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In lugnet.starwars, Chris Maddison writes:
> > Do you realize how many problems Lego would have if they started making
> > non-yellow human minifigs? First, they'd have to stop making yellow minifigs
> > altogether. If they didn't, and let them slide as "caucasians", they'd be
> > opening themselves up to lawsuits from all over the world. Assuming they rid
> > themselves of yellow as a skin color, they would then have to create a
> > "proper distribution" of races in all themes. Of course, what would the
> > "proper distribution" be? After all, America has a different ethnic
> > distribution than Europe, Africa, or India. Also, what about all the
> > variations in skin color? Hopefully you can see that this is not feasible for
> > a company like Lego to do. They'd be opening themselves up to lawsuits and
> > critisism from people the world over.
> >
> > Lego, Please stick with yellow as the universal human minifig color...
> >
> > Jeff
>
> Aye, true. But, as I said before, this particular theme is based in something
> real. This is the first time that TLC has made minifigs based on real live
> people, and I question their stand on it, because it doesn't make sense to
> me.
Luke and Han are not alive. Mark Hammil and Harrison Ford just depicted the
Characters for our entertainment. :)
> They strive for accuracy, especially in the Star Wars line, (even if they
> do a sometimes bad job of it) and I don't know why they don't make minifigs
> accurate as well.
The minifigs *are* accurate. The Han Solo minifig is a minifig depiction of
Han Solo, just as Harrison Ford was a human depiction of Han Solo. The minifg
is not a depiction of Harrison Ford as Han Solo.
> Also, kind of a thing for the entire thread: Does anyone else notice that all
> these different race sets (the Indian set in particular) are all rather old?
1997 is old?? What're trying to do, make me feel like an old fogie? I'm only
20! :D
If you're talking about the Big People Native American set, then, yes, that is
old. But notice how that set is the only one ever made with a different
colored human minifig? Perhaps they recieved a number of complaints.
> Even 5 years ago society didn't have this "need" to be politically correct.
> What is it with people now? Everyone is afraid that what they say might not
> be accepted as the "norm." I say speak your mind; don't let someone else
> dictate it. If I have something to say, I say it. Granted, sometimes it's
> tactless, but it's my opinion. THEN I worry about what others think, and
> respond accordingly.
I try to be pollitically correct because I see it as being polite. Also,
sometimes politically correct is just that: Correct. For Example, I try not to
call Native Americans "Indians" because they are not from India. :)
Jeff
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