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Re: Panaka is yellow?
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 22 Dec 1999 21:13:13 GMT
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Parallax wrote:
> I'm sure the topic of race amongst mini-figures is an ancient one, but I just
> wanted to hear theories from the more informed AFOL's this time. ...[snip]
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> Panaka's character in SW:I is a black man; there are even pictures of him
> inside the instruction manual, but his mini-fig is still the requisite yellow
> in complexion. His hands are brown (a new piece, by the way), but I would
> assume these are gloved hands, otherwise I'd be even more troubled. It's
> almost as if Lego is showing the pictures, saying, "See? This is the character
> you are playing with in the model. Just in case you were confused..."
I think the brown officer's hat is also a new piece.
> Is it really that big a deal to make brown mini-fig heads? Would the
> cartoon-like "black dot eyes and smile" imprint not show up well enough on a
> brown piece, therefore making it necessary to use "white dots and a red smile,"
> making some kind of horrific "Sambo" effect? As an artist, I'll admit that I
> can't even figure out a solution here.
This was, in part, the reason I was given at Consumer Affairs (admittedly, a loose
theory by the rep I was talking to) as to why female minifig heads came so late,
comparatively. (It still doesn't explain why they're so scarce--but I made a stink
and got a dozen of 'em from Customer Service.)
> I apologize if this posting should have been elsewhere...it really was a
> question which started with my little Flash Speeder set (I love green pieces!).
> I also apologize if at any point I failed to cover all the necessary bases when
> discussing a touchy subject like this. I sincerely mean to defend, not offend.
Hey, wanna buy a Gasgano Podracer, less Gasgano? In all seriousness, though, I
think they're just sidestepping it--race is a touchy issue in so many societies,
and in so many different ways, that any solution TLC/TLG committed itself to would
probably turn *somebody* off. Nebulosity encourages imagination, IMHO.
best
Lindsay
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| I'm sure the topic of race amongst mini-figures is an ancient one, but I just wanted to hear theories from the more informed AFOL's this time. I'm pretty sure TLG just wanted to circumvent any racial issues by making ALL the heads "yellow." There've (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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