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Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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lugnet.western
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Thu, 30 Dec 1999 20:28:59 GMT
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In lugnet.western, Frank Filz writes:
> Dave Schuler wrote:
> > Someone elsewhere in this thread observed that slaves featured heavily in
> > the pirate industry but are absent from Lego Pirates. True enough, but I
> > don't recall seeing the Lego Pirates Sugar Cargo set, either, so the • exclusion
> > of any one brand of Pirate's "cargo" doesn't necessarily signify a • deliberate
> > overlooking of slavery as an issue in the theme.
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> The reason you don't see slaves in the pirate theme is that slaves
> really aren't part of the romanticized pirate genre. This is also the
> reason I doubt we will see a Civil War theme, or any other real war
> theme. They haven't been romanticized. The historical themes we have
> seen have all been romanticized (castle (including ninja), pirates, wild
> west, adventurers).
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> --
> Frank Filz
I would disagree with your thoughts on the Civil War not being romanticized or
any other war for that matter. I mean just watch Gettysburgh they romanticize
the dickens out of Pickets charge. How is that any different from how castle
has been romanticized?
David
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| (...) If TLC makes Civil war lego sets its a lose/lose situation. If the dont put slaves in the sets they they will be blasted for not dipictiing an inportant part of the civil war. If they do put slaves in the sets the will be blasted for making (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| David Little wrote in message ... (...) in (...) I (...) or (...) romanticize (...) castle (...) I have to admit to not having seen any of the Civil War movies (other than Gone With The Wind). I still say that the Civil War has not been (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| (...) The reason you don't see slaves in the pirate theme is that slaves really aren't part of the romanticized pirate genre. This is also the reason I doubt we will see a Civil War theme, or any other real war theme. They haven't been romanticized. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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