pickleboy Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Thought this was funny... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/austria/9820517/Lego-accused-of-racism-with-Star-Wars-set.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cflannagan Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Wha....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Oh my god. Are you freakin' kidding me?! LEGO being accused of racism for a design based on a structure from a film that is around 30 years old?! Man, are people really this desperate to find fault in anything to the point of drawing at straws?I just love the opening statement.Austria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Lol, this kind of thing will never stop...sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymc4677 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Ummmmmmmmmmm......yeeaahhhh, ok then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The article had two misspelled words in it so its not valid with me regardless of what it's about...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleboy Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 My favorite line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 My favorite line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C. Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 My Wife showed this to me today and i just couldn't believe it. Some people are so stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Of course LEGO is racist... look at the very first Luke figure with his caucasian hair!!!!! Not to mention those ewoks have to be mocking some race. And Chewbacca come on, racism all the way. Bunch of idiots always wanting to complain about something. (if you dont get the sarcasm here please re-read over and over until you get it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The article had two misspelled words in it so its not valid with me regardless of what it's about...... Does ths mean most of what I say is alos meaningless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Lol no because you are not paid to put correctly spelled content on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silmon Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Let's buy Jabba's Palace and hope LEGO'll retire soon the set from the market :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Lol no because you are not paid to put correctly spelled content on this site. Well the Guardian is the UK paper that is known for its spelling mistakes. I think the Telegraph is supposed to be a posh paper - that is, not a tabloid like the Daily Mail, Sun etc... One won't mention the mis-spelling of Lego in you're signature then How much Jabba's Palace - I saw it in the latest catalog and it looked good. Admittedly I am wary of buying Star Wars sets as the market always seems to be flooded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 One won't mention the mis-spelling of Lego in you're signature then In my defense, we all know the term "Legos" to be incorrect. I don't use it out of ignorance I use it because that is the term I used as kid. Oh and don't worry about Star Wars sets......they will be the king of all themes again, trust me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 hehe it just grates whenever I hear or read it I am wary of Star Wars as when you see 100s of 10188's listed on Ebay it is hard to see if it will ever appreciate. I am keeping more of an eye on the Lord of the Rings sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akohns Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 They're just mad because Lego hasn't done a UCS set on Hagia Sophia like the Taj Mahal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 i'm still surprised lego wasn't accused of being racist earlier by some group seeking attention. just think how many decades past with TLG only selling yellow colored mini-figs in sets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 They're just mad because Lego hasn't done a UCS set on Hagia Sophia like the Taj Mahal! classic post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleboy Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm actually surprised how much publicity this has generated for this small bat **** crazy group of people in Turkey. I've read stories all over about this today. Must be a slow news day... I am going to do what I hate people doing. I am going to give them a little more pub, but it's only to make fun of them. Here is a link to their website and google translate to read the actual website. Make sure to click on the pics too...pretty funny... http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=******&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http://www.turkischegemeinde.at/index.php?id=312 ...Some pissed off Turkies...you crazy Turks you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongus Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Fact is, George Lucas does not have an origional thought in his head - this is just further proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lego Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Fact is, George Lucas does not have an origional thought in his head - this is just further proof. He does have orginal thoughts. This is not "proof." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGuy66 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Fact is, George Lucas does not have an origional thought in his head - this is just further proof. Why on God's green earth would you say a thing like that!! Do you not like StarWars or did you lose a bunch of money on StarWars sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicblast Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Fact is, George Lucas does not have an origional thought in his head - this is just further proof. Star Wars is very original. It takes a brilliant mind to come up with something like Star Wars, not to mention all the unheardof cool ships and characters, etc. that are in all the movies. Das crazy man, to say that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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