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Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Sun, 30 Apr 2000 18:29:40 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Greg Majewski writes:
In lugnet.starwars, Chris Maddison writes:
I want a Lando fig, and Billy Dee Williams ain't yellow!
-Chris

True, but neither are American Indians or Pacific Islanders, yet those two
groups were both depicted as yellow. I don't really pay much attention to the
color of the minifig, I look more at how the race is represented. Even though
they were yellow, I clearly did not see the Native American minifigs as the
same race as the generic smiley. If they do make a Lando or Mace Windu, I
believe they should be yellow. People will know what they are looking at and
simply see past the color and directly look toward the race, or at least
that's how I view it.
Greg Majewski
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/abs.html

Yep, both the Islanders and Indians did have yellow heads.  But, once again,
those weren't based on one SPECIFIC person.  I say that TLC should go for an
accurate portrayal, if they make Lando and Mace (forgot about him...)
-Chris



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  Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
 
(...) What color head does Luke, Han, Obi-wan, Qui-gon, etc. have? Yellow. Why? Because all living, healthy, "human" mini-figs are yellow. If TLC makes a Lando or Mace mini-fig it will be yellow just like all the rest. Luke, Han, etc. don't have (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
 
(...) True, but neither are American Indians or Pacific Islanders, yet those two groups were both depicted as yellow. I don't really pay much attention to the color of the minifig, I look more at how the race is represented. Even though they were (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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