roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 Toy for sale RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamanthaEvans 166767 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 Wow. Not just kinda tasteless. I'd say extremely.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datyaddict 2174 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 Tasteless, and done tastelessly. So, uh, points for consistency? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pink Kitty Escorts 6195 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 They should make a Joy Smith tiny tyrant doll. I think a few cerb members would buy it for their dogs... LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jabba 18389 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 It's so tasteless and yet so....no, wait - it's tasteless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Studio 110 by Sophia 150333 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 LOL!!! I cant wait for the 3rd doll to be available, theheheheh. Thanks for that one, need a good laugh:)) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Dog 179138 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 Meh. It's nothing new. My uncle Roy had a set of three monkeys that he played with as a kid (he was born in 1938) that had the faces of Hitler, Tojo and Mussolini. They were still in pretty good shape when they were thrown out when my grandmother died in 1965... probably would have been worth a fortune now. We have vilified the enemy for centuries, made them seem trivial whether in children's toys, music, literature or in movies. It will continue to go on long after we all are dust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest s******ecan**** Report post Posted September 10, 2011 Personally I think its hilarious. Sorry I can't feel any empathy for two sadistic mass murderers, they surrendered their human dignity of their own free will long before these guys objectified them into dog toys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boomer 33202 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 As for tasteless, don't agree. These were mean, nasty, murdering SOB's. Might be considered tasteless if it were someone a little bit more to be admired like Mother Theresa or the Queen. With the 911 anniversary of tomorrow, I'm sure there would be a lineup to take a whack at there dolls. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
April Dawn 12207 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 That makes me sick. It trivializes the people who died because of them. *shakes head* People being what they are I can't say it surprises me though, we seek to change what we can't understand I guess. Posted via Mobile Device Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datyaddict 2174 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 There's such a thing as being gracious in victory. Dehumanizing people and making them playthings for animals is what these men did - and for it we judged them evil. I'm not sure how this makes us any better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest s******ecan**** Report post Posted September 10, 2011 There's such a thing as being gracious in victory. Dehumanizing people and making them playthings for animals is what these men did - and for it we judged them evil. I'm not sure how this makes us any better. Well I guess the difference is these guys made toys in their image, whereas the other two actually committed crimes against humanity and mass murder.... ....just sayin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kubrickfan 12836 Report post Posted September 10, 2011 I tend to agree its more funny than tasteless, and I agree with OD that its nothing new. In the US, OBL is going to be most hated character until someone tries to outdo him. At the gun club where I shoot, the second most popular target is OBL in silouette holding an AK-47. I dont have any trouble with it ... these guys are as bad as they get, with Khaddafi not far behind. Screw 'em ... forever! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcguy42 38594 Report post Posted September 11, 2011 Tasteless? Yes. American? Yes. All too often, to my chagrin, these two go together. (Looking for an icon that expresses shaking your head in disappointed sadness.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kubrickfan 12836 Report post Posted September 11, 2011 Tasteless? Yes. American? Yes. All too often, to my chagrin, these two go together. (Looking for an icon that expresses shaking your head in disappointed sadness.) Why? Are you an American? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
April Dawn 12207 Report post Posted September 11, 2011 I may be wrong but I am pretty sure I remember a post where he said he was. Posted via Mobile Device Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lowdark 5613 Report post Posted September 11, 2011 I would never own these as I do feel that they make light of the people Bin Laden and Hussein murdered (not just Americans, but people the world over, including in their homelands). Having said that, I do defend their creators right to make them and people's right to buy them if they choose. Freedom is one of the fundamental ideals that our holds dear and freedom is something that both Bin Laden and Hussein (as well as Khadaffi) hated. There's a certain irony there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcguy42 38594 Report post Posted September 11, 2011 Why? Are you an American? According to my passport, yes, I am. And when there is a quiz, April Dawn, you'll pass with flying colours. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted September 11, 2011 I guess, just so close to the anniversary of 9/11, a toy (saw the ad on tv yesterday morning first time, very early morning btw) of Saddam and Bin Laden just stikes me as tasteless. And kinda making light of the horrendous evil both these people did But on the same note, why not "toys" of not only Khadafi, but Pol Pot, Idi Amin, Hitler etc etc etc Sorry, now I'm awake, a few coffees in me, it still stikes me as tasteless But that's me RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwertyaccount 15793 Report post Posted September 11, 2011 why not "toys" of not only Khadafi, but Pol Pot, Idi Amin, Hitler etc etc etc Shush!!! Those tastless toys are coming out next week and no one is supposed to know yet! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kubrickfan 12836 Report post Posted September 11, 2011 The only viewpoint I have is distinctly American and, down here, stuff like this is no big deal ... in fact, I could see the OBL version, along with Qwerty's excellent joke, to be on the Leno, Letterman or Conan late night shows. But that's just the viewpoint or someone in the U.S. (me) and this is a Canadian board, so I definitely defer to your sensibilities. Also, the timing of this around the 10th anniversary of 9/11 is unfortunate. According to my passport, yes, I am. Thanks. Funny that you'd refer to your passport. I think you can get that changed if its bothersome to you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcguy42 38594 Report post Posted September 12, 2011 Thanks. Funny that you'd refer to your passport. I think you can get that changed if its bothersome to you. Thank you for the suggestion regarding my passport. In keeping with the CERB spirit one presumes this was given in the spirit of friendly help. Perhaps I missed the part where I indicated the origin of my passport was in any way a trouble to me. Perhaps I should have just answered "Yes" to the question. But again, thanks for the help. Sent from my BlackBerry 9780 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VedaSloan 119179 Report post Posted September 12, 2011 As for tasteless, don't agree. These were mean, nasty, murdering SOB's. Might be considered tasteless if it were someone a little bit more to be admired like Mother Theresa or the Queen. With the 911 anniversary of tomorrow, I'm sure there would be a lineup to take a whack at there dolls. I would not consider Mother Theresa someone to be admired. I don't want to hijack the thread, so rather than explaining here, you can just PM me if you're curious as to why. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kubrickfan 12836 Report post Posted September 13, 2011 I would not consider Mother Theresa someone to be admired. I don't want to hijack the thread, so rather than explaining here, you can just PM me if you're curious as to why. Berlin -- you could start that as a new topic, although it's certainly likely to get the "fur flyin'" on cerb. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VedaSloan 119179 Report post Posted September 13, 2011 Berlin -- you could start that as a new topic, although it's certainly likely to get the "fur flyin'" on cerb. I have no desire to start that thread! It would just go soooooo terribly awry. It's unfortunate that most people are not aware of what Mother Theresa was really like (instructed nuns in Haiti to reuse needles until they were blunt; had upwards of $50 million in one bank account which could have been used to build a brand-new teaching hospital and yet, all her hospices were basically places where you went to die--that is if you converted to Catholiscism; openly stated that she was only doing the work she was doing in order to proselytize for the Catholic faith, etc). If anyone is interested, Christopher Hitchens has written a lot on this particular subject, as he was very vocal about her not being canonized. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
