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No more Bionicle?! Be still my breaking heart! That means TLG might have
to get back to the business of making sets with bricks! What is the world
coming to?!
Seriously, cultural appropriation is not something to be treated lightly.
Having taken some classes at SF State on Native American culture, I was saw
the potential for offense in the Bionicle theme from the very beginning.
Matthew, you should consider taking a few classes on foreign cultures, you'd
be surprised how often this happens and how degrading and insulting to the
specific culture the appropriation can be.
Knowledge is never a bad thing.
Dave
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| (...) Wow...talk about a delayed reaction. Dave, you might need to check your newsreader...it's showing you articles long after the thread has been dropped... (...) Read further, then post again. That's not what I was on about...and I've already had (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) I think I have to clearly agree with Matthew Gerber on this one. You need to post something a little more current. As for lego stop putting out Bionicle sets isn't true. I think the consensus is that they've agreed to stop using "cultural (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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