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Re: A simple answer
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Mon, 1 May 2000 02:54:47 GMT
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"Dave Low" <stinglessbee@hotSPAMFREEmail.com> writes:
IANAA (I am not an American), but would a special interest group
really *sue* Lego over a portrayal of ethnicity?

I doubt it.  Even if someone wanted to sue LEGO, what could they possibly
argue?  LEGO has the right to free speech, and therefore has the right to
make their figs any color they want.  By not creating figs with various
"skin" tones, LEGO is *not* discriminating against anyone...
--Bram


Bram Lambrecht................BramL@JUNO.com
http://www.chuh.org/Students/Bram-Lambrecht/



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  suing TLC for discrimination (was: Re: A simple answer)
 
(...) You're right, they can't sue TLC for *that*, but... what if there were a lawsuit by TLC employees in the USA who thought they were being denied promotions due to their race. Could they use the "racially pure" minifigs as evidence of a (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: A simple answer
 
(...) IANAA (I am not an American), but would a special interest group really *sue* Lego over a portrayal of ethnicity? Incidentally, I think Lego _should_ be challenged over it's attitudes to race and gender. As was pointed out earlier, there seems (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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