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In lugnet.licensed.batman, Mark Larson wrote:
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In lugnet.licensed.batman, Richie Dulin wrote:
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But then I saw this picture:
I know Arkham Asylum isn’t a
standard mental health care facility by any reasonable measure, but the
attic torture room seems to be a bit much. In fact, the guards getting the
whip and the chainsaw ready, while the Riddler lies helplessly on the
electroshock table, reminds me of some of the Abu Graib pictures.
Concernedly,
Richie Dulin
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This is an alarmist over-reaction, in my opinion. No offense, I believe
everyone is entitled to their opinion, but you broached the subject and
here’s my opinion.
You seem to be implying that LEGO either is insensitive to the Abu Ghraib
controversy or is purposely making fun of it. Do you really think that’s
true? Abu Ghraib is a mess of complex political and military controversies,
the Arkham Asylum is a place where they hold Super Villians.
If LEGO had released a US military base and there were a torture chamber in
it, I’d think there was a big problem. This set is from a comic book where
very dark things happen. What did you expect them to have in the Arkham
Asylum, a community room with checkers and snacks?
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OK. I’m with you to here. Not sure I entirely agree but it’s all reasonable.
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I also think it is terribly irresponsible to throw about accusations so
casually. Last year Denmark took some harsh reactions to a cartoonist and
were viewed as insensitive to Muslims, people burning LEGO in the streets. I
think you should think more carefully about what you say before you say it
because the implications you are making can be taken very seriously.
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Here you kick into what I consider to be an alarmist over-reaction yourself. Do
you really think that a comment on a LEGO forum read by a small number of people
is comparable to a cartoon published in a newspaper (and then many newspapers)
which specifically offended certain aspects of a religion at a time of already
heightened tensions?
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Like everyone who responded I am trying to continue a respectable discussion.
My opinion however is strong on this one. I am simply tired of people finding
offense in everything and am upset to see it happen to my favorite toy...I
mean: artistic medium.
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I agree. But I’m not sure being equally alarmist about the offense is a good way
to deal with it.
Tim
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