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Re: Update on Maori/Bionicle dispute
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lugnet.technic.bionicle
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Sat, 27 Oct 2001 06:42:23 GMT
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Erik Olson writes:
> In lugnet.mediawatch, Dave Low writes:
> > from BBC news:
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> > "Maori take on hi-tech Lego toys"
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> > "After challenging Danish company Lego to stop using Maori words for its
> > hi-tech toys, New Zealand Maori are now planning to work with the company to
> > draft guidelines on how to use traditional knowledge.
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> Lego has nothing to gain by poking fun of the Maori, but, someone has to
> tell them that they are not the only people in the Pacific! The original
> challenge was silly, because they are not exclusively Maori words.
<snip>
> Anyway, this BBC article probably ignored substantive issues. The real
> landmines are some of those Makuta names like Kane-Ra, and certainly not
> the Toa and Tohunga names, which are so common as to not even be
> specifically Maori.
But the Maori are the only ones to make a stink, so they are the ones LEGO
is kowtowing to...squeeky wheel syndrome, ya' know? You'd think the Maori
might notice this, but of course, there's money and press to be had.
I still don't think that this non-issue would have been invented if the
Maori hadn't been looking for support for their other pet compaints (to see
more about this, see the previous posts on this subject in technic.bionicle)
And Erik's correct about the landmine names...but as the article was likely
written from a Maori press-release, chances are they are actually still
battling this issue standing on the more generic names.
Just another 2¢ from Matt
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| (...) I'm not sure what your point is here Matt -- quoting from the recent article: ' Mr Solomon and the groups he represents objected to the inappropriate use of Maori words, and the way the game mixed together strands of many cultures... "We would (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| (...) Lego has nothing to gain by poking fun of the Maori, but, someone has to tell them that they are not the only people in the Pacific! The original challenge was silly, because they are not exclusively Maori words. "If an agreement can be made (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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