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Old 10-18-2012, 02:55 PM   #61
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Re: "Thundercracker" is racist term?

Someone should clue her in about "Nexus Maximus"


On a side and equally amusing note, I recently saw an article about PETA trying to bully Nintendo about the Tanooki suit:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...n_1096101.html

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Old 10-18-2012, 03:46 PM   #62
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Hey! Tanooki's are violent creatures that deserve to be skinned and worn as suits and give you mystical powers.
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Old 10-18-2012, 09:50 PM   #63
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Old 10-19-2012, 09:59 AM   #64
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This comment actually made me laugh out loud...

"Funfact: Thundercracker's name is derived from him producing loud cracking sounds like thunder.
Funfact 2: Crackers are a form of snack food.
Funfact 3: You're an idiot, honestly."

It's ridiculous that society has become so sensitive and driven towards political correctness that a fictional character's name, given to said character without racial prejudice, is now causing the moron Queen and her moron minions to start and participate in this petition.

It's a farce and a tragedy altogether!
Shows what these people know about Transformers. It's only racist if words are used to make fun of minorities. It's anything goes when a minority make fun of the locals.

The woman has a digustingly low IQ if she think an American company producing/naming toys just to be racist to their own people.

The guy Thundercracker is suppose to mean he is loud like Firecrackers, but it sounds more like Thunderly loud. Also, it also give suits TC's personality, he shoot first as questions later. Like the description said on the MP TC box.
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Old 10-19-2012, 10:39 AM   #65
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Firecrackers are racist against Caucasians with red hair. Please refrain from using that term again or I may have to start my own petition
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Old 10-19-2012, 11:15 AM   #66
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damned redheaded step children now a days
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Old 10-20-2012, 02:41 PM   #67
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This doesn't make any sense, why is she so upset about the name? Shouldn't she be more worried that the TC isn't wearing pants!
What do mean no pa....OH MY EYES! They burn.

Thanks for pointing that out; now I have to find in scale G.I.Joe clothing for my seekers. Grumble, Grumble. Should start a petition to Hasbro to start putting clothes on all their naked robots.
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Old 10-20-2012, 03:16 PM   #68
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Hey, if you wanna talk about toys in our fandom not wearing pants, check out Scan Series Ironhide & possibly Ratchet.
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Old 11-01-2012, 02:58 PM   #69
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*headdesk* Some parents are way to over reactive on things. If they change his name cause of stupidity like this I will wage war!!!
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Old 11-01-2012, 03:39 PM   #70
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LOL. I don't even.. Have you guys read the signatures? 99.9% are hers and the rest are.. trollin'

I admit it's stupid to complain about this but it's more ridiculous how so many are coming down on her. Ouch. Lol.
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