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In lugnet.starwars, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
>
> > But my statement you quote pretty much holds regardless: Lego has an all-
> > yellow policy (for whatever reason), and it does seem traditional.
>
> Right, and that's a good reason to keep it.
>
> This reminds me of the time when I was introduced to my arranged bride-to-be
> (my wedding day, of course). Apparently, the dowry her parents could offer
> was meager, but she said she would go out and work to make us more money.
> Well, obviously I couldn't have any wife of mine out working- that would go
> against tradition!- and I had to beat her with a switch to get her back in
> line. Don't worry, I followed the "rule of thumb"- the switch was no bigger
> around than my thumb- so it was all very traditional.
>
> Yeah, traditions are important, even when they're hurtful. That's what I had
> to get her to understand. It's nice to see that you already do.
Eric, I seriously doubt that the yellow minifig is as repulsive as domestic
violence. I think you cheapen your argument by reacting in that way to Bruce's
assessment of TLC's position (as I understand his comments). That's TLC's
position, not his own.
Quoting from http://news.lugnet.com/starwars/?n=8622 :
> If you want my take on choice of color: When Lego first started
> manufacturing representations of humans, they didn't have the capacity to
> produce bricks in more than, say, seven colors. Of all those, yellow was the
> only one that even remotely suggested human appearance (blue, green, white,
> red, gray & black all being too artificial). After a couple of years,
> technology did make a choice of color possible, but the instant recognition
> involved with Lego System minifigs was such a strong attribute of the brand
> that changing it would be outright stupid.
I disagree with a lot of what Thomas says in that post (and the way he says
it), but I think this theory is very likely. The next question is: How do we
interpret the universal yellowness of human minifigs? The explanation I prefer
is stated above, at http://news.lugnet.com/starwars/?n=8633 . Briefly:
> In Legoland everyone is physically the same. Maybe I'm reading too much
> into it, but I see this as a metaphor for political equality...
> "Yellow=everyone" probably is a retroactive excuse. But it's also an active
> possibility. The generic smiley is Anyone. It changes gender with a new
> hairstyle, profession with a new tool, time period with a new costume. No
> longer is it a little European child playing dress-up; now it's Anyone who can
> do anything.
Eric, I'd be interested to hear what you think of this perspective.
--Dave
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