Cenk Uygur
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Django Unchained Action Figure Controversy
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January 15, 2013
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8:19Now Playing"Along with the release of Tarantino's Django Unchained, the marketing geniuses put their busy little heads together and came up with all sorts of fun tie-ins. One of the brilliant ideas the brain trust dreamt up was collectible dolls of the characters. Because who doesn't want pose-able, 8" action figures of slaves and the people who kidnapped, raped, murdered, and lynched them? Except probably most people.
"Selling slaves as action figures is a slap in the face of our ancestors. Tarantino and Weinstein didn't have action figures for their movie " Inglorious Basterds" because they know the Jewish community would never allow it and the African-American community shouldn't allow anyone to disrespect our ancestors," stated Najee Ali, Director of Project Islamic Hope."*
Are these Django Unchained collectible action figures commemorative movie trinkets? Or do they glorify slavery beyond a reasonable point in entertainment? John Iadarola (Host, TYT University) and Hermela Aregawi (Producer, TYT on Current) discuss.
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