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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 21:39:07 GMT
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In lugnet.market.brickshops, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.mediawatch, Scott E. Sanburn wrote:
> > The controversial miniature figure...is a bearded militant...
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> 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).
http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,5876,00.html#4_0
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