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Thanks again to Snowe for pointing us to this interview with David Lawson, the guy responsible for making the racist sock obama monkey doll.
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In it Mr. Lawson again says “we did not want to cause a controversy” but then claims he changed his mind after his “rights and liberties came into question”.
Yes David Lawson, you have the right to say racist crap and make racist toys. Ain’t America great?
He then goes on to attempt to explain [...]
Full Story... →Hard to tell if this is for real or not. Domain is registered via proxy. Paypal link doesn’t work. If it were for real you’d think they’d be processing orders like mad given all the attention. It’s probably a joke (decent one, actually). Probably trying to earn some quick cash on Google Ads.
Full Story... →Just got a note from the company who was hired to prototype the sock obama doll (a story Joseph first broke here at PB). It appears Binkley Toys is taking the right step in not making the doll. Good on them! Full note is below:
A Statement
My name is Rob Bishop, I am the owner of Binkley Toys Inc. and this is my website.
My company, Binkley Toys Inc. has not manufactured the SockObama in production. (more then one toy)
My company was involved in prototyping the SockObama doll as a “work for hire” manufacturer.
Before the [...]
Full Story... →Budget Watch
