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 ...
The Hagia Sophia was a Christian basilica conquered by Moslems who then stole the architectural style and now claim it as their own. Absurd.
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