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‘Django Unchained’ Slave Action Figures Stir Up The Masses – LAist
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 5:58 pm

'Django Unchained' Slave Action Figures Stir Up The MassesLAistThe film, which released Christmas Day, has received much acclaim and criticism, and now the project's commercial pursuits have brought more fire: Django Unchained action figure...

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‘Django’ Action Figures Spark Outrage – ABC News (blog)
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 5:30 pm

ABC News (blog)

'Django' Action Figures Spark Outrage
ABC News (blog)
A collection of dolls based on the characters in Quentin Tarantino's slave revenge epic “Django Unchained” has the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network calling for a national boycott of the dolls. “Selling this doll is highly offensive to our ...
'Django Unchained' action figures spark call for national boycott by Rev. Al ...New York Daily News
The Django Unchained action figures: Over the line?The Week Magazine
'Django Unchained' Action Figures Draw ComplaintsHuffington Post
A.V. Club -The Guardian -NBCNews.com (blog)
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Al Sharpton’s National Action Network boycotting Django Unchained action figures – Red Alert Politics
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 4:45 pm

Al Sharpton's National Action Network boycotting Django Unchained action figuresRed Alert PoliticsIt's about the movie's accompanying action figures. On Tuesday, Sharpton's National Action Network called for a boycott of the eight-inch ...

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‘Django Unchained’ Slave-Themed Action Figures Spark Outrage – Radar Online
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 3:51 pm

'Django Unchained' Slave-Themed Action Figures Spark Outrage
Radar Online
The producers of the Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained are coming under fire for a line of action figures tied to his slave-themed film. The toy line features eight of the movie's main characters, but it's the ones representing characters played ...

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An Update on Go Hero’s Doc Savage 12″ Figure
by Daniel Pickett | January 9, 2013 at 3:28 pm

This past week Steve over at Go Hero has been updating fans on the progress of their new Doc Savage 12″ figure. A few weeks back we debuted the work in progress shots of the head. Now you can see it coming together with paint and costume. Go Hero has also posted about 30 funny [...]

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Action figures from Tarantino’s latest film Django Unchained cause uproar for … – Daily Mail
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 1:53 pm

Daily MailAction figures from Tarantino's latest film Django Unchained cause uproar for ...Daily Mail'Tarantino and Weinstein didn't have action figures for their movie Inglorious Basterds because they know the Jewish community would never ...

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Captain Action Announces Photo Contest
by Daniel Pickett | January 9, 2013 at 1:13 pm

Earlier this week our pals over at Captain Action announced an awesome photo contest full of fabulous prizes. Read the details below and get snapping! We’re inviting all Captain Action fans to share pictures of the new Captain Action & Dr. Evil figures, as well as Marvel Costume sets. They can be posed in [...]

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Django Unchained action figures outrage US black activists – The Guardian
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 12:09 pm

The GuardianDjango Unchained action figures outrage US black activistsThe GuardianThe Rev Al Sharpton's National Action Network is also calling for a boycott of the action figures. "Selling this doll is highly offensive to our ancestors and th...

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Action figures for ‘Django Unchained’ draw protest – Wall Street Journal
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 10:10 am

Action figures for 'Django Unchained' draw protestWall Street JournalSlavery-era action figures tied to Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" are raising questions about whether they're appropriate. A line of figures of the m...

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To Train This Charizard Action Figure, You Don’t Need Badges. You Need Money. – Kotaku
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 9:51 am

To Train This Charizard Action Figure, You Don't Need Badges. You Need Money.KotakuWhile you might come up short with badges to train Charizard, you probably have enough cashola to do that. Slated for an April release, the fully poseable action fig...

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