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Lego-Style Islamic Terrorist Figurine Sparks Outrage
Fox News ^ | 12-04-2008

Posted on 12/04/2008 11:35:54 AM PST by My Favorite Headache

A Lego-style Islamic terrorist figurine has sparked outrage among Muslims and others.

The Islamic terrorist figurine called 'Mr. White' that has sparked controversy

The controversial toy mini-figure, made by American Will Chapman as part of his BrickArms line, is a masked militant with an assault rifle, grenade launcher and belt of explosives. The character is called "Bandit — Mr. White" and sells for $14.

Shocked by the plaything, British Muslim organization the Ramadhan Foundation has branded the figurine "absolutely disgusting."

Chief executive Mohammed Shafiq said the toy is "glorifying terrorism."

"I don't think there's any difference between someone that shouts hatred through a megaphone and someone that creates a doll that glorifies terrorists," he said. "As a parent myself, I'm going to teach my children respect for the law and respect for each and every community.

"These are the lessons parents should be giving to their children — not lessons about weapons and violence."

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: actionfigure; lego; radicalislam; toys
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To: My Favorite Headache

That’s so funny! LOL!


21 posted on 12/04/2008 11:44:46 AM PST by LiberConservative
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To: MrB

He’s yellow. Could be Chinese.......................


22 posted on 12/04/2008 11:45:39 AM PST by Red Badger (Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)
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To: Red Badger

They are angry because we are insulting their beloved ‘holy’ murderers.


23 posted on 12/04/2008 11:46:38 AM PST by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

That would look good on the cubicle wall, with a noose, but someone might be “offended”............


24 posted on 12/04/2008 11:46:40 AM PST by Red Badger (Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)
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To: Soothesayer

I would like to make them “holey”............


25 posted on 12/04/2008 11:47:17 AM PST by Red Badger (Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah, they need a Mr. Pink and a Mr Brown and a Mr. Blue..think of it as Reservoir Dogs with a jihadist slant..


26 posted on 12/04/2008 11:47:32 AM PST by padre35 (You shall not ignore the laws of God, the Market, the Jungle, and Reciprocity Rm10.10)
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To: My Favorite Headache

He’s just ticked because he knows GI Joe could kick Mr. White’s butt.


27 posted on 12/04/2008 11:48:03 AM PST by Hoffer Rand (There ARE two Americas: "God's children" and the tax payers)
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To: 2CAVTrooper

...or Hussein..........


28 posted on 12/04/2008 11:48:06 AM PST by Red Badger (Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)
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To: Red Badger

I don’t pick on the Amish out of any mean-spiritedness...

It’s just that I doubt that I’ll ever offend one of them on an

INTERNET WEBSITE.


29 posted on 12/04/2008 11:48:28 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: Red Badger
I agree.

But I guess I'd have to keep it at home so to not offend anyone.

30 posted on 12/04/2008 11:48:42 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.)
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To: padre35

Think of it as “GI Jihadi”...................


31 posted on 12/04/2008 11:49:05 AM PST by Red Badger (Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

I used to have a sign that said “I SLAM ISLAM!” but they made me take it down..............


32 posted on 12/04/2008 11:49:56 AM PST by Red Badger (Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)
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To: My Favorite Headache; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; ...
For Reservoir Dogs fans... Mr. Blonde would be a better nom de plume!

Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you.

Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
And I'm wondering what it is I should do,
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face,
Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place,
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Well you started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please.... Please.....

Trying to make some sense of it all,
But I can see that it makes no sense at all,
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor,
‘Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Well you started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please.... Please.....

Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you,
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
Stuck in the middle with you.

33 posted on 12/04/2008 11:51:08 AM PST by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: MrB

Amish are cool. I wonder if a Amish person and a Hasidic Jew have ever met?......


34 posted on 12/04/2008 11:51:11 AM PST by Red Badger (Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)
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To: My Favorite Headache
Silence! I kill you!

35 posted on 12/04/2008 11:54:38 AM PST by Dahoser (America's great untapped alternative energy source: The Founding Fathers spinning in their graves.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
Thanks for the story, I sent the link to my husband so he can order some stuff for my boys.

I love it when we find out about these type of entrepreneurs.

36 posted on 12/04/2008 11:54:48 AM PST by call meVeronica
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To: My Favorite Headache

Actually Lego should have purchased the rights to name it “Achmed the Dead Terrorist” Toy


37 posted on 12/04/2008 11:56:53 AM PST by Centurion2000 (To protect and defend ... against all enemies, foreign and domestic .... by any means necessary.)
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To: padre35
Yeah, they need a Mr. Pink and a Mr Brown and a Mr. Blue..think of it as Reservoir Dogs with a jihadist slant..

Mr. Orange would lose more than just an ear.

38 posted on 12/04/2008 12:00:10 PM PST by KarlInOhio (11/4: The revolutionary socialists beat the Fabian ones. Where can we find a capitalist party?)
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To: My Favorite Headache
There was another thread posted on this. Here's my contribution:

39 posted on 12/04/2008 12:01:38 PM PST by zeugma (Will it be nukes or aliens? Time will tell.)
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To: KarlInOhio
Oops. Bad memory. Mr. Orange was the undercover cop who watched and shot the ear chopper.
40 posted on 12/04/2008 12:02:43 PM PST by KarlInOhio (11/4: The revolutionary socialists beat the Fabian ones. Where can we find a capitalist party?)
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