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Update! They were discontinued for being racist!
LOL dumbass Americans
During my senior year of college, I spent spring break working on a Navajo reservation in Utah. One of the things that struck me there was that every pop-cultural representation of Indians/Native Americans, no matter how cartoonish or allegedly insensitive, was embraced by those people, from Cleveland Indians shirts to Disney Pocahontas Barbie-style dolls. They were happy to see their culture and race acknowledged in any way as part of the zeitgeist, even if it was in caricature form.
That's not to say they represent every American Indian, but it does show that reactions are often more complex than those represented by media spokespeople, who tend to take the extreme position because it "makes for better TV." Again, I can speak to that - I was a panelist on Harry Knowles' pilot for Comedy Central that never aired, and when I was being prepped, they advised me to take the more divisive position whenever there was an option, because it would play better.
With that said, The Screen Junkies Show went to South Central Los Angeles to see what local residents thought about the controversy surrounding Django Unchained action figures, which are difficult to boycott simply because they're now sold out everywhere. I think the video's not just schticky but actually valuable in proving a point.
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I couldn't help but wonder how played up that one womans role was or if she really was trying to steal the figure....
people bad mouth prejudice but it can get you out of jury duty
last time I was permanently struck from the jury duty roles
score one for prejudice
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@Gallen_Dugall LOL thats exactly how I got out of jury duty the one time I got picked cliamed I hated black people so I couldn't be unbiased.
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@FreeHat @Gallen_Dugall I was asked if I had any biases - to which I replied yes. This response along with the fact that I keep my head hair at stubble length (cause it's falling out anyway and it's too much trouble to shave) convinced them that I was some sort of crazy person unsuitable for jury service and asked not to return the next day.
That case was a driving under the influence of prescription meds and alcohol case and they were trying to get off on a technicality about how "do not operate heavy vehicles" was phrased.
I was only selected for one jury. Local dentist kept killing his wives. He'd kill a wife and then leave town and set up shop somewhere else and kill another one. Not sure about the details because it never actually got to trial before someone who had unwittingly helped him cover up one of the murders came forward after hearing about it on the news. That was in a different state and that made it a Federal case. He plea-bargained confessing to two of the three murders and got two five year sentences served concurrently. Now out I guess - I wonder if he remarried.
This country is so F'ed up.
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@Someguy @Gallen_Dugall vote for your favorite in my photo section - fond of the de Boer myself
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@Gallen_Dugall @Someguy I've always liked your original one myself.
This one's not bad. http://media.myvoicenation.com/8489897.131.jpg
If there is a write in though, I'd crop this first owl here.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2i2ybeqh11rspngwo1_r1_500.jpg
While it's a funny video, it misses the point of the original complaint. People weren't upset that they were selling Django toys but that they had made toys of the slave characters and were selling those, metaphorically asking people to buy slaves. If he had used the correct toys and still gotten the same response then there might have been a valid point to the video.
I want to see some 'And the Band Played On' figures. You could even get Ian McKellen variants to represent his character at different stages in the movie.
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@super-staff I'm just glad that thus far nobody's been unoffended enough to make a sequel.
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@LYT @super-staff Oh, the day will come, my friend.
We will get a sequel with Paul Blart: Hall Monitor then followed by Paul Blart: Zookeeper.
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@super-staff @LYT Studio executives, in their never-ending quest for cocaine, have already beat you to that second sequel idea: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RM64vbpdL._SL500_SS500_.jpg
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I concur that Big Bang Theory is offensive. Every time it's on, I feel the urge to throw something.
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Most offensive movies to make action figures for?
'Schindler's List', 'A Serbian Film', 'Birth Of A Nation', 'Triumph Of The Will', 'Men Behind The Sun', 'The Jazz Singer' (1927 and 1980!)
@skrag2112 Pfft please. If they ever make Troll 2 figures I am burning down that store. Now that is offensive.
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@arivalscientist @skrag2112 Just take three Barbie dolls, some masking tape and you're all set.
@LYT @Someguy @skrag2112 Lets find out. Head to a fast food place; grab a booth close to a group; say, "Just take three Barbie dolls, some masking tape and you're all set." Then for dinner go to a different place and start with the same line. Add in, "because you are making a human centipede doll." See which one makes you feel better and get back to us.
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@skrag2112 "Just take three Barbie dolls, some masking tape and you're all set."
That sentence is definitely one you don't want taken out of context.
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@arivalscientist @skrag2112 I wouldn't be surprised, actually, if there aren't South Park "Human CentIpad" figures or collectibles at some point.
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@Someguy @LYT @arivalscientist @skrag2112
Rock'em Sock'em Highlanders........
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@LYT @arivalscientist @skrag2112
I want to see THESE South Park action figures...........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBTGWjnIYQw
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@LYT @arivalscientist @skrag2112 Now there is an idea. Toys that we want to see. Like Highlander action figures with spring loaded heads so they can pop off when needed.
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@LYT @skrag2112 "New 'The Day After' action figures, with deluxe talking action! Pull the cord on the back, and your toy screams 'I ENVY THE DEAD! I ENVY THE DEAD!' over and over again, until the battery runs out! And just grows louder and more shrill over time!"
@LYT @Ranchoth @skrag2112 I would so crowdsource The Day After action figures just to get the Radiation Sickness Jason Robards.
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@Ranchoth @LYT @skrag2112 You could always just get the "Mahoney" figure from Kenner's old Police Academy animated line, and melt his face.
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Threads action figures: Get the pregnant girl with real stillborn action! Get the bombed out Sheffield playset!
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@skrag2112 @LYT Agreed, but if you're entering their contest, go for the one they're likely to recognize more quickly.
On that same tip, my fiancee has some Hello Kitty Christmas lights, and I briefly wondered how easily they could be customized into "When the Wind Blows" heads.
