Rifles, pistols and weaponry in Star Wars, Pirates, Jurassic Park etc. all bear resemblance to modern firearms.
We regularly found pre WWII Era weapons in Afghanistan, Iraq, and throughout Northern Africa.
In this instance "Realistic weapons don't apply". The argument must stand on equipment children might recognize from hotspots around the world.
There are hundreds of Jets, Police vehicles, Helicopters, Cars, Trucks, that are all based on vehicles in use by the military. The only variance with the Osprey was the branding.
Lego recently pulled Police and Firemen sets for the same arguments. So lets say I agree.
Why did Lego remove promotion for the White House Architecture set? It doesn't represent weapons or military equipment? They did it because someone decided that it was a symbol of oppression. It's pure lunacy.
All of these sets were manufactured after 2010. The only commonality is that someone felt offended. In fact, I can't find any historic evidence of either of these situations having ever happened in the history of Lego (one that is long and varied). It all happened within the past couple of months.
You can't say it's not complete hysteria over nonsense. Forcing all these brands to bend to your unique opinion is horrible. The fact that they're bending is just as deplorable.
Thankfully some brands like Redbull are pushing back.
We regularly found pre WWII Era weapons in Afghanistan, Iraq, and throughout Northern Africa.
In this instance "Realistic weapons don't apply". The argument must stand on equipment children might recognize from hotspots around the world.
There are hundreds of Jets, Police vehicles, Helicopters, Cars, Trucks, that are all based on vehicles in use by the military. The only variance with the Osprey was the branding. Lego recently pulled Police and Firemen sets for the same arguments. So lets say I agree.
Why did Lego remove promotion for the White House Architecture set? It doesn't represent weapons or military equipment? They did it because someone decided that it was a symbol of oppression. It's pure lunacy.
All of these sets were manufactured after 2010. The only commonality is that someone felt offended. In fact, I can't find any historic evidence of either of these situations having ever happened in the history of Lego (one that is long and varied). It all happened within the past couple of months.
You can't say it's not complete hysteria over nonsense. Forcing all these brands to bend to your unique opinion is horrible. The fact that they're bending is just as deplorable.
Thankfully some brands like Redbull are pushing back.