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Sharpton’s National Action Network Calls For Boycott Of ‘Django Unchained … – News One
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 7:55 am

Sharpton's National Action Network Calls For Boycott Of 'Django Unchained ...News OneIn the wake of the release of action figures in the cast's likeness, Rev. K.W. Tulloss, NAN's president in Los Angeles, the progressive, civil rights o...

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On Sale This Week: Walking Dead Silicone Tray and Expendables 2 Action Figures
by Daniel Pickett | January 9, 2013 at 7:33 am

It’s New Toy Day, and new products are making their way to comic shops and specialty stores from Diamond Select Toys! One is their Walking Dead Silicone Tray, where you can cast up your own body parts and eat them, and the other is the heavily armed first series of DST’s Expendables 2 Action Figures! [...]

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BBTS Sponsor News: Play Arts Medal of Honor, Bandai & More
by Daniel Pickett | January 9, 2013 at 7:18 am

More great new pre-orders listed today over on BigBadToyStore.com: Arkham City Play Arts Kai Series 03 – Poison Ivy http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=SEP10400&mode=retail Arkham City Play Arts Kai Series 03 – Harley Quinn http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=SEP10399&mode=retail Medal of Honor Warfighter Play Arts Kai – Preacher http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=SEP10401&mode=retail S.H. MonsterArts – King Kong (2005) http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=BAN14903&mode=retail Saint Cloth Myth EX – Cancer Deathmask [...]

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Django Unchained Action Figures Protested by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National … – E! Online
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 6:21 am

E! OnlineDjango Unchained Action Figures Protested by Rev. Al Sharpton's National ...E! OnlineAl Sharpton's National Action Network called for a national boycott of the movie's action figures, which includes a 10-doll assortment of characte...

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Playmates Star Trek Action Figures Retrospective – CSICON (blog)
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 5:38 am

CSICON (blog)Playmates Star Trek Action Figures RetrospectiveCSICON (blog)Playmates began producing the toys in 1992 with a series that included most of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast and a few aliens as 4.5 inch action figures. Subsequent lin...

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‘Django Unchained’ Action Figure Stokes Debate – The Root (blog)
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 4:34 am

'Django Unchained' Action Figure Stokes DebateThe Root (blog)"An action figure made of a black man, real or fictitious is not something that happens every day so we felt it was well worth discussing. Given the controversy already swirling ...

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Slave Action Figures? Django Unchained Dolls Debut – Vibe
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 2:27 am

VibeSlave Action Figures? Django Unchained Dolls DebutVibeThe line of action figures from the film certainly toe the line between collectable and offensive, and are available for purchase to coincide with the film's release. But should they be? Dan...

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‘Django Unchained’ Slave-Themed Action Figures Spark Outrage – Radar Online
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 1:11 am

Radar Online'Django Unchained' Slave-Themed Action Figures Spark OutrageRadar OnlineThe 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 feat...

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‘Django Unchained’ Action Figures Draw Protest – Big Hollywood
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 1:01 am

Big Hollywood'Django Unchained' Action Figures Draw ProtestBig HollywoodSlavery-era action figures tied to Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" are raising questions about whether they're appropriate. A line of figures of th...

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Action figures for ‘Django Unchained’ draw protest – Yahoo! News (blog)
by Action Figures - Google News | January 9, 2013 at 12:06 am

Yahoo! News (blog)Action figures for 'Django Unchained' draw protestYahoo! News (blog)FILE - This undated publicity file image released by The Weinstein Company shows, from left, Christoph Waltz as Schultz and Jamie Foxx as Django in …more th...

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