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Originally Posted by IzzyTipsy

It's kind of annoying that to "workaround" you gotta guy say spend extra money to buy 3D printed guns, etc. Or $40 for a She-Spawn you don't want. All because some stupid fucked up kid wants to be a celebrity on the news.

It's just stupid because what stance is WB trying to take besides "we know we can do this because people will still buy anything DC so we're trying to gain Twitter cred"?

I'm sure they're going to stop little Johnny, whose parents ignore him, gets bullied at school, tells his friends he'll kill them, and spends his days on Brietbart and 4chan angrily ranting about how he hates minorities and loves Nazis, from committing mass murder because his Red Hood figure doesn't have a gun.

He surely isn't seeing the Halo, GI Joe, Fortnite, Roblox, Aliens, Predator, Marvel, NECA, and other McFarlane figures literally right next to the DC figures packed with guns. Right, WB?



It's also hypocritical. "Oh, hey, we have movies kids are surely seeing with Joker and Harley Quinn and even goddamn Batman gunning down people. And TV shows kids are surely seeing with kid favorite actor and children's book author John Cena mass murdering people with guns. And comics kids are surely reading where murderous Joker, Harley, Two Face, etc. brutally kill people...thank God we took the guns out of dad's $400 Hot Toys figure. That'll make little Johnny not be a mass murdering psychopath!"

If they were genuine, they'd leave Batman behind and go with more fantasy characters like Superman, etc. Not have movies with Joker and Riddler ranting about how they're put upon and how they are in the right murdering people they see as being evil. Because don't tell me people didn't take their kids to see Joker and The Batman. Instead they have DC Superhero Girls where psychotic Eco Terrorist Poison Ivy and mass murdering clown Harley Quinn are marketed to little girls as heroes.

That's a great rant (you made me start giggling again ) and there are one or two things in there that I agree with, along the margins, but it's largely pointless if you continue to buy.

Try looking at this from another perspective. WB is a huge media publisher with a "play" toy-line aimed at children (despite what adult collectors might believe) in the premier country for hoplophiles and gun-related violence/murder. Beyond the precedent setting
settlement between surving parents in Newtown, CT and Remington, a prolific publisher might just be feeling some genuine civic responsibility to control what they potentially put in the hands of kids.

Some of the movies and shows you mention have clear disclaimers regarding violence and it's incumbent upon parents to regulate what their kids have access to regarding viewing content. The same could be said for toys, however, there are fewer barriers for access in the toy aisles of Walmart and Target. The optics aren't good, this is 'business,' and companies don't play around with liability nor public relations.

Now, I'm not arguing against your accusations of hypocrisy. However, I think that claim is more appropriate when applied on a societal level, as we struggle with a host of incongruent behaviors. But the bottom line is, similar to the Rancor debacle, the only way you're going to communicate your 'rage' in an effectual manner is to resist the urge to buy. Force WB to consider an actual 'adult-collector' model, or STFU and find a workaround.

If you do settle on buying anyway, just know you are part of your own problem and maybe start cross-pollinating and gabbing some NECA Terminator/Predator/Gears/etc figs.