Whatever Next, Isn't This Taking Things Far Too Far?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/austria/9820517/Lego-accused-of-racism-with-Star-Wars-set.html

Maybe we should complain that it was offensive to Christians for Muslims to convert a Christian basilica, into a Mosque in the first place?

[Zeuhl]

Let's not even start on Ming the Merciless, The Hood or, Heaven forbid:

/Imagine a person, tall, lean and feline, high-shouldered, with a brow like Shakespeare and a face like Satan, a close-shaven skull, and long, magnetic eyes of the true cat-green. Invest him with all the cruel cunning of an entire Eastern race, accumulated in one giant intellect. Imagine that awful being, and you have a mental picture of Dr. Fu-Manchu, the yellow peril incarnate in one man."

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu/

[bazwillrun]

What, you mean to tell me theres something else muslims are moaning and bitchin about ?!

[Zeuhl]

^
Yes, them muslims can be very bitter and whingey ....

[ludwig]

// Maybe we should complain that it was offensive to Christians for Muslims to convert a Christian basilica, into a Mosque in the first place? //

No need. It's better to just ignore them.

[Zeuhl]

I think the Star Wars films did good business in Turkey

Possibly because Oriental forms also inspired the set design for some of the 'Goodies'

[naomi24]

Agree with Ludwig. It looks nothing like it anyway - and I've seen it in real life. Fuss over nothing.

[ludwig]

Naomi, I can't believe you've seen Jabba the hut's palace in real life. That's fantastic!

[naomi24]

Drat! My cover is blown. :o)

[sandyRoe]

Wasn't the Great Mosque in Cordoba converted into a Catholic cathedral?

[dave50]

Another story about alleged racism yawn, who cares? There are some people that will see racism in everything, it seems it's their life's work to be offended on behalf of others.

[Orderlimit]

Sure enough Dave50, and imagine how distorted crime figures are because of the definition of a racist incident and such 3rd party offended people.