Let’s compare some fiction and fact…
– Jabba’s Palace was first built by the B’omarr Monks, who continued to live within it and practice their religion long after after Jabba the Hutt took over and made it his headquarters.
– The Hagia Sophia was a Christian basilica until 1453 when Ottoman Turks forced their way inside, slaughtering thousands of innocent people whose blood poured into the streets of Constantinople. From that time on Christians were forbidden from worshiping within their own building.
Got that? Good. Because it only makes the claim by a group of Turkish Austrians that LEGO’s new Jabba’s Palace set from its Star Wars line is “racist” and an affront to religion all the more ridiculous.
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| LEGO version of Jabba’s Palace (left) and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (right) One is a place that has known murder, slavery and intolerance toward others. The other is a children’s toy. |
