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Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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lugnet.starwars
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Mon, 7 Aug 2000 12:04:40 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Damien Nesbit writes:
> If lego ever released a yellow lando, it would be a huge slap in the face to
> every black hero ever and I'd definitely get Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and
> the NAACP involved in the struggle to get lego to wake up and join the rest of
> us in the integrated real world
Well then, should "white" folks view the release of a yellow skinned Luke,
Han, etc. as a slap in the face? I have never, ever seen a yellow person
(except for the time I had a VERY bad fever and became jaundiced). How dare
they portray the caucasian race as YELLOW. I don't think the 'figs are
supposed to be "white" or "black" or anything but wee little LEGO people. Was
LEGO saying when they released Native Americans that Native Americans are the
same shade of skin as "white" folks? Are Pacific rim islanders and Asians the
same in skin tone as caucasians? Nope.
I guess the whole point is is that Han and Luke are as yellow in the movies as
Lando is.
Chris
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| (...) of (...) I like this last point. I think the people who are bothered the most about this minifig race issue are suffering from a mistaken impression that yellow figs are/were ever meant to accurately represent caucasians. These Barbie (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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| (...) of (...) Depends on whether you key on hue or value. Hue (color) is abstract for Lego - no one is bright yellow, so why can't that be a neutral color for everyone? Because of value (relative light and dark). Lego yellow is pale - and held next (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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| I know that this thread is old, but i haven't had the chance to comment on it until now. If lego ever released a yellow lando, it would be a huge slap in the face to every black hero ever and I'd definitely get Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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