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Re: set instructions wanted
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 18 Mar 1999 21:17:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jasper Janssen writes:
> On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:43:29 GMT, "Jeff Stembel" <Dragonelf1@aol.com>
> wrote:
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> > What color IS wrong, anyways? Or bad, for that matter? ;)
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> "India Red", Or so I'm told, is being pulled from Crayola boxes
> everywhere.
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> Jasper
Not precisely. It is being renamed. (can't recall what, off-hand)
And there wouldn't be such a fuss over "India Red" - but the crayons are
called "Indian Red", which makes all the difference over here. To most
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Europeans, Indians are from India - here in North America, Indians are native
to the environment, and like most racial groups, there is a small and vocal
subset of them that cries out against injustice, actual or otherwise.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| well perhaps they could be renamed "Indiana red", or perhaps India dot red, referring to the red dot Indian women wear on their foreheads (for reasons unknown to me). BTW, what ever happened to "fire engine red"? Done away with by offended (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | Re: set instructions wanted
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| (...) The interesting thing is, that the "indian red" color is based on the color of a naturally occuring pigment found in India. So it would seem logical to me that they could just drop the "n" in "indian" and call it "India Red". But that would be (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | Re: set instructions wanted
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| (...) Same thing ;) (...) The version I've heard does indeed name the crayons india red, but apparently, Native Americans can't read. Niggardly bastards. (...) So what the hell is wrong with calling a crayon after a race, anyway? Would anyone object (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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