balanced, as far as the models (people, not lego sets!) in (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Tobias Möller
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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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| | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Selçuk Göre
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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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| | | | | | Re: Concerns with Racial Attitudes and Lego —Tobias Möller
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| | | | Yes, I've seen those sets too, it was called "LEGO world family" or something. It had black duplo people, and I think chinese ones, too. --Tobias (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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