Django Unchained: Selling Slaves as Action Figures

[chaya]

Quentin Tarantino's new film about American slavery comes complete with a line of action figures. Karu F. Daniels on the controversy they've stirred.Academy Award-winner Quentin Tarantino is laughing all the way to the bank this week. The controversial film auteur and his longtime studio chief-partner Harvey Weinstein took a gamble on transforming

Comments

[sandstorm]

I think it's a little strange. I'm not against adults collecting dolls (Hey, I do), but this does seem like the movie to have action figures with - Id like to know the mindset that makes someone buy the doll of an ignorant slave owner.

[electric_mole_x]

There are some completionist collectors out there, where even if they don't like the character of a series, will buy it for completeness' sake. I don't see why one would want to buy these at all though.

[sandstorm]

*but this does not seem like the movie

[wrestlingdog]

[ntensity]

I have to say, Louis Gossett, Jr.'s remarks were quite on point.

(edited to fix spelling/grammar)

[zinnia_rose]

OP, you've got a bit of borked bolding in the paragraph under the embedded video.

As for the article itself...yeah, no. Bad idea on so many levels.

[chaya]

Thx

[astridmyrna]

That said, this doesn't surprise me in the least.

[mercystars]

i love this movie

[hey_mayonegg]

No sir! I didn't see you playing with your dolls again!

[astridmyrna]

LOOOOOOOOL DYING.



It doesn't take much imagination, but I can totes see QT as Helmet and it is killing me.