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In lugnet.starwars, Michael Bosch wrote:
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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, Hispanic, Asian, etc, that LEGO decided to buy into, I think LEGO
would have released minifigs in “real” skin tones. But, seeing as how a
black actor didn’t enter into the original trilogy untill Lando, and only had
the minor role of Capt Panaka in Ep I, race wasn’t a big factor in regards to
minifigs. And Windu is the only other black actor that I can think of that
would warrant a minifig. I doubt very much whether Bail Organa/Jimmy Smits
would have one unless he’s in some ultra-important/pivotal scene.
But because we have a whopping two black actors worthy of minifig status,
LEGO probably didn’t even think about. We’re probably looking at an
exception to the rule based on demand and notoriety.
Thank you. ;)
Mike
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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 diverse toy, people have to make a
huge fuss about this. Maybe we should just go back to the good old days when
all bricks were either white or red, and figs themselves existed only in a
child’s imagination.
- Chris.
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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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