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What a joke:

Report: Lego To Stop Production Of ‘Star Wars’ Set Due To Anti-Muslim Backlash

April 1, 2013 12:38 PM



ENFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) — Lego will reportedly cease production of a popular “Star Wars” toy set after Muslim communities complained about the product.

The Independent reports that several Muslim groups in Austria claimed “Jabba’s Palace” was anti-Muslim as it showed popular “Star Wars” character Jabba the Hut in a mosque-like lair with a hookah, guns and an imprisoned Chewbacca.

“This sort of thing does not belong in a child’s bedroom,” Melissa Gunes, spokeswoman for Austria’s Turkish Cultural Association, told The Independent. “The game is pedagogical dynamite. It depicts Muslims as terrorists.”



RT News reports that Muslim critics felt “Jabba’s Palace” looked like the Hagia Sophia and the Jami al-Kabir mosques.

“We are very grateful and congratulate Lego on the decision to take Jabba’s Palace out of production,” Birol Killic, president of the Turkish Cultural Association, told RT News.

The uprising against the Lego set began earlier this year when a father in Austria’s Islamic community found that his sister bought it as a present for his son, according to The Independent.

Lego originally fought back against the claims that “Jabba’s Palace” was anti-Muslim but will now reportedly stop production of the set in 2014.

Jabba the Hut was first introduced in “Return of the Jedi” in 1983 and the Lego set first hit shelves in 2012.

CBS Connecticut has reached out to Lego for comment.
 

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When I was little Santa brought me this awesome Jabba who sat on the trick door. U could slide him back and open the door and put people in the dungeon below him, just like in return of the Jedi.

My kids still play with it now. It also came with that crazy rat looking guy with the long tail who sat on his shoulder.
 
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Legos should stop manufacturing Legos. They are the most obnoxious toys ever invented.

Unless you like picking up a jillion fucking plastic pieces all over the house.
 

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Everyone is just terrified of offending Muslims.

We need to triple our drone strikes ASAP.
 

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Legos should stop manufacturing Legos. They are the most obnoxious toys ever invented.

Unless you like picking up a jillion fucking plastic pieces all over the house.

The worst part is u get them all assembled and then the kids try to play with them like toys, they instantly fall apart and u have to retrace your steps through 500 pages of directions.
 

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Legos should stop manufacturing Legos. They are the most obnoxious toys ever invented.

Unless you like picking up a jillion fucking plastic pieces all over the house.

These guys are gonna kick your ass.

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The worst part is u get them all assembled and then the kids try to play with them like toys, they instantly fall apart and u have to retrace your steps through 500 pages of directions.

Totally agree. My 3 and 5 year old will build something retarded then come up to me and say look dada its a gun and I'm all like shit that looks nothing like a gun but of course I don't say that I say good job sport now scurry along so daddy can play Black Ops and then they come back in the room like 5 minutes later upset because their gun broke and ask me to fix it. So rude.
 

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I never knew Jabba was a Muslim. Was that in the remix version they released later? It must have been one of the scenes they deleted from the original. How did that fat piece of crap make it to his prayer rug? Did his slaves help him?

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superpunk would have led the march, but he was busy getting fucked by one of their sheiks.
 

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How many, toys, books, comics, etc. have to be pulled for fear of offending Christians? Not the first damn one. It has become a sport to shit on Christians, but the world wants to cater to the pieces of shit that support killing anybody that doesn't believe in Islam.
 

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Europe needs to start standing up to these people instead of turning around and taking it up the ass from them. Muslims are becoming a big problem in Europe.
 

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How many, toys, books, comics, etc. have to be pulled for fear of offending Christians? Not the first damn one. It has become a sport to shit on Christians, but the world wants to cater to the pieces of shit that support killing anybody that doesn't believe in Islam.

Until people stop responding.
 

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How many, toys, books, comics, etc. have to be pulled for fear of offending Christians? Not the first damn one.

Perhaps we don't hear about it because it's not a big deal when it is Christians. It's not viewed as some "attack" of sorts but rather "good ol' fashioned values".

http://freemuse.org/archives/758

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...eico-pig-commercial-bestiality_n_2765040.html

Hey, Lego again.

http://au.christiantoday.com/articl...depicting-violent-and-sexual-scenes/12457.htm

http://www.parents.com/blogs/parent...ve-moms-group-protests-new-ben-jerrys-flavor/

Fringe groups are everywhere. All want their way, none should get it.
 

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Perhaps we don't hear about it because it's not a big deal when it is Christians. It's not viewed as some "attack" of sorts but rather "good ol' fashioned values".

http://freemuse.org/archives/758

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...eico-pig-commercial-bestiality_n_2765040.html

Hey, Lego again.

http://au.christiantoday.com/articl...depicting-violent-and-sexual-scenes/12457.htm

http://www.parents.com/blogs/parent...ve-moms-group-protests-new-ben-jerrys-flavor/

Fringe groups are everywhere. All want their way, none should get it.

They may be removed, but it is for different reasons. I am glad you posted those links. You are right. They are not reported. Make a comic with the prophet Mohammad and the result can be terrorist attacks. Offend a Christian and sell a few less comics. There is a big difference. Would you agree? How many senseless bombings have have been done in the name of Christ lately? There is not a fear of Christian actions in protest like it is with Islamic people.

I don't know, but I would guess that the fringe idiot Christians make up a much smaller percentage of their faith than the Islamic fringe groups. I don't know of any Christians flying planes into buildings or car bombing anybody. Maybe we should start. We want respect damnit.
 
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