Wal Mart to now sell plastic Jesuses

[Chris]

Jesus to battle Barbie on Wal-Mart shelves - Telegraph

for those uptight parents who think spongebob, the purple teletubby, spiderman and Bratz dolls are EVIL

A foot-high plastic Jesus doll that quotes Scripture and a three-inch Daniel in the lions' den are about to do battle with Barbie and Bratz in toy aisles across America. Jesus to battle Barbie on Wal-Mart shelves The nation's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has announced that it will start carrying a line of faith-based toys in 425 of its 3,376 stores later this month to see if characters such as Spirit Warrior Samson can rival the popularity of superhero figures like Spiderman. The move is a first for the chain, which has carried religious-themed products including stationery and books before but never a line of toys. A spokesman for Wal-Mart said that the "faith-enriching toys", made by One2believe, a Californian company, would go on sale mainly in stores in the Midwest and South, the country's religious heartlands. David Socha, the chief executive of One2Believe, described his products as "real superheroes they (children) can believe in" and part of a "battle for the toy box" that offers parents an alternative to dolls and figures with violent or sexual overtones. advertisement "The gradual decline of what children are offered is definitely heavy on our heart," said Mr Socha yesterday, a father of two who first started working with toys as a child in his parents' New York toy shop. "If you walk down the toy aisles you see a lot of reproductions of Satan, or dolls that promote promiscuity. "I think we have to glorify good not bad and most parents want an alternative to what's out there. That's what we aim to provide and I believe there is a very large market here." The company hopes to tap into a feeling shared by many parents about the growing inappropriateness of toys such as the mini-skirted Bratz dolls, which earlier this year were described as "worrisome" by the American Psychological Association for their association with "objectified adult sexuality". Mr Socha said it was not only Christian parents who would rather their children played with Goliath, Moses, Mary or Noah than a comic book character or make-up lathered doll. "We have been pleasantly surprised that even people of lukewarm faith or no faith see the figures as a way to tell kids great stories, with or without the religious aspect."

[Chris]

"If you walk down the toy aisles you see a lot of reproductions of Satan

heh heh heh (this cracks me the hell up)

"We have been pleasantly surprised that even people of lukewarm faith or no faith see the figures as a way to tell kids great stories, with or without the religious aspect."

WTF give me a break, how is someone who has "no faith" going to embrace this product? Thats pure fabrication.

[Gods_Mercenary]

Where are the satan dolls? I need to get me some of those. Not to mention the fact that the Jesuses are probably being manufactured in sweatshops is wonderfully ironic.

[phoenix_fire]

I think this is why Islam forbids the depiction of its holy figures.

[Gods_Mercenary]

Hmm, a beautiful stain glassed window or religious icon is the kind of stuff that inspires people to faith, not teaching children that Jesus is so everyday that he is another action figure to be played with. These parents are undermining their own aims.

[phoenix_fire]

Kitchiri. (exactly)

If you think about the way that children of either sex relate to toys, it is in no way reflective of how they would relate to most Biblical figures. Unfortunately, the end result for these toys will probably be reminiscent of the parents' own faith: gathering dust on some forgotten shelf.

[phoenix_fire]

How do you even advertise something like that? The whole idea would seem to make a mockery of the faith.

[Osborn F Enready]

Hey look, another product I won't buy from a store I won't shop at.

Screw Wal-Mart, and their sellout employees.

[Praxius]

What's next? A Buddah doll you can feed hambugers and fries to from the little MacDonald's outlet in Wal-Mart, who will crap his pants and then bless you for cleaning it up? Perhaps even explain how his little turd will be reincarnated as a butterfly?

What does Jesus have? a glowing halo on normal days and a crown of thornes on the days where you feel persecuted? Will you wake up in the morning to find all your action figures and teddy bears strung up on crosses? If you touch him, will he cure that wart on your penis?

You know Christians are grasping at straws now.

[phoenix_fire]

Don't generalise: I already said I don't like the idea.

It's crass marketing. Makes me sick.

[yourwrong]

Quote by: Chris WTF give me a break, how is someone who has "no faith" going to embrace this product? Thats pure fabrication.

Might be a little fun to blow them up with firecrackers or make a video of someone playing with the action figures in an inappropriate way. Or even
have your kids pretend that their army men are just pumping bullets into Jesus.

[Chris]

I bet the first people to buy one is the team that make "Robot Chicken"

[Jack]

How about mounting it on a cross also from Wal-Mart? Make it the focal point of The Assemblage of Wal-Martians. Sell neckless size replicas. Become rich. Become a spokesperson for the Wal-Martians.

A foot-tall Jesus would dwarf my Buddy Christ. I bet BC would develop a complex. I'd have to keep them in separate rooms. I could dress Jesus up in Barbie clothes, then BC could humiliate him and feel better about himself. More confident, less insecure. (Mankind really doesn't want to have to deal with a psychotic god, if at all possible)

[Maryjane]

Oh Osborn,
You don't have to go to Wallmart! For $18.98 you can buy Jesus at Amazon.com!

Amazon.com: Jesus Talking 12 Inch Biblical Figure: Toys & Games

Where you can also get to go along with your Jesus figure a:

Obsessive Comulsive Figure :eek:

Amazon.com: OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE FIGURE: Toys & Games

AND a...

Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure :eek:

Amazon.com: CRAZY CAT LADY ACTION FIGURE: Toys & Games

If you pray hard enough, will Jesus will heal them? :)

[Maryjane]

You've done it now! Nothing but Fire breathing nuns in your stocking this christmas!

Product description

Just like your nightmares from Catholic school or, well, your nightmares...this furious, 3" tall wind-up shoots sparks from her mouth while trudging towards the guilty party.

Image: WIND-UP NUNZILLA THE FIREBREATHING NUN

[Jack]

Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure

Marty bought me one of those once. It's in my bookcase, still in the package. I'm willing to bet it's increased at least 3¢ in value since its release. I bet in 50 years I could sell it for enough to cover postage, barely.

[ZNFYRH]

Quote by: phoenix I think this is why Islam forbids the depiction of its holy figures.

I want the entire Messiah/Prophet set.

I want my Jesus, Baby Jesus, Buddha, Siddhartha, etc. dolls all lined up together, then I'll film them stop-motion in compromising and violent scenes.

[Gods_Mercenary]

What are you going to do about Mohammed, an arab guy with no face would look creepy, but Muslims might get angry if he has one.

[phoenix_fire]

I wonder if someone could talk South Park into making an action figure.

[Gods_Mercenary]

True, they'll do anything twice. The problem would be finding a manufacturer, not to many factories enjoy being sent death threats, and it's got to do murder on the employees' insurance.