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Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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lugnet.western
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Thu, 30 Dec 1999 06:05:09 GMT
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In lugnet.western, David Little writes:
> In lugnet.western, Shiri Dori writes:
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> > > However if they
> > > were to make civil war sets with slaves I think that TLC would make the • slaves
> > > with yellow faces just like every other minifig, just to keep its • neutrality.
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> I never heard that TLC only had yellow figs to stay away from race issues. If
> so fine. But they shouldn't stay away from the Civil War just because of
> slavery or race issues. I mean this is part of our history. What a great way
> to put interest in our kids about something as important as this. Remember
> those who forget history are doomed to repeat it again. I don't think that • you
> should avoid doing something cause you are scared what people will think. You
> just have to use tact. You don't HAVE TO put minifigs in chains for cryin out
> loud.
> Are we so clouded that we forgot what the Civil War was really about. I don't
> see how race is even an issue. If lego wants to use only yellow figs to be
> neutral fine. Then just use tact on how you display the sets. They showed
> great skill in that department in the native american sets.
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> David
I also think that civil war lego is a good idea, but I dont think that they
should have slaves in the sets. The civil war should was not just over slavery
it was also over states rights, and to this day some people in the south still
hold a grudge agenst northeners. The sets would cause too much controversy and
I dont think TLC wants that. However imagine a Grant and Lee minifigs, That
would be awesome!
-Rich
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| (...) I agree I don't think that they should have slaves in the sets. I don't even think that you have to go so far as making Grant, Lee, and Lincoln minifigs. If you keep races neutral then you should keep names and faces neutral too. Its about (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| (...) slaves (...) I never heard that TLC only had yellow figs to stay away from race issues. If so fine. But they shouldn't stay away from the Civil War just because of slavery or race issues. I mean this is part of our history. What a great way to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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