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Re: How will/should they...
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Sat, 24 Apr 1999 17:29:21 GMT
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It is my recollection that there have been mini-figs that ALREADY changed that
yellow only policy. I do believe that Darth Vader has a grey head. If they
can do grey, why not brown? I think black may be out, since it will not
contrast enough to the paint.
Also, there are other places that Lego is marketed that is MUCH MORE racially
divided than USA. I hear that people in Japan are very anti-black. Maybe
they are more afraid of losing the Asian market than hoping to gain Rainbow
Coalition buyers. Besides, they might have to come out with a Jerry-curl
hairpiece and gold rims for their cars. ;-) (I hope I don't get flamed for
that one...)
Mike
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| (...) Hmm, a sickly-grey, scarred head hardly compares with a deliberately racially specific brown head. IMHO, Black would be far more offensive than brown, but either one, I'd hate for TLG to get into the racial game. If everybody is canary (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I agree totally, but I think the minifig "yellow" is suppose to act as a racially nuetral color. Although, *if* TLG were to decide that they would break the "color barrier" they would also be admitting that they've been prejudice in the past, (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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