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(...) Sunscreen, sand and virtually no water - there's a magical combination. (...) So he was only a half-cast eh? No wonder they didn't let him stay with his parents. Cheers, Allister (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Sunscreen. (...) Hmmm.. Don't forget Luke was only half Tattooini. Adieu Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port Brique Somewhere in the South Pacifique (2 URLs) Misérable Building a safer South Pacifique (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ever wondered why people that have been baked under the twin suns of Tattooine for generations have such fair skin? Luke and all his family should have been played by black people. Cheers, Allister (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'd say that that's a pretty good guess. Unfortunately, far from solving or eliminating the problem, it makes it worse. In effect, LEGO is saying "we'll only deal with the issue of 'race' when it's forced upon us, and even then we'll only deal (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Richard & All, (...) Interesting. (...) Right, I think that was an appropriate move for that. I am no fan of the NBA, I have not bought any as of yet (Discounts are not enough for me) (...) Nor do I, although I was suprised they actually did this. I (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Ew, no. I couldn't disagree more. I have no problem with real basketball players being depicted with more naturalistic skin tones. I have no probem with Lando being brown. To be honest, I wouldn't have minded if he looked rather like this (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Aren't you forgetting about a minor character who popped up in the first few movies by the name of Darth Vader? Personally, I think you guys have too much time on your hands. Instead of being happy that LEGO is becoming a more culturally (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) After reading the posts, perhaps the issue is no longer "Does yellow=white?" but rather, "Why aren't there more people of color in the mainstream media?" If we had a Star Wars-type franchise that was evenly distributed among White, Black, (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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i don't think you guys are differentiating the releases from both LEGO Direct and TLC properly. LEGO direct items are S@H and LEGO Retail exclusive items, and i guess it goes into a trial period before retailers opt to carry them, like the RBR, (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Always? I don't think so... the first we heard of that policy was at the release of the NBA figures. After all, Speilberg (if the director is Speilberg) is yellow, and Zidane (and he is Zidane) is yellow. Adieu Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You assume incorrectly about what you think are my assumptions. "...what primary color would work best a "flesh" tone." I covered that. Nor did I say that there was any overt racial motivation. What I do believe is that Lego didn't think (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, that's true IF you believe that Lego's race card is played across all lines and all themes. From what I remember, they've always been adamant about the race card only pertaining to minifigs and only fictional ones at that. Personally, I (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Possibly. I've seen a lot of polls on FBTB that this appears to be the answer to, though. (...) My understanding is that LEGO Direct offers sets that fall within a certain range of expected sales. Enough to be worth doing, but not enough to (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, well, even with rapid-prototyping (which we know they're using), new mold designs aren't cheap. S@H exclusives have a much more limited consumer base than retail releases, and anything that sells well enough through S@H to justify making (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Actually, I remember hearing that they did polls to see what the public thought would be more appropriate. The public chose "yellow" (or at least "pre-existing brick color") over "flesh-tones". I'll grant you that at the time they probably (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm really beginning to wish they had as well. I wouldn't be surprised if _they_ are wishing they'd done this. And if they aren't yet, they probably will be in a year or two, especially if that set ever hits retail store shelves. (...) That (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for stepping forward to take the slings and arrows. I have witnessed, as everyone else here has, Lego listening to us. We asked for a small stormtrooper pack, releasing old sets, new colors, new train cars and engines, discounts on bulk (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) However, we do have the clear example of (URL) set 215> as skin colour differentiating 'race'; and this set dates back to 1977 - not too long after yellow skin was established. Adieu Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port Brique Somewhere in the South (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I disagree with your assumptions. When LEGO first made any attempt at Lego "people", they had very few colors to choose from. Yellow was probably the best looking one available at the time. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I just don't believe there was (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) It's important to understand that the "race-card" was played a long time ago. A bunch of pale danes sat around a room and decided what primary color would work best as a "flesh" tone. They looked at each other and the choice was ethno-centric. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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