Uncle Albert "Al" Stoliczynyski

woodwardiocom · 11-21-2019, 08:29 AM

Moving forward, what should be done to make "Uncle Al" less of a stereotype?

(Note: I am not here to do people's research for them, nor to humor people being disingenuous. It's 2019; we can engage with this question without feigning ignorance.)

-JW

Turhan's Bey Company · 11-21-2019, 09:29 AM

For a start, not using the big-nosed image would help a lot.

(FWIW, this issue came up when I was working on the "Short Bursts" vignettes for Pyramid a while back, and the Powers That Be are definitely aware of the issue. I'd expect a less tropey Uncle Al in the new edition.)

ckosacranoid · 11-21-2019, 11:28 AM

What are we even talking about the dude anyway?
If we talk about uncle AL, then we need to talk about his brother Uncle Smule the dude who makes all kinds of over the top things like black hole droppers and photon torp launchers and other over kill things.

swordtart · 11-24-2019, 08:14 AM

As this forum is for archived CW products which will not be updated there is little point discussing it here.

As Uncle Al features in the CW 6 kick starter it is a valid topic of conversation for a thread on the "live" Car Wars forums. Can I suggest you raise it there.

Turhan's Bey Company · 11-24-2019, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swordtart

As this forum is for archived CW products which will not be updated there is little point discussing it here.

As Uncle Al features in the CW 6 kick starter it is a valid topic of conversation for a thread on the "live" Car Wars forums. Can I suggest you raise it there.

He did. The admins moved this thread here.

Racer · 11-24-2019, 10:27 AM

While his looks might be somewhat 'stereotypical' & might indeed be not necessarily politically correct in 'our' 2019 , have you not thought that in universe that the character might be proud of his looks ?

In future which has fully perfected cloning techniques & I dare say has MUCH better plastic surgery results , he STILL keeps his 'look' ? It is a brand after all - probably as recognizable in Auto Duel universe as Colonel Sanders or the Apple logo . Guy is probably a multi Billionaire , has his own TV Station , is surrounded by many gorgeous women & probably gets invited to red carpet events all the time . Self made man done good etc .

( Funnily one of my customers in my first job was spitting image of Uncle Al , with the addition of glasses . A Scotsman with a wicked sense of humor , he roared with laughter when I showed him & his wife my copy of the original 2035 Catalog ! )

11-21-2019, 08:29 AM	#1
woodwardiocom Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Outside Boston.	Uncle Albert "Al" Stoliczynyski Moving forward, what should be done to make "Uncle Al" less of a stereotype? (Note: I am not here to do people's research for them, nor to humor people being disingenuous. It's 2019; we can engage with this question without feigning ignorance.) -JW __________________ Jonathan Woodward, [email]woodwardiocom@gmail.com[/email]

11-21-2019, 09:29 AM	#2
Turhan's Bey Company Aluminated Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East of the moon, west of the stars, close to buses and shopping	Re: Uncle Albert "Al" Stoliczynyski For a start, not using the big-nosed image would help a lot. (FWIW, this issue came up when I was working on the "Short Bursts" vignettes for Pyramid a while back, and the Powers That Be are definitely aware of the issue. I'd expect a less tropey Uncle Al in the new edition.) __________________ I've been making pointlessly shiny things, and I've got some gaming-related stuff as well as 3d printing designs. Buy my Warehouse 23 stuff, dammit!

11-21-2019, 11:28 AM	#3
ckosacranoid Join Date: Feb 2011	Re: Uncle Albert "Al" Stoliczynyski What are we even talking about the dude anyway? If we talk about uncle AL, then we need to talk about his brother Uncle Smule the dude who makes all kinds of over the top things like black hole droppers and photon torp launchers and other over kill things.

11-24-2019, 08:14 AM	#4
swordtart Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Uncle Albert "Al" Stoliczynyski As this forum is for archived CW products which will not be updated there is little point discussing it here. As Uncle Al features in the CW 6 kick starter it is a valid topic of conversation for a thread on the "live" Car Wars forums. Can I suggest you raise it there.

11-24-2019, 10:27 AM	#6
Racer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK	Re: Uncle Albert "Al" Stoliczynyski While his looks might be somewhat 'stereotypical' & might indeed be not necessarily politically correct in 'our' 2019 , have you not thought that in universe that the character might be *proud* of his looks ? In future which has fully perfected cloning techniques & I dare say has MUCH better plastic surgery results , he STILL keeps his 'look' ? It is a brand after all - probably as recognizable in Auto Duel universe as Colonel Sanders or the Apple logo . Guy is probably a multi Billionaire , has his own TV Station , is surrounded by many gorgeous women & probably gets invited to red carpet events all the time . Self made man done good etc . ( Funnily one of my customers in my first job was spitting image of Uncle Al , with the addition of glasses . A Scotsman with a wicked sense of humor , he roared with laughter when I showed him & his wife my copy of the original 2035 Catalog ! ) __________________ Five Gauss Guns on a Camper !!! The Resident Brit . Last edited by Racer; 11-25-2019 at 09:40 AM.