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In lugnet.mediawatch, Scott Costello writes:
> What is most disturbing about this story is the blatant attempt
> to link the Brick Testament and child pornography. This article
> claims that this gentleman was arrested on suspicion of possessing
> child pornography, then proceeds to give the example of The Brick
> Testament and Russian Brides,
While we beat up this reporter for not understanding BT, let's be a little more
careful in our reading of the article. It didn't connect BT with child p*rn; it
used it as an example of the poor judgement this person exercised in his choice
of links, given his position. It later mentioned that he may have downloaded
child p*rn, and makes no effort to link it to anything else in the story, or
provide details. The child p*rn may be the worst of this person's problems,
hence the title of the article, but it's also the part that is detailed the
least.
> I would however agree with her assessment of the Brick Testament
> as a twisted version of the Bible, and I doubt Brendan would
> disagree.
Two points. First, I agree that Brendan has chosen the least wholesome material
and illustrated it even more unwholesomely than it appears. I believe his work
is a distortion, not because of factual errors but because of selection and
presentation. Let's not be too surprised if people notice.
Second, people outside the LEGO community just don't get the humor of minifigs.
They find it creepy. You can see this if you do a google search for what people
have written about BT and my church in "weblogs" and other forums.
Amy
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