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Re: Lego and the NBA
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lugnet.sports
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Fri, 31 May 2002 19:21:07 GMT
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In lugnet.football, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> In lugnet.football, Todd Thuma writes:
> > I say keep all the minifigs yellow. Don't get into color. As soon as you do
> > then you will not have enough shades. The shade they use will not be dark
> > enough or light enough. Also most ethnicities are not color but facial features
> > as well. Do you print slanted eyes to depict Asians? How do you represent
> > American Indians or Indonesian people. Representing one or just a few and not
> > all would infuriate many.
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> Of course, the three that you mentioned have been represented in the Ninja,
> Western, and Pirate (Islanders) lines. Or perhaps you were being ironic?
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> I say make all kinds of colors for heads. They've done it with Duplo,
> they've done it with those huge-headed figs from the early-to-mid-70's
> (well, they had red ones for American Indians at least). Let's face it,
> yellow dates back to the days when there were only 5 or 6 colors available.
> Now they have all kinds of colors. Time to move ahead with things.
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> Bruce
The "Yellow is neutral" line of argument is a total farce. Minifigs with
yellow heads look like white, European people. It is as obvious as the nose
in front of your face. Why does TLC make minifigs of every major star wars
figure, and many minor ones, but never a Lando Calrissian or a Mace Windu?
Yellow is not neutral, because think how ridiculous a Mace Windu figure with
a yellow head would be...
Anyway, after reading the extended press release (thanks for posting that),
I am not at all sure that the new NBA legos will have any minifigs as we
know them. My guess is something more like Galidor or more "realistic"
looking poseable sports dolls.
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| (...) Last time I checked 'white' European people were not bright Yellow. (...) About as ridiculous as the other main characters look in Yellow. Now when TLC announced that they would be producing Star Wars sets I was hoping that they would make the (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.sports)
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| (...) Of course, the three that you mentioned have been represented in the Ninja, Western, and Pirate (Islanders) lines. Or perhaps you were being ironic? I say make all kinds of colors for heads. They've done it with Duplo, they've done it with (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.sports)
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