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Lego complains about UN anti-racism poster

Danish toy maker Lego today said it felt wrongly accused of being racist by a UN anti-discrimination poster showing what looked like one of the company’s famous building blocks.

Lego complains about UN anti-racism poster

Tue, 21 Mar, 2006 - 14:34

Danish toy maker Lego today said it felt wrongly accused of being racist by a UN anti-discrimination poster showing what looked like one of the company’s famous building blocks.

The poster reads “Racism takes many shapes” and shows the picture of a jigsaw puzzle next to a red brick.

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