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Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
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lugnet.starwars
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Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:32:24 GMT
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Richard & All,
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Ew, no. I couldn’t disagree more.
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Interesting.
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I have no problem with real basketball players being depicted with more
naturalistic skin tones.
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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)
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I have no probem with Lando being brown.
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Nor do I, although I was suprised they actually did this. I remember that big SW
show in Indy I think had a yellow Mace, I thought they just might never bring
any of those characters out simply because of the race issues.
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To be honest, I wouldn’t have minded if he looked
rather like this non-standard faced basketball player (there’s a hint of
racial detail but he’s still yellow):
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Yes, I remember those sets had these in them now. That whole thing is kind of
weird when you think about it:
Real people (NBA) = Black, white, etc.
Real black actors in fantasy roles (Lando) = black
Real white actors in fantasy roles (Luke Mark Hamill) = yellow
Generic minifigs = yellow
Belleville = natural skin colors
(Red Indians)
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/2151 = natural skin colors
Minifig Indians (Wild West) = Yellow
Duplo - some natural colors (Asian family, etc.), some yellow
So it is not really a coherent thing I guess, so maybe this does fit in a little
better.
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Then again, I don’t think I could stand minis if they all had faces like on
the basketball players. Those faces are...not good...it’s the nose ya know.
Minis should not have noses.
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Yes, I don’t like most of the newer faces on minifigs these days anyway.
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I have lot’s of basic smileys and I like it that way.
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I am one of the smiley’s biggest fans. I liked it when I didn’t have to think
bout race of figs. Now it is a major factor that I think needs to be addressed.
This current line of answers from both LD and TLC are.... just awful, and don’t
address what I feel are legitimate issues.
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I don’t mind
variations on the smiley theme, but I do think it would be a huge misteak to
go with more naturalistic coloring and facial details for the minis!
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Heh. I am in agreement with the faces, but with how people react to race these
days, I would rather retire the yellow fig, but in natural colors, and not have
to hear about race anymore. I for one am tired of hearing about it in some
aspects every single day about something. (Benton Harbor, U of M, KKK in Osceola
(What a bunch of pinheads), etc.)
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FWIW, I could go with fewer smirking faces too -- it seems like every new
face they come up with is some smirking little fool. Most of the new “World >
City” faces are smirkers, as is the face of the new female in the “Orient
Expedition” set.
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Yes, a little more variety of expressions would help, and being a little more
general.
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I am not a huge fan of the solutions found for wolfmen or dwarves either.
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Ah, indeed. I have piles of both now, I am not sure what to use those for.
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Long live the yellow mini!!!
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Ideally, I would agree, I wish they would have stuck with yellow, but in terms
of race, since Lando has come out in brown, who is a fantasy character, I think
they need to retire the yellow fig. We shall see how they handle it in upcoming
sets.
An extra 1x2 Yellow brick worth!
Scott E. Sanburn
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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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