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Re: News Item from Fox News - Lego-Style Islamic Terrorist Figurine Sparks Outrage (Brickarms)
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Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:23:09 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Scott E. Sanburn wrote:
> The controversial miniature figure...is a bearded militant...
I just want to know one thing. Where's the beard? I mean, seriously, where's
this beard they're talking about? It sounds like the minifig is being
identified as a Muslim terrorist on the basis that he's got a beard, but I don't
see one anywhere. Looking at it, yeah, given _current_ sociopolitical standing
in the world, it's pretty easy to think "Islamic extremist" the instant you see
that picture, but it could just as easily be a South American rebel, a modern
Japanese ninja, or a legitimate member of a military Special Forces unit. Heck,
considering the official LEGO policy regarding skintones, it could just as
easily be an African militant, or a member of some other racial group that has
dark brown skintones (though it's a pretty safe bet that these people are seeing
it through Simpsons-colored glasses).
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