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Post Re: Got paranoia?
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Calvin, sorry if I came across as a smart-ass - I had never actually heard of "Chim↑Pom" and their stunt before, but the fireworks you mentioned immediately reminded me of Cai Guo-Qiang and I went from there.


no your detailed post and reference is good, just thought you were informing everyone with direct info. i realised re-reading my post that ipeople might think I am referring to "the artist" as the nag nag nag artist. sorry but was writing this in the morning. i just wanted to draw comparisons and how it can easily be seen as bad taste by the public.

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Ah alright - I guess it's just the paranoia finally kicking in then... :)

And I also thought these "performances" or whatever one might call them add an interesting perspective on things considering the hefty reactions. Seems the "Fuck USA" footstamp would be the least problem a larger audience might have with this figure...

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I still disagree but whatever.

Do you have the same thoughts about Dehara's "I Love Pussy" Morlins?
Do you believe he's trying to appeal to the "15 to 20 something male demographic" ?


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First, it isn't a major part of the design as say the cigarette or anarchy symbol.
Two, it isn't even visible unless one carefully examines the figure.


Sure it is. "They" have gone out of their way to take a picture of the foot stamp and display it whenever they get a chance. How many other toy releases do that? They have made the foot stamp an integral part of the design and of the marketing scheme. Many, if not most, people who buy this would lift this guy off the shelf and hand it to any visitor (except their parents or their grandparents) and say "take a look at what is written on the foot."

FUSA appeals to that age cohort just because it seems somehow rebellious.


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Pussy..hur hur.

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Pussy..hur hur.


pussy purr purr :D

i would have liked the footstamp to be "PUSSY USA", that would have been funny but stil retained the message.

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i would like one of these please


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Yo you're behind me and plastichunter man.

He's old and I already tried saying please, so you're just going to have to get in line, RFSO and all...

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Yo you're behind me and plastichunter man.

He's old and I already tried saying please, so you're just going to have to get in line, RFSO and all...


Correction: Both behind me and my Aug 06 post :twisted: Mind you, I'd step aside if Connell gets a FUSA tatt.

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Yo you're behind me and plastichunter man.

He's old and I already tried saying please, so you're just going to have to get in line, RFSO and all...


Correction: Both behind me and my Aug 06 post :twisted: Mind you, I'd step aside if Connell gets a FUSA tatt.


On the bottom of his foot? ouch :twisted:

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Does FUSA in Japanese count?

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Actually that says something about patience and it's not really on my foot, but it could be.

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do you know what i hate? when people describe anything besides music or hairstyles as "punk". being derivative is not punk. being rebellious, blasphemous, anti-establishment, political, or aggressively offensive-- none of these are synonymous with punk. they may be part of a band's statement, but the music is punk. the attitude or ideals existed before the music. fucking shite, man. toys are never punk and they never will be. toys with mohawks are not punk. punk-inspired? that doesn't even make sense to me. an artist's influences are not THEIR content.

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do you know what i hate? when people describe anything besides music or hairstyles as "punk". being derivative is not punk. being rebellious, blasphemous, anti-establishment, political, or aggressively offensive-- none of these are synonymous with punk. they may be part of a band's statement, but the music is punk. the attitude or ideals existed before the music. fucking shite, man. toys are never punk and they never will be. toys with mohawks are not punk. punk-inspired? that doesn't even make sense to me. an artist's influences are not THEIR content.


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Oh good, this thread's about to get another annoying argument going on in it. How punk :mrgreen:

Still dig the toy, I'm a "sucker" I guess huh?

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I left the hardcore punk scene when most of my heroes sold out and started making toys instead of music.Luckily the rave scene with all its diy ideals came along just at the right time.We stopped the poll tax and took back the dancefloor.

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I left the hardcore punk scene when most of my heroes sold out and started making toys instead of music.Luckily the rave scene with all its diy ideals came along just at the right time.We stopped the poll tax and took back the dancefloor.

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Acid House saved my life in 88.


That would make a good t-shirt. :D


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do you know what i hate? when people describe anything besides music or hairstyles as "punk". being derivative is not punk. being rebellious, blasphemous, anti-establishment, political, or aggressively offensive-- none of these are synonymous with punk. they may be part of a band's statement, but the music is punk. the attitude or ideals existed before the music. fucking shite, man. toys are never punk and they never will be. toys with mohawks are not punk. punk-inspired? that doesn't even make sense to me. an artist's influences are not THEIR content.


nice.

i wouldn't (and didn't) take the punk comment too seriously considering who it came from.

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Punk's not dead.

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Actually, I was using the word 'punk' in it's original context of a catamite,
or the bottom half in a male-male sexual relationship.
That would explain the apparently prolapsed rectum quite nicely I think.
Also, to limit the use of a word in such a way is to deny that language is organic,
a fact I think you'd find it difficult to deny, given that your last sentance:

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an artist's influences are not THEIR content.
makes no sense at all, grammatically or otherwise.


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Actually, I was using the word 'punk' in it's original context of a catamite,
or the bottom half in a male-male sexual relationship.
That would explain the apparently prolapsed rectum quite nicely I think.
Also, to limit the use of a word in such a way is to deny that language is organic,
a fact I think you'd find it difficult to deny, given that your last sentance:

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makes no sense at all, grammatically or otherwise.


I was referring to the other person who made a punk comment.

hadn't noticed your comment about it alice.

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Alice is a punk.

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Jackie is a punk judy is a runt
They both went down to berlin, joined the ice capades
And oh, I dont know why oh, I dont know why
Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah perhaps they'll die, oh yeah
Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah perhaps they'll die, oh yeah

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Acid House saved my life in 88.


That would make a good t-shirt. :D


I think that might be my first t-shirt project :D

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