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Post by S. Griffin on Oct 21, 2014 0:47:32 GMT -5
IF YOU DON'T LET YOUR KIDS WATCH THE FUCKING SHOW, THEY WON'T GIVE THE WALTER AND JESSE FIGURES A SECOND GLANCE, WHICH SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ANYWAY, BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN'T LET YOUR FUCKING KIDS WANDER A TOYS STORE UNSUPERVISED AND INTO THE "ADULT COLLECTOR" AISLE, ANYWAY! CUNT! www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-mom-demands-toys-drop-breaking-bad-figures-article-1.1980261There are now reports from collectors on various sites that upon going into to their local Toys "R" Us Stores looking for the figures, they've been told corporate ordered them pulled from the shelves. Shit like this makes me sick.
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Post by razkazz on Oct 21, 2014 5:25:02 GMT -5
Holy shit, I heard some mom made a petition but I can't believe it worked. The figures aren't any more offensive than the other toys on the shelves. There's no blood or gore on them, and most toys come with guns. And most kids would probably be too bored by them to even notice anyway, let alone, like you said, know what they're from or about. It was in florida so I'm guessing she was primarily alarmed because the child's father is a meth dealer and the kid picked out a Heisenberg toy and she was like "Oh god, my baby's a meth dealer!".
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Post by SkellyMan on Oct 21, 2014 6:14:35 GMT -5
Holy shit, I heard some mom made a petition but I can't believe it worked. The figures aren't any more offensive than the other toys on the shelves. There's no blood or gore on them, and most toys come with guns. And most kids would probably be too bored by them to even notice anyway, let alone, like you said, know what they're from or about. It was in florida so I'm guessing she was primarily alarmed because the child's father is a meth dealer and the kid picked out a Heisenberg toy and she was like "Oh god, my baby's a meth dealer!". Hey, we dont all make meth. Mescaline can pay the bills too
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Post by okcomputer on Oct 21, 2014 11:11:55 GMT -5
Hey, at least it's those terrible Breaking Bad figures and not something cool like Aliens. But still, I hate it when these pearl-clutching outrage-junkies win. It just encourages them.
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Post by okcomputer on Oct 21, 2014 11:15:19 GMT -5
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Post by S. Griffin on Oct 21, 2014 11:34:54 GMT -5
That petition ain't gonna do shit. They got a bunch of bad publicity over this, and there's no way they're putting them back. As for your "at least it's not something cool like Aliens" comment, I kind of worry that now that a bunch of these fucking helicopter moms now know that Toys R Us has a "collectors" section with toys that aren't child friendly, one (and then a whole lot more of them) will make a stink to have the whole damn thing removed, and after Fox News reports that one can find toys from "R Rated movies like Aliens, Rambo, Predators, and Freddy Krueger" (remember that GI Joe is okay and always will be) Toys "R" Us will capitulate again. This sets a bad precedent, which I guess was already set with the whole Django Unchained Megos thing.
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Post by GhostRider5289 on Oct 21, 2014 11:38:22 GMT -5
*sigh* Remember when we had kid's toys from movies like Predator, Alien, Robocop, and Terminator and no one whined, bitched, or moaned. I do because I played with them all.
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Post by okcomputer on Oct 21, 2014 12:07:01 GMT -5
That petition ain't gonna do shit. They got a bunch of bad publicity over this, and there's no way they're putting them back. As for your "at least it's not something cool like Aliens" comment, I kind of worry that now that a bunch of these fucking helicopter moms now know that Toys R Us has a "collectors" section with toys that aren't child friendly, one (and then a whole lot more of them) will make a stink to have the whole damn thing removed, and after Fox News reports that one can find toys from "R Rated movies like Aliens, Rambo, Predators, and Freddy Krueger" (remember that GI Joe is okay and always will be) Toys "R" Us will capitulate again. This sets a bad precedent, which I guess was already set with the whole Django Unchained Megos thing. All the NECA stuff from R-rated movies is very clearly marked "Ages 17+" on the package, so I wonder if that will mean anything if/when someone complains. It almost sounds like NECA thought something like this could happen someday and put the age recommendation on the package to cover their asses. But it's the hypocrisy with stuff like this that always gets me. This lady finds ONE action figure that comes with a tiny plastic bag of drugs as an accessory, and sets off to get the toy pulled. Never mind that the same action figure also comes with a handgun, and that there are definitely dozens if not hundreds of other toy guns in that same store. Guns kill FAR more people than drugs, so why not raise a stink about all the plastic pretend guns in Toys R Us?
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Post by S. Griffin on Oct 21, 2014 12:08:51 GMT -5
The Breaking Bad figures were clearly marked "Ages 15+"
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Post by okcomputer on Oct 21, 2014 12:18:14 GMT -5
The article you posted just says that there's a petition to get the BrBa figures pulled, not that TRU has actually pulled them. I can't find anything that says the toys were pulled from shelves nationally, only some stores in Florida (because that state has the most fucked-up priorities in the country).
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Post by S. Griffin on Oct 21, 2014 12:26:47 GMT -5
Try reading what I said after the article. I'll wait....BTW, I dare you to call your local TRU and ask for these things, and if they don't have them, ask them to order them and see what happens.
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Post by okcomputer on Oct 21, 2014 14:09:55 GMT -5
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Post by GhostRider5289 on Oct 21, 2014 14:40:40 GMT -5
^^ Nice
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Post by okcomputer on Oct 21, 2014 14:52:40 GMT -5
Florida is America's syphilitic dick. Nothing good ever comes from that place.
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Post by NecroDragon on Nov 10, 2014 20:44:47 GMT -5
There's an adult collectors aisle in TRU now? Cool.
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Post by SkellyMan on Nov 10, 2014 21:23:51 GMT -5
Florida is America's syphilitic dick. Nothing good ever comes from that place. Cannibal corpse, hulk hogan
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Post by Knockworstface on Nov 10, 2014 21:54:33 GMT -5
Florida is America's syphilitic dick. Nothing good ever comes from that place. Cannibal corpse, hulk hogan I'd also like to add Video Gaming Arcade Perfect Hair and Beard God Perfect PAC-Man and Donkey Kong Legend Billy Mitchell. He's in Hollywood Florida.
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Post by okcomputer on Nov 10, 2014 22:18:31 GMT -5
Florida is America's syphilitic dick. Nothing good ever comes from that place. Cannibal corpse, hulk hogan I rest my case. But let me continue anyway: Creed, Stand Your Ground laws, The Backstreet Boys, Pat Boone, Lil Wayne, Limp Bizkit, hanging chads, Brett Ratner, and Ebola. I know people will tell you Ebola originated in Africa, but I can guarantee you that shit evolved underneath the bleachers of a NASCAR race in Florida, fermenting in the puddles of fetid ass sweat and Keystone Light raining from the seats above like a rancid monsoon of apathy and diabetes.
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