The Lego Of Evil

It's been a while since Lego was a hot, contentious issue. In fact I bet the last time you had an issue with Lego you were probably 7 and you couldn't find the roof bit you needed.

But now Lego has upset religious leaders. A range of Lego-style fighting figures that include an al-Qaeda terrorist has been made. Oooh, there's nothing like a mini terrorist to cause upset.

Mohammed Shaffiq, of Muslim organisation The Ramadhan Foundation, branded the toy “absolutely disgusting”. He said: “It is glorifying terrorism — the makers should be ashamed.

Wait a minute. When Lego made a Darth Vader figure no one thought they were glorifying the dark side. The makers weren't told to be ashamed of promoting the ways of the Sith.

If someone takes their moral judgements from the Lego they play with, they've got bigger issues to worry about.

I don't know why the religious people are upset, it's the Americans who have the right to be annoyed. Lego can be used to make a model of the Twin Towers, and now they've sent in the al-Qaeda Lego. Now that's taking the p***.

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