April O'Neil fans, we have a problem.

*pannoni1* · 09-14-2011, 08:11 PM

I placed this on the "everything else" section as I don't want to deter the fans from the more TMNT-friendly sections. But this is a potentially serious story in terms of safety/brand recognition. All of us TMNT fans first envisioned April O'Neil as just a good friend/lady to the turtles. Sure, she may have had some cleavage in some incarnations, but it wasn't really revealing, and the movies minimized this more. But unfortunately friends, over the course of the last few years, some strange things have been going on that is changing the "ultimate identity" of what April O'Neil is, and it's not just limited to the character. NOW, we have an actual person as "April O'Neil" (see spoiler below for Twitter account). I was doing a Google News Search for "April O' Neil", and above the news results, this dreaded link came. If we know Rob Paulsen's Twitter, That DAMN adult star trashing our beloved hottie in the TMNT universe may be on to something. Officially, April O'Neil is a registered trademark of Mirage Studios/Viacom/Nickelodeon, so some legal action can be done about that. Over 47,000 tweets, nearly 40,000 followers. This is WRONG for supposedly a comic/cartoon character that's about being pretty, but not NAUGHTY! A casual fan may just type April O'Neil in Youtube, a news search, and ultimately end up with this age-inappropriate person. I am getting very worried that when April is back on the air in the new Nick series, it will lead to underage kids following such adult people. I wish Rob Paulsen, Kevin Eastman, or Peter Laird could get a hold of @undeux and force her to change her name to make things safe for TMNT fans, or at least give a fair warning. Plus, she lives in Los Angeles, exactly where most TMNT production is made, so there should be an effort to try to contact her. Unfortunately, it feels like a great "April O'Neil divide" has set up; the first camp being family-friendly, the other being age inapprporiate. Something needs to be done about this!

WARNING: LINKS IN SPOILERS NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE 17 AND UNDER.

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09-14-2011, 08:11 PM	#1
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	April O'Neil fans, we have a problem. I placed this on the "everything else" section as I don't want to deter the fans from the more TMNT-friendly sections. But this is a potentially serious story in terms of safety/brand recognition. All of us TMNT fans first envisioned April O'Neil as just a good friend/lady to the turtles. Sure, she may have had some cleavage in some incarnations, but it wasn't really revealing, and the movies minimized this more. But unfortunately friends, over the course of the last few years, some strange things have been going on that is changing the "ultimate identity" of what April O'Neil is, and it's not just limited to the character. NOW, we have an actual person as "April O'Neil" (see spoiler below for Twitter account). I was doing a Google News Search for "April O' Neil", and above the news results, this dreaded link came. If we know Rob Paulsen's Twitter, That DAMN adult star trashing our beloved hottie in the TMNT universe may be on to something. Officially, April O'Neil is a registered trademark of Mirage Studios/Viacom/Nickelodeon, so some legal action can be done about that. Over 47,000 tweets, nearly 40,000 followers. This is WRONG for supposedly a comic/cartoon character that's about being pretty, but not NAUGHTY! A casual fan may just type April O'Neil in Youtube, a news search, and ultimately end up with this age-inappropriate person. I am getting very worried that when April is back on the air in the new Nick series, it will lead to underage kids following such adult people. I wish Rob Paulsen, Kevin Eastman, or Peter Laird could get a hold of @undeux and force her to change her name to make things safe for TMNT fans, or at least give a fair warning. Plus, she lives in Los Angeles, exactly where most TMNT production is made, so there should be an effort to try to contact her. Unfortunately, it feels like a great "April O'Neil divide" has set up; the first camp being family-friendly, the other being age inapprporiate. Something needs to be done about this! WARNING: LINKS IN SPOILERS NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE 17 AND UNDER. Spoiler: http://twitter.com/#!/undeux http://www.heyitsapril.com __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power! Last edited by pannoni1; 09-14-2011 at 08:24 PM.