A few days ago I wrote about the disturbing story which recently emerged about action 'figures' of characters from Ouentin Tarantino's Spaghetti Western, slavery era set film 'Django Unchained' going on sale to the general public. Considering the movie is aimed at an adult audience and it's subject matter involves the very sensitive subject of slavery, the idea of these 'figures' were thought by a great many people (including myself) as in very poor taste. Indeed several US civil rights leaders made a point of issusing statements asking the public to boycott these so called 'collectibles', which according to The Weinstein Co. (who produced 'Django Unchained') were meant for people aged 17 and older.
Well I guess the public must have been listening as The Weinstein Co. just issued a statement saying they had instructed the toy makers to discontinue manufacturing the 'figures' as they had received many complaints from people saying they thought they were offensive. The Weinstein Co. also added "We have tremendous respect for the audience, and it was never our intent to offend anyone".
All I need to add is it feels good to see, at least some times, common sense prevails.
Well I guess the public must have been listening as The Weinstein Co. just issued a statement saying they had instructed the toy makers to discontinue manufacturing the 'figures' as they had received many complaints from people saying they thought they were offensive. The Weinstein Co. also added "We have tremendous respect for the audience, and it was never our intent to offend anyone".
All I need to add is it feels good to see, at least some times, common sense prevails.
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