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Re: CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!
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lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego
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Tue, 30 Oct 2001 04:13:16 GMT
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, John Neal writes:
In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Matthew Gerber writes:
This is EXACTALLY what I said would happen!
(http://news.lugnet.com/technic/bionicle/?n=1609)

The only thing left open by the article is if LEGO will continue the line
with new names, but that's not very likely seeing as names in contention are
main characters and all.

I am so ticked off about this I can't even type anymore.

And rightly so.  Shame on TLC for cowtowing to such complete and utter BS.  God,
how much longer will this total BS "PC" climate last?????

Maybe they are trying to avoid "hurting the feelings" of some tribe
somewhere, but perhaps they should consider the hundreds of thousands of
kids who will be disappointed that their favorate toy will be gone.



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  Re: CRAP? CRAP? CRAP? CRAP? CRAP? CRAP? CRAP? CRAP? CRAP?
 
(...) The article is not authoritative. Consider just the internal inconsistency of the headline: Lego Halt Use of Some Names with the content. It's not at all clear what is going to be changed _except_ the names of the sets. To which, I gotta say, (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!
 
(...) Somehow I think the kids will get over it -- BIONICLE is _so_ 2001.[1] In the meantime some of you might like to read the following, (URL) even do a google[2] search for the following: Mataatua Declaration Indigenous Cultural Property Treaty (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.year.2002)

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  Re: CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!
 
(...) And rightly so. Shame on TLC for cowtowing to such complete and utter BS. God, how much longer will this total BS "PC" climate last????? *I* better end now before I say something I might regret:-/ -John (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)

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