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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Rich Manzo writes:
> 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.
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,
http://www.culture.co.nz/reo/timatanga.htm
or even do a google[2] search for the following:
Mataatua Declaration
Indigenous Cultural Property
Treaty of Waitangi
"te reo Maori" language taonga treasure
--DaveL
[1] http://www.fbtb.net/2002/06.jpg
"The Quest": An amazing story of the unlikely teamwork that builds between a
bunch of Digimon and Gohan from DragonBallZ as they search for a legendary
Danish animé smash-hit series that was inspired by too much He-Man and some
Polynesian cultural traditions that a bondage loving [3] marketing exec
found in a book he was given once. Together they must collect over 300
different plastic tokens that retail for forty times their production cost.
(Figures sold separately.)
[2] http://www.google.com
[3] You can call them "Masks of Power", all I'm going to say is "Bring out
the Gimp".
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