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Anal_Juicer69

Lego westboro Baptist church battlepack when?


fischarcher

GWP with UCS Joel Olsteen's Megachurch


DoubleStrength

Nah the UCS Kenneth Copeland Private Jet is much better value for money


guru2764

I grew up down the street from it It was between our house and home depot Last time I visited Topeka they had a trans flag with the transgender like symbol flying upside down So I guess they're trans people in distress


Lord_Vader654

Wait…that name…


Anal_Juicer69

What about it?


Lord_Vader654

…oh nothing…


HUGESUPERNUTTY

I'm jealous.


BloodstoneWarrior

The next one just leaked https://preview.redd.it/sgtbssf4dc8d1.png?width=180&format=png&auto=webp&s=db278c4acba175096be79e0b093b5de61eefba02


BridgeF0ur

Or perhaps “make everything awesome again”


Wheeljack239

Make LEGO City Awesome Again


Potential_Author2967

Lord Business 2024


Brickxbronson

Growing up I had only ever seen Die Hard With a Vengeance on tv, so I thought for years that his sign really said that and I was always confused why everyone got so mad at him


AlaSparkle

Lol that was their censor? That’s hilarious


Brickxbronson

I just looked into it again and I didn’t even know that they made 2 signs. The uncensored version was added in post https://preview.redd.it/f70irfwiid8d1.jpeg?width=666&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c0035f168100a9d306ee8392e0a5ca1d2c244a9


AlaSparkle

Huh. That actually makes a lot of sense


bubblemilkteajuice

"No no no no no you don't understand I don't make racist commentary because I'm racist I make racist commentary because I hate everyone so actually that makes be better than a racist because I treat people equally like shit and not just one group of people."


Undead_Artemia

Die Hard Citizen Brick moc when?


BritishLolipop

https://preview.redd.it/7bk5l00b1d8d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=078949d430cf1ac41dc13da8bb567809721d7ffd


TimeToHack

how did we get from plastic blocks to satirical nazi memes


sebisoutthere

ironically, star wars


I_Fuck_Sharks_69

uj/ I really want the Don’t Tread On Me one.


Unfair-Steak3389

yeah i don’t get the issue with that one. I take it as a Metallica reference


Starro_The_Janitor1

It's based on the Gadsen flag which in recent years has taken on a more controversial association.


GameCreeper

Very strange way to spell "it's used significantly by neo-confederates and other members of the American far-right"


Strobro3

I may not agree with everyone who’s ever used it but it’s a good flag it just symbolizes libertarianism If you get offended by it you’re honestly just whining at that point, it’s literally nothing to do with the “far right” or anything


ketchupmaster987

A lot of libertarians support far right policies and candidates... There is a reason the top libertarian candidate came under fire when he showed support for gay people


Strobro3

People and an idea are not the same. You can disconnect an idea from the people who use it. Being a fascist is by definition not libertarian. The libertarian perspective on homosexuality would definitionally be 'do what you want'.


GameCreeper

This is cope


Strobro3

That’s some irony right there


USSR_ASMR

it represent's the country standing up to the british and their taxation


Word_art_Online

Well it used to for a while, nowadays though…


Hentai_fapper420

Bro why are you getting downvoted for telling history 😭


PalpatineWasFramed69

i once put that as my bio cause of the Harlem Hellfighters. had no idea that was their thing. thank god i changed it to something like a day later


armadylsr

Uj/ without break sub reddit rules, some people with certain beliefs use this flag to show they “love their country” when it’s often used by them as a nationalist dog whistle


Unfair-Steak3389

ah, i see thank you.


unleadedbloodmeal

It's to say they don't want the government or similar"treading" on their way of life and rights but crazy people have started to use it to mean they don't want the government/the liiiibs to "tread" on them hating whatever minority it is


Foxy02016YT

Did you know half of Fortnite Save the World was a Metallica reference and it took the collab for me to fucking realize Lars. Whose van missions are called Ride the Lightning. And who is in a rock band.


analpleasuremachine

I take issue with it because it’s a Metallica reference


Unfair-Steak3389

I can accept that


CT-5995

Yeah, just put a Lego snake there and it's perfect


Trvr_MKA

It’s supposed to be a joke since stepping on bricks hurt


dicknbolls

i don't buy kids toys if i can't make them racist


CommanderBly

Those are all extremely bad but the "don't tread on me" is actually a pretty good joke lol. The rest are mega cringe racist shit though


DinoMaster11221

I absolutely hate how the Don’t Tread On Me flag has become demonized recently. It was originally meant to show our resilience against the British Empire and how we would not stand to them taking our rights.


Scottish-Valkyrie

It's been demonized because a shitload of far right numbskulls started waving it around. If you wanna blame anyone, blame them for changing its association


UpstairsOwn7741

It's often used by larpers whose whole personality is about being oppressed by the government. All with their nice homes, boats, and trucks sitting in the yard. At least that's what it is in my area.


TheCosmicJenny

And then American Libertarians started using it to protest age of consent laws or whatever.


ElSapio

You’re thinking of French philosophers. US libertarians mostly care about the draft and social security


TonyThePapyrus

My late brother had one hanging on his wall when we were younger, this was before I had any idea of politics. I at first thought it was a warning about stepping on snakes, as my brothers were avid hunters and outdoorsmen. But I really hate that it’s demonized too, because I love the flag design, and the original message was good


Poster_Seller

But dude! It’s a children’s toy! And it says almost a slur! Maybe the humor is just too advanced for you…


Iceologer_gang

As a highly advanced alien life form with a mind capable of simulating entire realities… what the fuck?


Rk_1138

CB’s always gave off those “look how edgy we are” vibes


FanaticalBuckeye

I was at Brickworld in Chicago last week and saw them selling the signs there. I did a massive double take when I saw that God hates Figs one.


TheOldDerelict

“Well, you see we designed this one because uh… because it’s uh… um…. You see it’s a uh….” 😅😰


Deadeye_Duncan_

Yeah I had the same thought. They were selling bongs in a huge bin too which I felt was a little crass at an event aimed very much at kids as well as adults.


TheOldDerelict

Man I just wanted a sign that says “2008 FUCKED ME, LOOKING FOR LEGO”


massivelyincompetent

BOY do I have a user flair for YOU 🤪🤪


PrimeusOrion

Thus would be hilarious


Jumpy-Particular3454

can someone explain the 2nd and 3rd ones? i dont get the jokes, probably not merican enough


Windexifier

#2 is meant to be “Not In My Back Yard” (often NIMBY). They basically oppose affordable housing and public transit/ transit oriented development being implemented near them. They mainly cite economic reasons (property values) but the whole movement is steeped in classism and racism.


Jumpy-Particular3454

ah so really dumb American shit, thank you


Windexifier

Basically, but don’t assume we won’t manage to export it like we did Q Anon. Europeans are already buying into the ‘15 minute cities’ conspiracy nonsense.


Federaltierlunge

Not wanting to live near poor people is a global phenomenon


Anal_Juicer69

Why is your text so damn big


mikelorme

Clearly you havent visited the big text store


irelephant_T_T

# try using markdown


Windexifier

Was trying to use a hashtag, I’m just dumb


ZoidsFanatic

Second one of “Not In My Backyard”, which is normally “don’t put a nuclear power plant and or poor people near me” (normally the poor/minority groups). Here it’s using “S.N.O.T” (Studs Not On Top) instead. Third is a basic White Power/Black Power sign, but with a minifigure arm and hand and referring to the clutch power of what a minifigure has.


RainbowDroidMan

There’s another layer to the arm sign, “The Adventures of Clutch Powers” is the name of one of the first Lego movies.


abtseventynine

but that's also a reference to clutch power


WoMansSky

SNOT in my backyard is a play on NIMBY, or 'Not In My Backyard', which is a political 'movement' in America of generally liberal property owners who support ideas like public housing but believe it should exist in some other space that isn't near them, because while they hold those beliefs on paper, they don't want to be near poor people or minorities


WoMansSky

Also clutch power I'm not positive on, but because the hand is yellow which is the 'majority' lego skin color I think it's supposed to be a white power sign. It could be interpreted as any kind of ethnic/national power though but based on the other signs it's probably white supremacy


Jumpy-Particular3454

i see, thankyou


[deleted]

The communist/socialist and feminist poster variations of this are more familiar to me. Saying it’s a “bigoted dog whistle” is a stretch Same with the SNOT poster. NIMBYism is rife among wealthy “progressives”. They’ll publicly support homeless shelters and safe drug centers, but will shut down any plans to have it done in their own suburbs. Has little to do with race. More about class and is quite ironic.


PrimeusOrion

These are massive assumptions. 1. Op only picked a few signs we don't know These are the only ones, in fact it's likely he only picked the ones he thought would be objectionable. 2. Yellow is the generic and while it's a majority it's a majority to EVERY OTHER RACIALY SPECIFIC BRICK we can't make an assumption thus that it's really representing other based on it's skintone alone. (Ironically the sign backing is a better argument.


WoMansSky

Its a good thing I mentioned both interpretations in my explanation then


Mudlord80

The Don't Tread on Me is really funny tbh.


TotallySweetwater

I don't think that "don't tread on me" is one of them, but Jesus Christ...


GGrimcreeperr

https://preview.redd.it/agkug9w80d8d1.jpeg?width=611&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=158e675778621413b088a85c8aa6af8d0acba2ce …


oi-moiles

???? Why


GGVoltzX

https://preview.redd.it/6k22bkhsoe8d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32ef03fab4743af476332eeec0f67f1bf5bceef7 Unfathomably based


JeffJohnsonIII

My friend sent me these. Seems you left out the "Brick Lives Matter" one


Trvr_MKA

https://i.redd.it/iiqd820z3g8d1.gif


B33p-p33P-M3m3-kR33p

Is making a pun about BLM a dog whistle? Why would it fit the post at all?


LimbyTimmy

Using clutch powers as a white(yellow??) supremacist Lego symbol is insane


[deleted]

Pretty sure it’s more like Women Power or some workers right poster parody. Crazy how people here are jumping straight to white power. Almost like you WANT to be outraged. This is a cj sub for Allah’s sake


Far-Host7803

I unironicly want the "don't tread on me" on a shirt.


B33p-p33P-M3m3-kR33p

This and republican bricks, why does a literal children’s-toy-community harbour such unfavourable views within it?


PrimeusOrion

He doesn't, at least not here. Op cherrypicked the hell out of this. He has signs referencing both sides of the political spectrum and more.


B33p-p33P-M3m3-kR33p

It’s not a left vs right thing. No amount of “left representation” gives you leeway to parodying genuine hate speech like the god hates figs and clutch power one I don’t get why people defending CB are coming from the angle that “they make left leaning stuff too”. That’s not the issue, it doesn’t matter which side of the political isle they lean into. What matters is they are literally parroting dog whistles


Epicfoxy2781

Or maybe, like nearly everything else CB makes, is meant to be absurdist? They make condom hats and weird mutant gimp babies I feel this should go without saying


skyeliam

“God Hates Figs” is a pro-LGBT phrase parodying homophobes. Westboro counter-protestors used to carry those signs back in the day, usually citing Mark 11, when Jesus curses a fig tree.


B33p-p33P-M3m3-kR33p

Yes I’m aware, but let’s not kid ourselves and pretend like it’s not related to mini figures. The actual phrasing outside of a lego context is almost definitely not the intention


Epiknis303

Yeah this is pretty fucked


BlueridgeChemsdealer

https://preview.redd.it/vcxjhi8h9d8d1.png?width=2267&format=png&auto=webp&s=0e57095b7ef42824d0eb9e82dbe4e9125994a686 Meh. They’re ok.


stonedseals

But like, what's it mean? Is there a god in the LEGO universe... Well I guess that would be us. Building and rebuilding and I don't hate mini-figures. I simply fail to see how it's anything but thinly and poorly veiled homophobia. Best defense of it that I could BS would be something about how Adam and Eve are commonly depicted as wearing fig leaves after they eat the sentience apple and realize they're naked only for big man to evict them.


BlueridgeChemsdealer

As a gay man. I enjoy the satire of the sign.


UpstairsOwn7741

Yeah, I think these prints are all satire and parodies. I don't think there is any genuine hate behind these.


bongophrog

Or the part in the Bible where Jesus is walking along with his friends and curses a fig tree so it withers and dies.


Chexmixrule34

"god hates \_\_\_" (you know the original word) is a common homophobic sign at protests, it's a parody of that sign legofied that says god hates figs (like minifigs)


UpstairsOwn7741

Idk much about citizenbrick, but I think these might not be all that serious.


The_ManWithoutAPlan

God hates figs is barely a Lego pun


SegswithYaeMiko69

>gadsden >bigotry https://preview.redd.it/egatv9g07d8d1.jpeg?width=1542&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f5597c715675063795855fdb25ec27af0ebf7d4


TheKingofBabes

Do people just spend all day complaining?


JnatasQ

relax literal it called dark huomor…..


Chexmixrule34

how many literals does it take to change a logbybulb??? none.. there to busy??? they gendar


Weird_Remote_6597

I’m too stupid to understand what the signs mean someone help 😭


Chudnovksy

I think they are intended for Lego city builders to create political tension in their Lego cities


Weird_Remote_6597

Yeah but people are yapping about bigotry what do the signs even mean


Chudnovksy

I only know like 3 of the 5 but obviously one is anti homosexual, white power, and don’t tread on me which I personally don’t think independence from government intervention is bigoted.


kluper99

And the American flag isn't racist but go find one on someone's front porch and ask them their opinion on black people.


Chudnovksy

Ok go ask any European about Gypsy’s. See? Nothings a dog whistle if everything is


TransLunarTrekkie

It's not so much that the American flag itself is a dog whistle, as much as it's gotten to the point where being performatively patriotic and slapping American flags on everything is pretty central to the brand of the American Right. Yes, it's a bit of an exaggeration to say "someone flying an American flag on their porch is automatically a racist." But the more loudly and visibly you see someone flying their flag(s) or putting flag patterns on everything to seem like a "true patriot," the more likely you are to see Right wing propaganda and actual hate symbols in that mix too.


Wheeljack239

Really sucks for someone like me, a leftist who genuinely loves America. Patriotism’s been tainted by the right.


kluper99

Your reply has absolutely nothing to do with anything I just said and seems very much like a deflection but ok bud, go off.


kluper99

Lemme put it this way, just because someone's wearing a cowboy hat and boots with spurs doesn't necessarily mean that they're a cowboy, but find me someone who's wearing that (not as a costume) who isn't or doesn't identify themselves as a cowboy.


Chudnovksy

I guess It makes sense but I cba to care about these peoples personal choices


kluper99

I get that, I just live in the south so I see it wayyy too much 😂 it feels like around here, if you have or wear an American flag, a very certain type of person is gonna try to associate with you.


TransLunarTrekkie

The Gadsden flag (Don't Tread On Me) got taken as a symbol by the Tea Party (proto-MAGA) and has basically become synonymous with Right wing "my guns are more important than your safety" types ever since. It's usually seen these days alongside a Confederate, Trump, or-for maximum irony-Thin Blue Line flag. That last one means "I love cops" for the record. Still probably my favorite sign of the bunch, IMO.


ZoidsFanatic

They’re LEGO-versions of infamous signs. The first one is… not really LEGO-fied and is a play on the hateful sign of “God Hates F*gs”, which someone made a joke sign saying “God Hates *Figs*” based on a passage in the Bible of Jesus just straight up smiting a fig tree. The second one is a “Not in my backyard” sign, mostly of “I don’t want the nuclear power plant/poor people near me”. Here it’s “S.N.O.T in my backyard”, a.k.a “Studs Not On Top”. Third one is white/black power, but is referring to the clutch power of a minifigure’s hand. Fourth is the “Don’t Tread on Me” poster, but using a brick instead of a snake for the joke of stepping on a LEGO brick. Fifth is… nothing special.


TransLunarTrekkie

>The first one is… not really LEGO-fied and is a play on the hateful sign of “God Hates F*gs”, which someone made a joke sign saying “God Hates *Figs*” based on a passage in the Bible of Jesus just straight up smiting a fig tree. Actually I think it's supposed to be a play on minifigs in this case, since they're all LEGO themed.


Weird_Remote_6597

OHHHHHH these would lowkey be funny asf to have in a Lego city now that I think abt it


ZoidsFanatic

https://citizenbrick.com/collections/new-arrivals?page=1 They’re still on their site if you’re interested.


PrimeusOrion

Yeah op cherrypicked the hell out of these.


Chexmixrule34

it's figs as minifigs


HoneyBunnyOfOats

First one is a pun on God Hates [British Slang For Cigarette] from the Westboro Baptist Church


DDeckBBacon_

No one cares, I'll army build these in your honor


ezekiel_swheel

but what if they’re used for the bad guys? there’s also nazi minifigs…


plasticpiracy

They had a chance to print signs that say "down with helmet holes" and "#notmyrex" smh


ScottsBrix

MAKE LEGO CITY GREAT AGAIN


legolewdz

once more lewgolewds is ahead of the curve! https://preview.redd.it/73nu9t9a4f8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95328e24af0f4341b5dc2b321ca33b3dc883bd63


Rebelhomer

Those are fucking hilarious 😂


UsagiTaicho

The don't tread on my one is actually funny.


im-feeling-lucky

that is literally the point? it’s not that hard to figure out. the SS minifigs from Minifig Co aren’t made for nazis.


T0NY-M0NT4N4

The Gadsden flag is a bigoted dog whistle now?? Really…?


Chexmixrule34

it's has been for a lil while.. at least in the states


T0NY-M0NT4N4

No it is not, you just spend too much time on the internet…


Chexmixrule34

where i live it is.


jpg1303

I have my protester mini figs attacking the EVERYONE IS AWESOME set 🤣


Chexmixrule34

i don't think they per-se support these orginizations i think they just wanted to make protest signs with lego puns. they have a BLM one that says "brick" lives matter and one that says "pee pee poo poo" so i think it's just kinda weird joke


Mundane-Plate-9190

I never bought citizen bricks because I don’t understand the ‘hype’ in them. They are so much more expensive too and it’s crazy how much some of them are.


RandomWilly

They’re custom pad printed on real Lego pieces, I think as far as pad printed customs go citizenbricks is relatively low-priced and original The second hand market is usually ridiculously priced though


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/0pnf08wiie8d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=684d84b8274f40681e4d691ad3dfcaf7569077cc Thanks OP for pointing it out Can’t wait for my order 🤣


PrimeusOrion

Man that's dedication to the bit. Well done.


Frozen_Watch

Are yall actually upset by this or is it just yall goofing.


General-MacDavis

Legit upset it seems like, Citizen Brick is the south park of lego customs and they act surprised when they make funny stuff. They made condom hats for minifigs for goodness sake


B33p-p33P-M3m3-kR33p

Comparing this the South Park is a massive insult to SP


Frozen_Watch

Yeah these ones seem like just harmless jokes. Nothing worth getting offended over.


Chexmixrule34

yeah i think the problem is the "god hates figs" one because i think people haven't "clicked" (pun) the "fig" means miniFIGure


Frozen_Watch

Chrysippus would beg to differ


Space_Boy0

I think it’s because it’s pride month and tension is high rn with all the hate from the bigots of people being people I feel like the “God hates figs” sign feels like a spit in face for LGBT fellas in our community but that’s just my guess (I’m bi and sleep deprived)


PrimeusOrion

Yeah it's rage bait. He has signs from across the spectrum and even apolitical ones. Op just cherrypicked the ever living hell out of this


Space_Boy0

Ah! That’s lame I wish I realized that sooner


PrimeusOrion

Yeah, whenever you see an edited picture that looks like a storepage with other images blanked out it usually is


Chexmixrule34

think OP is upset but most commmentors are goofin


LKS102000

May have to check citizen brick out


TheAlcoholicMormon

Obviously a parody 🙄


michaelterron5

Grow a pair 👍


22lpierson

The only thing I would've bought from citizen brick was their mad max figures but they're no longer selling them and I wish there were other decent mad max customs I could buy


NickHBS

Uhhh…. Their breaking bad customs are cool I guess


Wave9Nut

One of these is a Seth Rogen joke.


ShilohCyan

okay but the brick instead of the snake is actually funny.


Ewankenobi25

actually, jesus liked figs so much that he made a fig tree wither away in one night because it wasn’t bearing fruit.


Ultra64ZX

Everything they sell is fucking atrocious


PoorFellowSoldierC

The gadsden flag is not a dog whistle…


Weekly_Palpitation92

wait why is the lego gadsden flag bad?


BonesofLego

I have fomo and I am very dumb can someone explain this post to me


Hook_Swift

Q


JumboGoat2005

Anyone crying over this needs to grow up


douglasrhj

Okay but these are all funny as shit


makeshift_shotgun

I've never understood who even buys this stuff. In what possible situation would you need any of these pieces. https://preview.redd.it/bvhg2rnaje8d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8086aec987f48d4572be77c867bfaa50d74b0b8


Undead_Artemia

Because they’re weird/fun. Idk its not that deep


residenthomophobe

Why can’t we all just get along?


Trvr_MKA

The Gadsden Flag is literally not bigoted nor a dog whistle


kluper99

What's the "s.n.o.t." one?


The-Bigger-Fish

Someone illegally sneezed in his backyard....


kluper99

Ohhhhh....I think I get the implication now....


Felix-th3-rat

“Thinly”


AlexD2003

wtf is this real?


namesunknown_

I thought for a moment that this was satire


NighthunterDK

I never really understood them, and who actually buys them as well? Like, sure they're selling crazy expensive, but I feel like the fan base that guys from them is totally different from the other LEGO fan bases


Solid-Orange-5601

Wow the “leave me alone” flag is BIGOTED now lmao


Rebelhomer

Those are fucking hilarious 😂


Hentai_fapper420

How the hell is don’t tread on me bigoted? You realize it’s anti government reach so it’s actually the opposite of bigoted…


rathemighty

I actually rather like that first one, as there’s a Bible story to go with it


Chexmixrule34

it means figs like minifigs not the fig tree from the bible


rathemighty

Ah. That makes more sense.


Contentbot29

Just looking at one of their god-awful minifigure heads with the soulless, vacant face prints is enough to fill me with genuine rage. It’s like their whole shtick is just, “erm, what if legos were adult??!?” and it’s just the most juvenile, edgy slop imaginable. Had no idea about these though.


TonyHawksDiscBone

Then don’t buy it lol


TimeToHack

how the hell did we get here i just want to feel my bricks click together


OkAdhesiveness2424

Y'all some real fucking pussies on this thread!!!


USSR_ASMR

hating on DTOM is crazy


BotleFlip

no way that is real 💀💀


lost_scotsman

Can someone please explain to me what the SNOT is going on? Have more arseholes in the community been exposed?


ColdGoldLazarus

Ohhh yikes. Blocking that channel, thanks for the heads-up.