Comments on: Al Qaeda Lego Toys!

By: William Teach

William Teach — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:07:00 +0000

Yeah, pretty much. It started out as “hey, look at the mad Muslims”, but….

By: Duncan

Duncan — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:33:01 +0000

Much ado ’bout nuttin. These are the “bad guys”. Just like you have the “good guys”. The WWII Lego GIs need the German SS to fight in their Legoland Normandy Beachs, just like our soldiers need ~~ragheads~~ “hooded bandits” to send to Lego hell to be with Lego Allah and their 72 Lego Virgin Goats…

Much ado…

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:22:24 +0000

But teaching kids to kill terrorists instead of cowering in a corner might be a good thing…just my 1/2 cent.

By: William Teach

William Teach — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:08:51 +0000

Interesting stuff. You may have an excellent point.

By: Gormless Worm

Gormless Worm — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:07:25 +0000

I think this might be a media outlet (The Sun) trying to create controversy. If you take a look at the company (BrickArms LLC) it is owned by a former web designer (Will Chapman) in Redmond, Washington.

The figure they use as an example is called “Mr. White.” It makes no reference to a “terrorist” or Muslim. He is referred to as a “bandit.” The German soldiers tailor to the US WWII soldiers…and if you read the Washington Post piece in reference to Leggo extended series…it implies that Mr. Chapman is a WWII enthusiast to some exent.

I’m not saying that there are the most tasteful products on the market…but I think that Muslims once again are being overly sensitive about this particular toy.

References:

http://brickarms.com/toys/minifigs/bandit_white.aspx
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/06/AR2008090600171.html