Korean Air Figures

[Oliver]

I don't think this has been discussed anywhere....

Following on from Starbucks, Korean Air is the latest Korean company to have a collaboration with Playmobil. Pilot, Air Stewardess, and technician are all available - and they seem to ship worldwide, though they're definitely on the pricey side even without the shipping

https://www.e-skyshop.com/EN/prod/productList.aspx?cate=NEW

 

[Rasputin]

Did they use the wrong eyes, or is this a south vs north thing?

Thanks for the info, I’d love to get the attendant and captain

[Ismene]

Cute! I like the stewardess.

Did they use the wrong eyes, or is this a south vs north thing?

It's only foreigners that insist on using different eyes for Asian people. No one's eyelids open in perfect circles (that would be terrifying), and within Asia, there's no particular need to signal that these klickies are Asian.

I've noticed this with Korean/Chinese/Japanese comics. Occasionally, an American will interpret characters as white because the eyes aren't narrow, but a lot of these characters have giant bug-eyes anyway. Big round eyes are used to represent cuteness and youthfulness, not whiteness.

[Rasputin]

Oh, I guess all the double eyelid surgeries are for something else 

Similar to how all the Jesus sets should be darker skin tones (as the joke goes “ what’s one thing not in the Bible? White people” 

[Ismene]

Oh, I guess all the double eyelid surgeries are for something else 

Similar to how all the Jesus sets should be darker skin tones (as the joke goes “ what’s one thing not in the Bible? White people” 

I'm just talking about artistic representations. East Asian people aren't always drawn with narrow eyes.   
Double eyelid surgery is a complex topic. Not everyone who gets it is aiming to look more white, although western beauty standards do play a factor.

There are Romans in the Bible.

[Klickteryx]

I'm just talking about artistic representations. East Asian people aren't always drawn with narrow eyes.   
Double eyelid surgery is a complex topic. Not everyone who gets it is aiming to look more white, although western beauty standards do play a factor.

There are Romans in the Bible.

I think Jesus spent time roman in the desert.

[Rasputin]

I think Jesus spent time roman in the desert.

That’s clever funny 

[Macruran]

There are Romans in the Bible.

Romans aren't white

[Ismene]

Romans aren't white

PM thinks they are. Whiteness is a social construct, so the definition is fluid and not necessarily meaningful. Romans were European (mostly?) and, if modern Italians are anything to go by, had a range of skin colors. Moreover, not all Roman citizens were solely born from the peoples of the Italian peninsula. Maybe the light tan PM skin color is the best estimated "average." There are a number of Romans in the Bible, and surely at least one of them was quite pale. 

[Macruran]

Nope.