[MISC] "Dirty Dozen" Violent Toys

I just read a CNN article on watchdog group The Lion & Lamb and their "Dirty
Dozen" violent toy list, which includes our beloved Transformers. I then
went to The Lion & Lamb official site for further information...

The CNN article can be found here -
http://money.cnn.com/2003/11/24/news/companies/violent_toy/index.htm?cnn=yes
(Worth checking out to see their violent treatment of Armada Thrust.)

The entire Lion & Lamb 2004 "Dirty Dozen" list can be found here -
http://www.lionlamb.org/dirtydozen2004.htm

 >> Violence for Tiny Tykes: Toys, Television and Video Games
 >>
 >> Transformers
 >>
 >> Action figure: Transformers Universe Razorclaw, Hasbro, Ages 5+
 >> Video Game: Beast Wars Transformers, Hasbro Interactive, rated E for
Everyone
 >>
 >> The toy: This robot has "projectile-launching attack wings, firing battle
quills" and "launching cannons." Since this is a toy for pre-schoolers, it
has "missiles [that] fit in hands for hand-to-hand battle!" To introduce
even younger children to this brand, Hasbro markets a Playskool version
called Transformer Go-Bots targeting three-year-olds and their parents.
 >>
 >> The brand: This is another toy/TV program with a totally inappropriate
story line for preschoolers. From the Razorclaw toy box: "In the distant
future, the evil Unicron wages a final war for ultimate control of the
Universe . As the enemy sides clash in the biggest war the Universe has ever
seen, their bodies emit a powerful radiation known as Energon. Little do
they know that Unicron is secretly harvesting this mysterious force to
increase his own strength!" A tot prequel for The Matrix? <<

Anyhoo...

Christopher "Beautiful" Carlson
Canada's #1 Nashville Predators Fan
"You can never have too many books."