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Today on Grievance Theater:
Lego has been accused of racism by the Turkish community over a Star
Wars toy allegedly depicting a mosque.
The critics claim that the Jabba’s Palace model, part of Lego’s Star
Wars range, offends Muslims as it resembles the Hagia Sophia mosque in
Istanbul – one of the world’s most renowned mosques.
Members of the Turkish Cultural Community of Austria group also accused
the toy manufacturer of depicting Asians as having ‘deceitful and criminal
personalities’.
The group has released a statement calling for an apology from Lego for
its cultural insensitivity.
The Lego set is based on the home of Jabba the Hutt, a central character
in the Star Wars series, who lives in a domed palace, with a separated
watchtower.
As well as bearing a likeness to the Hagia Sophia mosque, the Turkish
group also claimed the toy takes its design from the Jami al-Kabir mosque in
Beirut – while the watchtower is said to resemble a minaret.
A post on the community’s website contains a picture of the slug-like
creature’s Lego home, pointing out similarities with the Istanbul mosque.
Outraged Muslims have criticised the toy producer on the community’s
website, accusing it of deliberately placing contextual errors in the toy.
Let the riots begin. |
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