[Stygian]

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Originally Posted by NaytNavare

Has anyone received product from Amazon, for Zarana, Dusty, CGs?

The former two arrived just today! Dusty came courtesy of Gamestop.

[Fred Broca]

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Originally Posted by TheSteelBrigade

Northern and Southern whites got along just fine because the Union bailed on reconstruction and allowed the ex-confederate Southern plantation owners to re-establish the antebellum racial hierarchy through Jim Crow, Debt Peonage and Tenant farming. And since they were no longer valuable property, black people were much more in danger of racial violence. For black people it was like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Piggybacking on what you said this was known as the Compromise of 1877. The presidential election of 1876 was highly contested between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden. The losing party agreed not to contest Hayes as the victor in the presidential election if he agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South. The compromise is also known as the Great Betrayal. T.S.B. you forgot to mention convict leasing which lasted until the 40's.

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Originally Posted by TheSteelBrigade

Exactly. Because if people knew history, they would know that the rebel flag was revived as a symbol in opposition to the expansion of civil rights. Southern writers intentionally rehabilitated the motivations of the South, downplayed and sugarcoated slavery to make Jim Crow more palatable. Hell, the even mythologized the incompetent Robert E Lee into a war hero.

It isn't innocent or no big deal and the fact that it was prominently featured in Smokey, Dukes of Hazard and a kids toy line says a lot about how this country never really came to grips with the past and the ensuing repercussions.

Exactly, most people can't handle (not accept,) the reality of what really went on those plantations and continued well into 20th century. If a deep dive was done people would realize that the men who settled and founded the nation were on some sadistically barbaric and sexually depraved shit, anyway here's a T.F. Bazooka review.

G I JOE Classified Tiger Force Bazooka Figure Review

[Dusty777]

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Originally Posted by IzzyTipsy

Britain, I guess, with the whole love everyone seems to have for the War of the Roses?

Actually, Britain themselves. We kicked their asses and made them eternal losers!

America would have been a whole lot better off if we lost..

the UK is infinitely better than America in pretty much every way

the only thing the US has going for it is food

[Griff]

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Originally Posted by cobraviper72

Exactly, i have ancestors who fought on both sides, i am 100% fine with this being in museums and universites but a toy is abit to far.

Ya gotta have both sides. I mean i got nazis for my ww2 guys to battle against. Dont mean im a nazi or a nazi sympathizer. I mean what would the charger from dukes of hazard be without the battle flag on it.

[NaytNavare]

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Originally Posted by DFender

Yes. Dusty and Zarana arrived today. CGs arrive tomorrow.

I thought Dusty looked better than expected, but definitely one of the "weaker" figures in the line. Maybe Grid Iron or some other third party can provide a better option for the helmet piece. That's the only part I actively dislike.

I'm high key furious others have gotten theirs while mine has been delayed. I ordered them day and time of announcement, so it's unlikely it is a 'first come, first serve' issue. I did get confirmation that Zarana has shipped. Nothing about Dusty.

Mindbender has plummeted (saw in hand listings for under cost), so if come Monday I don't have mine shipped, just going to cancel them and use that money for bills.

[CG23]

My April order of CGs has shipped from Gamestop

[GIJohn88]

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Originally Posted by NaytNavare

I'm high key furious others have gotten theirs while mine has been delayed. I ordered them day and time of announcement, so it's unlikely it is a 'first come, first serve' issue. I did get confirmation that Zarana has shipped. Nothing about Dusty.

Mindbender has plummeted (saw in hand listings for under cost), so if come Monday I don't have mine shipped, just going to cancel them and use that money for bills.

I am in the same boat. So when it comes to cancelling pre-orders because the retailer didn't get enough stock, do they just pick which ones to cancel at random instead of making it first come first served? Is that official?

[Fred Broca]

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

Fred, I think you're either being intellectually dishonest here, or misinterpreting what I'm saying. You're positioning your argument from a belief that I want Cross Country in all his Confederate glory, or are attempting to gaslight me into accepting that position.

I understood your point.

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

It's clear he's a character some fans dig (he's not really in my top 50). They should be able to get a modern interpretation of him, again, minus the offensive aspects, shouldn't they?

No they shouldn't.

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

As to Quick Kick, whether or not you feel that way is irrelevant to the fact that he is the embodiment of Asian racial stereotypes. Just two posts below the one you quoted is a post that proves my point (did you see it?), "beloved character" or not. My reason for bringing him in is that he also has "highly offensive" aspects to his vintage design irregardless of whether or not you see or refuse to acknowledge them.

Nam, your efforts to explain how Quick Kick is problematic is "di Bonaventurian," at best.

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Originally Posted by Ford

I'd kind of like to see a complete redesign of Quick Kick that really makes use of his "silent weapons" specialty. He could be more like the MCU Hawkeye.

I have long said that Quick Kick needs to be in some sort of A.C.U. inspired uniform that relates to his speciality. Being that the precedent has set in a post course correction world with R 'n R, the initial and main release of Quick Kick should be of him in uniform while the v1 inspired figure should be a store or fan channel exclusive.

[IzzyTipsy]

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Originally Posted by Fly4v

IF you can include General Veers then it would Stay On topic.

He is a Hasbro military action figure. ;)

You are correct we can't Judge. Hasbro hasn't... but... needs to make a 1/12 Judge Dredd movie figure.

Then we can freely Judge and Veer.

Dammit, now I'm reminded to take a ML suit body and try and shove Veers head on it to make a Walter Donovan custom for Indy when he comes out.

[firmpulse]

Amazon delayed my CGs. I am disappoint.

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Originally Posted by Fred Broca

I have long said that Quick Kick needs to be in some sort of A.C.U. inspired uniform that relates his speciality. Being that the precedent has set in a post course correction world with R 'n R, the initial and main release of Quick Kick should be of him in uniform while the v1 inspired figure should be a store or fan channel exclusive.

Quick Kick always got on my nerves. Mainly because of his bare feet. Bro ain't fighting anywhere except in a gym. You're probably like,"But firm. GI Joe, bruh" and I get it. However, it's just something I could never get past.