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Lego accused of racism with Star Wars set {by Muslims}
telegraph.co ^ | 1/23/2013 | Matthew Day

Posted on 01/24/2013 5:37:25 AM PST by drpix

Lego has been accused of racism by the Turkish community over a Star Wars model that supposedly resembles one of Istanbul’s most revered mosques.

tria’s Turkish community said the model was based on Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul and that the accompanying figures depicted Asians and Orientals as people with “deceitful and criminal personalities.”

The Turkish Cultural Community of Austria released a statement calling for Lego to apologise for affronting religious and cultural feelings.

The anger was provoked by “Jabba’s Palace”, a model of the home of Jabba the Hutt from Lego’s Star Wars product range based on the blockbusting series of science fiction films

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


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To: popdonnelly
Bingo!

They have been reading "Rule for Radicals".

21 posted on 01/24/2013 6:21:36 AM PST by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: drpix

The toy doesn’t look anything like the Hagia Sophia. The “criminal and deceitful” personalities were part of the film. This is nonsense.


22 posted on 01/24/2013 6:23:09 AM PST by popdonnelly
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To: drpix

When can we expect a crusades set? Perhaps somebody could get it right this time.


23 posted on 01/24/2013 6:27:19 AM PST by Steamburg (The contents of your wallet is the only language Politicians understand.)
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To: drpix

What’s interesting is that the architecture of the peaceful people of Naboo is much more Hagia Sohpia-esque.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Theed?file=TheedAttack.png


24 posted on 01/24/2013 6:32:31 AM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: drpix


25 posted on 01/24/2013 6:33:18 AM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Steamburg

Read up on the history of this building, which was originally one of the most Christian Orthodox churches in the world. Hundreds of Christians were murdered inside when the Muslims took over. Badly treated over the years, Muslim signage over much of it and turrets outside. Obama has visited it twice, apparently one of his favorite Turkish places...for obvious reasons.


26 posted on 01/24/2013 6:34:09 AM PST by Kanzan
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To: drpix; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows

27 posted on 01/24/2013 6:35:01 AM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: drpix

They have learned that the way to the big time in the USA is to become a victim group and wail and moan all the time.

This crowd flew occupied planes into occupied buildings, and used that to become America’s second biggest victim group.


28 posted on 01/24/2013 6:39:48 AM PST by I want the USA back (The "religion of peace" is really a death cult.)
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To: drpix

So these Muslims think they invented crappy looking dome structures now?

I’m not saying the building doesn’t have architectural appeal, I’m just saying a structure with a dome and a tower has been done a few times before.

And why is Lego “racist” and not Star Wars? And what’s racist about copying a building?

This PC crap is all about overwhelming the system. This looks like a crappy attempt by this Muslim group (who doesn’t totally understand the western liberal concepts) to try and get in on the act of attacking the system.


29 posted on 01/24/2013 6:41:20 AM PST by Honcho
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To: drpix

Legos = Logos?

When the building opened, as a Christian Cathedral, it was dedicated to “Logos”, the Word, the Second Person of the Trinity.


30 posted on 01/24/2013 6:46:24 AM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: drpix

31 posted on 01/24/2013 6:47:21 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind.)
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To: drpix
in Istanbul (which use to be Constantinople)

Why did Constantinople get the works?

32 posted on 01/24/2013 6:51:15 AM PST by Poison Pill (Take your silver lining and SHOVE IT!)
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To: drpix

None of the Tatooine scenes from the movies were filmed in Turkey. They were filmed either in Tunisia or Yuma, AZ, so the Turks have no grounds to complain.


33 posted on 01/24/2013 6:53:46 AM PST by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: drpix
They should switch to Playmobil!


34 posted on 01/24/2013 6:55:38 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("C'est la vie" say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell. -- Chuck Berry)
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To: drpix

well then the Prophet Mohammed Weeble-Wobble is really going to cheese them off...


35 posted on 01/24/2013 6:58:23 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: drpix

Muslims Outraged!

Outraged muslims claim that a pile of cow-flop is intentionally shaped to look like an aerial view of the Istanbul mosque.


36 posted on 01/24/2013 7:09:34 AM PST by Iron Munro (I Miss America, don't you?)
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To: a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
انتقل شخ يصل حبل.


37 posted on 01/24/2013 7:14:44 AM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
انتقل شخ يصل حبل.


38 posted on 01/24/2013 7:15:49 AM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: drpix
LEGO Santa
39 posted on 01/24/2013 7:20:05 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper (SOS)
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To: drpix

Bantha foodoo.


40 posted on 01/24/2013 7:20:40 AM PST by YourAdHere (I had forgotten how much I dislike Hillary.)
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