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Re: Lando- we can build him!
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Date: 
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 14:53:53 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Jon Furman writes:

...I don't buy into the whole "yellow" is
not "White" theory.  But if we are interested in believing the "Lego"
version of the story, " that Yellow is used , not to represent caucasian
skin color, but a "Neutral" shade so as not to be offensive,  I'd like to
point out what a load of manure that type of thinking is,

Just for the record, I don't think I've ever seen LEGO say that is their stance
on why they use Yellow for a skin tone- I've only seen it used as a defense of
LEGO by people who want to give them an out.

Personally, I would not at all be surprised to see either Lando or Mace Windu
in 2002 or 2003, as long as there is no major negative response to the blank
brown TIE Pilot head.

eric



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  Re: Lando- we can build him!
 
Were you also (...) In short , no. That is only because I don't buy into the whole "yellow" is not "White" theory. But if we are interested in believing the "Lego" version of the story, " that Yellow is used , not to represent caucasian skin color, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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