[Snowflakian]

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Originally Posted by kylactus

There should have to be no compromise, TRU is a business if what they do offends you don't shop there.
I'm frankly sick of "dialogue" of perceived slights, and overly sensitive ass holes that feel that there opinion should be law when there is not even a real issue! people need to stop trying to be activists to bullshit imagined causes, It's a free country, that means that anyone can say or sell anything (within reason)! if it offends you move to communist China where the state and popular ideas will dictate your opinion, and stop taking some imaginary moral high ground in a fight that has no business being picked. If you think the world is such a cold dark place (by the way some yuppy bitch on the west coast of Florida doesn't even know the meaning of cold and dark) and you can't control what your children are exposed to without needing to petition other weak minded fools to pass rules and laws then my suggestion to you: don't breed! go somewhere that there is no one who could like something you don't and sit there until your end, because I don't want you or your kind mucking up my world. and snowflakian, sence the beginning of time people have threatened Violence, this is not a new thing or a prevalent issue. just because the NFL and the news decide to ram it down your throat this week dose not meat it hasn't been going on forever! again get off the moral high horse! you want to bitch to someone about violence against women I suggest you go to Seria, Iraq, or Afghanistan and tell the leaders of those Islamic militant groups how you feel. I'm sure they will respond wit polite dialogue.

(In reference to violence and sexism towards women.) Actually it's been a prevalent issue for awhile(even louder so since the internet age). It's now finally getting louder public recognition is all because more people are sick of dealing with it and their concerns being ignored or being told "that's the way world is, deal with it" as if their opinion and safety doesn't matter. It's long past time this became a vocal issue and stayed that way so that people think before contributing to making it worse.

And yes violence against women in those areas is an issue, but it's also an issue in our own proverbial backyards. One does not negate the other. I did not say it was a new issue at all. It's an issue though that we should be mindful of and should be addressed. Which means raised awareness on it is needed as we're seeing in the public eye more now instead of ignoring it.

Yes, those of us in free countries should also support and promote that freedom, but that freedom means also in speaking up to protect others and not turning a blind eye to it claiming bigger issues. One problem doesn't make the other problems disappear or that they should be ignored. It means we should all do our part to try and make it better while still enjoying what we enjoy(within reason so long as that something doesn't harm others). No one is saying make more laws. In fact, in finding a middle ground where both parties can accept as a win, is the best course of action overall to avoid louder issues of censorship. Name calling does not solve anything, and if anything further proves the point about wounded pride and juvenile collector mentalities collectors ourselves are trying to prove otherwise about.

Yes, Toys R Us should find a compromise. Collectors want to still find the merchandise they want to buy, and parents want to be able to parent. By having adult collectibles in an aisle with other kid offerings and a parent not being aware of this, it does circumvent their parenting. It is by no means out of the question to ask that there be an adult collector section where only adult collectibles are and are clearly marked as such to educate the consumer. As a business move, that's practical and smart. It keeps them selling the merchandise that their consumers want and appeases any complaints that may alienate other customers.

The reason TRU would be so quick to remove said item anyway though is because it doesn't present the bulk of their sales and probably is barely even .001% of their sales as a whole. So in this particular case, removal is more cost effective and as a business that is their choice. The bigger issue is in bowing to such demands makes it easier for the next one to do the same. So a compromise should be reached which the above criteria of adult collectibles in an adult collectible aisle where chidlren's toys aren't included(as it stands now, there are kids toys still in that aisle), isn't out of the question and is a remedy to both issues without losing that small percentage of customers.

Emotional overreactions cloud the issue. So yes level headed discussion without straw man arguments and inflammatory overgeneralized statements is what's needed. Knee jerk emotional reactions do nothing but create more issues and problems.