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Re: News Item from Fox News - Lego-Style Islamic Terrorist Figurine Sparks Outrage (Brickarms)
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lugnet.market.brickshops
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Fri, 5 Dec 2008 22:08:57 GMT
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In lugnet.market.brickshops, Ed McGlynn wrote:
> In lugnet.market.brickshops, David Laswell wrote:
> > 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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> http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,5876,00.html#4_0
It isn't called fox NOISE for nothing.
This minifig is only a terrorist if someone uses it as such. I think someone's
imagination went a little overboard. This argument has no merit much like most
of fox's so called news worthy stories. Maybe they should worry a little more
about the economy and the auto industry collapse rather than a toy in which
someone "may" think represents a terrorist. Lego is a toy nothing more. The
Lego Company is not endorsing this nor producing it. It’s called self expression
people.
ondrew
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