JC Penney removes War Toy from website
by jeff • Tuesday December 17, 2002 at 07:58 PM

JC Penney targets children age 5 and up with a GI Joe-like doll in a bombed out Barbie House. You can also purchase a "World Peace Keepers" Battle Station for the budding racist in your family.

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Yesterday, JC Penney removed an item from their website due to intense public pressure. The "Forward Command Post" is a bombed out dollhouse. Still on the website is the "World Peace Keeper's Battle Station", where a US Soldier can preserve "peace" in the world with heavy artillery.

Here is an excerpt from the JC Penney website.

"Take command of your soldiers from this fully outfitted battlezone. 75-piece set includes one 111/2"H figurine in military combat gear, toy weapons, American flag, chairs and more. Assembled dimensions; 32x16x32"H. Plastic. 10 lbs. Ages 5 and up."

If you search google for JC Penney War Toy, you will find a somewhat long list of different web pages of people who were disgusted by this toy.

www.rtmark.com/more/info/jcpenney/jcpenneyforwardcommandpost.html

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Congratulations to the american public
by Olga Falceto, MD • Wednesday December 25, 2002 at 03:48 AM
ovidolg@uol.com.br

Congraulations to the american people who helped take this toy out of the shelves, as they already did with the troops from Vietnam and will in case Bush decides to invade Iraq. I still hope they will help preventing it as they have helped delaying it.
As for South America, my continent, and specially my country Brazil, I hope they will help sustain our new LULA government that is being built in a true democratic fashion with the aim of furthering development and jobs,not to remain slave of the financial international community that has being enslaving us.

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Let's roast some Conspiracy Nuts also!
by jim fuge • Wednesday December 25, 2002 at 10:48 AM
jimfuge@webtv.net

This is an excellent send up for Christmas, thanks for drawing attention to it! Who says there is some secret plan for One Word Order! In the spirit of the season we need a combat action figure to hunt down those dangerous Conspiracy Nuts and roast them on an open fire also!

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