Lego withdraws anti-islamic Jabba Palace

[Nitefall]

Originally Posted by johnclone

Oddjob FTW~

Bond and the Gate Keeper hag tied for 2nd.

But that Aston Martin attempt offends me.

[Rocket]

Originally Posted by Nidgit

Well I stand corrected Rod

The impression I got from the article was that the set won't be out until next year, but maybe that was a scheduled middle eastern release date ? Anyway, I'd grab both sets . . . some of these Lego SW kits go for massive $$$ on ebay

There was also an interesting comment from artist Ron Cobb (who worked on the conceptual art and production design of the BTTF Delorean, Alien, Dune and Star Wars). He commented that:

"giving these imaginary designs a sense of reality required an intimate knowledge of historical design"

He also expressed concern that religious groups (of any denomination) "superficially take umbrage at the slightest oppurtunity" but he understood Lego's decision to withdraw the toy and also said "Sometimes it's not worth antagonising people . . . but it worries me that every little bit of creativity lost, you never get back - it's not good when people don't allow for free range of thought"

I think you twisted my arm!

[Nidgit]

Originally Posted by Rocket

I think you twisted my arm!

Well, either way it looks like a pretty cool set. And when I say cool, I mean lots of fun and not in the least bit offensive

[derekrodneysim]

These people have got to be the most sensitive, self-centred amd childish on earth. It's like they can do no wrong and the whole human civilisation has to bow to them.

They can burn the Bible and say all kinds of $%# about others but the minute someone speaks out of place towards their prophet or the quran, they call for heads and bloodshed. WTF?!

They've got to be the biggest hypocrites alive!

And back to the lego set, heck, it doesn't even look remotely close to that building. These people are warped, I tell you!