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Re: Arkham Asylum - A cool set, but a bit disturbing.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 7 Jun 2007 17:19:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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Although it’s unlikely that LEGO intended the set as a commentary on Abu
Ghraib,
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You think?
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their choice to foreground an institutionalized torture chamber
speaks of a curious lack of sensitivity on the subject. Given TLG’s
long-standing policy of non-violent toys (a policy quickly abandoned when it
threatened their profits, of course), you’d think that they’d be more
conscious of how their portrayals of violence are likely to be interpreted.
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I think that there is a definite line WRT to reality and fantasy. The holocaust
sets were offensive because they portrayed reality; these Spiderman sets deal in
the realm of fantasy and make-believe, and so they shouldn’t be judged by the
same metric IMO.
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If LEGO had released a US military base and there were a torture chamber in
it, I’d think there was a big problem.
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Yes, because of the breach of the reality/fantasy line.
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This set is from a comic book where
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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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Agreed.
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Why include the torture chamber at all? They didn’t include the reception
desk, the bathroom, or the parking lot, after all. Their choice to include
the chamber makes it fair game for discussion.
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Because the overarching theme of these works is the struggle of good verses
evil, Dave! Providing children a means to vanquish evil and see good prevail in
their play is a valuable component in creative play IMO.
JOHN
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