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Subject:	Re: The Toy Book's report on LEGO 2001 (U.S.)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.general
Date:	Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:54:02 GMT
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In lugnet.year.2001, Eric Brok writes: > So, what does 'Zooters' mean? Is it a licensed theme, known in the US? > > Eric Not a licensed theme that I know of. However, their PR department could use a bit of leg work (from a google search for "zooters", from some history site that I forgot to write down). Seeing as the zoot-suit gangsta rap fad just came and went, this should have been hard to overlook: ===begin quote=== Meanwhile, a police official had written a report claiming that violent crime was a Mexican racial characteristic. The white public was especially apprehensive about so-called zooters, young men who wore distinctive outfits with broad-brimmed hats, very long coats, and tightly pegged pants -- zoot suits. The report helped spark six days of rioting in June 1943. Gangs made up mainly of sailors beat up all the zooters and suspected zooters they could find. The rioting stopped only when the Navy declared the city of Los Angeles off limits. Americans were dying in a war against racists, but racism remained strong in America. ===end quote=== -gyug

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		Re: The Toy Book's report on LEGO 2001 (U.S.)
(...) That's what I was referring to in my exclamation: "Are they serious? ...Zooters?!" and "I don't know if I even believe this..." I didn't want to come right out and say it. I'm no history expert. But I figured some people would know what I was (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.general)

		Re: The Toy Book's report on LEGO 2001 (U.S.)
(...) Cf: the excellent movie "Zoot Suit" from 1981, a musical drama starring Edward James Olmos and Tyle Daly, among others. Should be at finer video stores everywhere. --Bill. (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.general)

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		Re: The Toy Book's report on LEGO 2001 (U.S.)
So, what does 'Zooters' mean? Is it a licensed theme, known in the US? Eric (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.general)

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