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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2677103, member: 39"]Thanks for posting the image (had not seen it before) - cannot really determine any specific ethnicity here. I see a girl on one side, and a family of five on the other. Now we could ask why the name of the organization is still "Boystown" and not Kidstown or Familytown. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Well, quite a few possible reasons, but I suppose that both the initiative and the designer wanted to emphasize that Boystown is not just about boys. (Similarly, a while ago I visited the Homeboy Industries HQ in Los Angeles, and the name came up in conversation. Well, it is an established name that they don't really want to "dilute" even though they care for girls/women too.)</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Civil Rights Act coin, in my opinion the design reflects the reason for that law. On a coin commemorating women's voting rights, for example, I would expect women. Even though the idea was to have equal voting rights, complaining about the lack of men on such a piece would be strange in my opinion ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2677103, member: 39"]Thanks for posting the image (had not seen it before) - cannot really determine any specific ethnicity here. I see a girl on one side, and a family of five on the other. Now we could ask why the name of the organization is still "Boystown" and not Kidstown or Familytown. :) Well, quite a few possible reasons, but I suppose that both the initiative and the designer wanted to emphasize that Boystown is not just about boys. (Similarly, a while ago I visited the Homeboy Industries HQ in Los Angeles, and the name came up in conversation. Well, it is an established name that they don't really want to "dilute" even though they care for girls/women too.) As for the Civil Rights Act coin, in my opinion the design reflects the reason for that law. On a coin commemorating women's voting rights, for example, I would expect women. Even though the idea was to have equal voting rights, complaining about the lack of men on such a piece would be strange in my opinion ... Christian[/QUOTE]
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