"TMNT figues among this years most violent toys"

Sparvid · 11-24-2003, 06:17 PM

Didn't see this anywhere so:

http://money.cnn.com/2003/11/24/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes

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Lion & Lamb alleges that the Casey Jones action figure from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles promotes a vigilante code. The message on the toy's box says, "Judge, jury and enforcer! ... Casey has a unique sense of what's right or wrong and you better be on the side of right or he'll slap shot you upside your head with his hockey stick."

and that TMNT is a

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television-generated brand with the message that the best way to solve problems is through violence"

Sparvid · 11-24-2003, 06:26 PM

And after that, I should learn to look araound some more...

*Bowser_Koopa* · 11-24-2003, 08:03 PM

they also say that the second most violent toys are power rangers.....oh please XD

lhb412 · 11-24-2003, 08:58 PM

Oh please, I've grown up with the TMNT and I'm most definetely a non-violent person.

These parants should tell their kids about the difference between fantsay and real life instead of wanting to change Tv so that it will be a perfect robotic parent.

*Buslady* · 11-24-2003, 10:01 PM

ohh jee like I'm going to take ALL my son's TMNT stuff away, oh yes they are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
violent.

he doesn't imitate them 24hrs a day. it's not the same level as PRs, freakin PRs are just corny, lowest of the lowest.

its like when the idiots whined how the first movie was so violent making them screw with the tone of the 2nd movie. it'd have been so much better if it had the same tone.

*Mr. Snackpants* · 11-24-2003, 10:21 PM

Well........Im not quite sure how I feel about this. Part of me is laughing uncontrollably at the idiots who made that article and the other part of me is pissed they are portraying TMNT that way. Most cartoons have violence and I dont see how TMNT sticks out above any other. I hope no one takes this article seriously.........

TheCloneRanger · 11-24-2003, 10:37 PM

Did anyone see a TV report on this? The woman giving the report...man. It's obvious she had a VERY unhappy childhood. The...whole...time...she...spoke...in...the...slow est...most...monotonous...voice...

Do people have nothing better to do than look for trouble where it doesn't exist and try to foul up other people's lives?

After listing the "evil" toys, they then showed some toys they thought every kid should have, including an educational (Math) video game, and a bunch of crappy toys from an air port gift shop.

I literally have an old news report on tape, from the early 90's, that said the TMNT promoted team work, and using violence as the last solution...the report was done from a local Karate place.

Apple Cat · 11-25-2003, 12:05 AM

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Splinter · 11-25-2003, 12:08 AM

Can I get a 'Hell Yeah!' for Gleeful Mayhem!

Billy the Kid · 11-25-2003, 02:13 AM

Having the turtles on that list is totally ridiculous!!!

TMNT is no more violent than your average Looney Toones cartoon. How many times have Looney Toon characters been hit on the head, run over, and shot. Yosemite Sam is very irresponsible with firearms; Pepe Le Pew is a stalker; and Wile E. Coyote negligently discharges dynamite.

But no one word on banning their stuff.

Okay my rant is now over. Thank you.

*That Matt Guy* · 11-26-2003, 09:49 AM

They are violent. Get over it.

TMNT is cooler than MOTU · 11-26-2003, 08:03 PM

I think they should ban the Jesus action figuee, because he promotes an unsafe attitude towards water.

lethrhd · 11-26-2003, 11:53 PM

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Lion & Lamb alleges that the Casey Jones action figure from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles promotes a vigilante code. The message on the toy's box says, "Judge, jury and enforcer! ... Casey has a unique sense of what's right or wrong and you better be on the side of right or he'll slap shot you upside your head with his hockey stick."

MikesPizzaShack · 11-27-2003, 01:14 AM

i wish i could meet these ppl in person and show them what is really violten...ticking me and other fans of those producst they hate...parents have nothing better to do thes days then to blame their bad parenting skills on other things and it just happends to be entertainment..but hey what about sports? there violent..i used to play baseball...if any parents truely knew what the coach said to us they would die. we was all like "kill them(other team)and do it good." heck im sure its even worse for wrestling and football. but ya violence doesnt come from movies,music,toys,tv it comes from bad parents who dont teach their kids right from wrong what real and fantasy. stupid parents should all be put in a rocket and sent to the sun. i know parents have always been like this but as of a few yrs ago its gotten way out of control..i mean first they say pokemon is "evil" and now its TMNT? ppl need to grow up and get on w/ life....man im all ticked now god i hate those ppl...

*PizzaPower* · 11-28-2003, 08:08 AM

man that is a bunch of crap!! They need to get that dman DBZ. Look hw voilneve that junk is.

MikesPizzaShack · 11-28-2003, 08:25 PM

wow hold on DBZ isnt junk and yes it violent but its anime....just about 99% of all anime is violent its just how that stuff works...the point of this is parents takeing things way out of control. there blameing every wrong thing their children do on eveything else but themselves...and thats not right. humans as a species is violent look at history its mostly wars, chaos, and carnage....but a bad parent is a bad parent and theres NO excuse for that.

*PizzaPower* · 11-28-2003, 08:37 PM

Sorry I got kind of mad, I like DBZ I read the Manga, but if worst comes to it. Drag the anime down.

MikesPizzaShack · 11-28-2003, 08:46 PM

...how about dont drag anime down..anime is some of the best animation out there..ill tell u this its alot better then most of americans animation...but this is getting off topic so lets not bicker about it anymore ok? ok..... DOWN W/ STUPID PARENTS!!!

Peanut · 11-28-2003, 11:03 PM

No one will care about this. So one parent reads it and decides their kid shouldn't watch it. Who cares. It's their kid, it's their choice.

*PizzaPower* · 11-29-2003, 09:25 PM

ya, but one person can make all the differnece

11-24-2003, 08:58 PM	#4
lhb412 Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 246	Oh please, I've grown up with the TMNT and I'm most definetely a non-violent person. These parants should tell their kids about the difference between fantsay and real life instead of wanting to change Tv so that it will be a perfect robotic parent. __________________ "Sorry I'm late. I was out saving your life, in the future!" - Space Ghost

11-24-2003, 10:01 PM	#5
Buslady WingsOfDarkness! Perkele! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In 7803... Posts: 4,366	ohh jee like I'm going to take ALL my son's TMNT stuff away, oh yes they are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO violent. he doesn't imitate them 24hrs a day. it's not the same level as PRs, freakin PRs are just corny, lowest of the lowest. its like when the idiots whined how the first movie was so violent making them screw with the tone of the 2nd movie. it'd have been so much better if it had the same tone. __________________

11-24-2003, 10:37 PM	#7
TheCloneRanger Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 356	Did anyone see a TV report on this? The woman giving the report...man. It's obvious she had a VERY unhappy childhood. The...whole...time...she...spoke...in...the...slow est...most...monotonous...voice... Do people have nothing better to do than look for trouble where it doesn't exist and try to foul up other people's lives? After listing the "evil" toys, they then showed some toys they thought every kid should have, including an educational (Math) video game, and a bunch of crappy toys from an air port gift shop. I literally have an old news report on tape, from the early 90's, that said the TMNT promoted team work, and using violence as the last solution...the report was done from a local Karate place. __________________ ~Larry

11-25-2003, 12:05 AM	#8
Apple Cat Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 528	---delete this Last edited by Apple Cat; 10-19-2008 at 07:52 AM.

11-25-2003, 12:08 AM	#9
Splinter Radical Rat Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Splinter's Dojo Posts: 1,531	Can I get a 'Hell Yeah!' for Gleeful Mayhem! __________________ R.I.P. Master Splinter - Mirage Comics - May 1984 / June 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - New Episode Guide

11-24-2003, 06:26 PM	#2
Sparvid Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Östersund, Sweden Posts: 860	And after that, I should learn to look araound some more...

11-24-2003, 08:03 PM	#3
Bowser_Koopa Very yes Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Not so far, go back a little Posts: 1,849	they also say that the second most violent toys are power rangers.....oh please XD

11-24-2003, 10:21 PM	#6
Mr. Snackpants Keep cool my babies! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mount Pleasant Posts: 2,239	Well........Im not quite sure how I feel about this. Part of me is laughing uncontrollably at the idiots who made that article and the other part of me is pissed they are portraying TMNT that way. Most cartoons have violence and I dont see how TMNT sticks out above any other. I hope no one takes this article seriously.........

11-25-2003, 02:13 AM	#10
Billy the Kid Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Mexico USA Posts: 191	Having the turtles on that list is totally ridiculous!!! TMNT is no more violent than your average Looney Toones cartoon. How many times have Looney Toon characters been hit on the head, run over, and shot. Yosemite Sam is very irresponsible with firearms; Pepe Le Pew is a stalker; and Wile E. Coyote negligently discharges dynamite. But no one word on banning their stuff. Okay my rant is now over. Thank you. __________________ I'm not an outlaw - I'm just misunderstood!!! Vive l' Empereur!!!

11-26-2003, 09:49 AM	#11
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	They are violent. Get over it.

11-26-2003, 08:03 PM	#12
TMNT is cooler than MOTU Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Southern CA Posts: 858	I think they should ban the Jesus action figuee, because he promotes an unsafe attitude towards water. __________________ Thank you for getting rid of Hamato Yoshi, Michael Bay and Co.! He was suuuuuper unnecessary.

11-27-2003, 01:14 AM	#14
MikesPizzaShack Hench Mutant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 466	i wish i could meet these ppl in person and show them what is really violten...ticking me and other fans of those producst they hate...parents have nothing better to do thes days then to blame their bad parenting skills on other things and it just happends to be entertainment..but hey what about sports? there violent..i used to play baseball...if any parents truely knew what the coach said to us they would die. we was all like "kill them(other team)and do it good." heck im sure its even worse for wrestling and football. but ya violence doesnt come from movies,music,toys,tv it comes from bad parents who dont teach their kids right from wrong what real and fantasy. stupid parents should all be put in a rocket and sent to the sun. i know parents have always been like this but as of a few yrs ago its gotten way out of control..i mean first they say pokemon is "evil" and now its TMNT? ppl need to grow up and get on w/ life....man im all ticked now god i hate those ppl... __________________ Hey Check out my Site WWW.TheFanriot.com and our podcast The FanRiot on iTunes!!!! "Welcome to Mikes Pizza Shack! You order the pizza and I eat it."

11-28-2003, 08:08 AM	#15
PizzaPower Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pizza Parlor Posts: 3,200	man that is a bunch of crap!! They need to get that dman DBZ. Look hw voilneve that junk is. __________________ https://www.twitch.tv/turtlepizzapower

11-28-2003, 08:25 PM	#16
MikesPizzaShack Hench Mutant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 466	wow hold on DBZ isnt junk and yes it violent but its anime....just about 99% of all anime is violent its just how that stuff works...the point of this is parents takeing things way out of control. there blameing every wrong thing their children do on eveything else but themselves...and thats not right. humans as a species is violent look at history its mostly wars, chaos, and carnage....but a bad parent is a bad parent and theres NO excuse for that. __________________ Hey Check out my Site WWW.TheFanriot.com and our podcast The FanRiot on iTunes!!!! "Welcome to Mikes Pizza Shack! You order the pizza and I eat it."

11-28-2003, 08:37 PM	#17
PizzaPower Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pizza Parlor Posts: 3,200	Sorry I got kind of mad, I like DBZ I read the Manga, but if worst comes to it. Drag the anime down. __________________ https://www.twitch.tv/turtlepizzapower

11-28-2003, 08:46 PM	#18
MikesPizzaShack Hench Mutant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 466	...how about dont drag anime down..anime is some of the best animation out there..ill tell u this its alot better then most of americans animation...but this is getting off topic so lets not bicker about it anymore ok? ok..... DOWN W/ STUPID PARENTS!!! __________________ Hey Check out my Site WWW.TheFanriot.com and our podcast The FanRiot on iTunes!!!! "Welcome to Mikes Pizza Shack! You order the pizza and I eat it."

11-28-2003, 11:03 PM	#19
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	No one will care about this. So one parent reads it and decides their kid shouldn't watch it. Who cares. It's their kid, it's their choice.

11-29-2003, 09:25 PM	#20
PizzaPower Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pizza Parlor Posts: 3,200	ya, but one person can make all the differnece __________________ https://www.twitch.tv/turtlepizzapower