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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - PC nazis after Teddy Bears now

Posted: 1/13/2005 4:30:58 AM EDT

A company that sells cuddly Teddy bears through the mail has angered mental health advocates with a special item for Valentine's Day.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. is featuring a 15-inch bear in a straitjacket. The $69.95 stuffed animal is called the "Crazy for You Bear" and comes with its own commitment papers.

"This bear was created in the spirit of Valentine's Day and as with all of our bears it was designed to be a lighthearted depiction of the sentiment of love," the company said in a statement.

Mental health advocates believe the bear is "a tasteless use of marketing that stigmatizes persons with mental illness," said Jerry Goessel, executive director of the Vermont chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

The company said it would discontinue the bear, but not before Feb. 14.

"We recognize that this is a sensitive, human issue and sincerely apologize if we have offended anyone," the firm said. "This bear was developed just for Valentine's Day and is not a permanent addition to our product line."

Posted: 1/13/2005 4:33:00 AM EDT

[#1]

I want one!

Posted: 1/13/2005 4:34:03 AM EDT

[#2]

i like the idea.

maybe these people should bitch less and focus on not being fucking nuts.

Posted: 1/13/2005 4:34:12 AM EDT

[#3]

just because it pisses them off, I have to have one

Posted: 1/13/2005 4:34:28 AM EDT

[#4]

Buy em up before they pull it and Ebay! Ebay=NFA!!!!

Posted: 1/13/2005 4:37:17 AM EDT

[#5]

If they rename it the "I got married" bear, I'll buy one.....

Tell the mentally ill to get the hell back in the hospital and leave the bears alone. Some people really have too much time on their hands...

Posted: 1/13/2005 4:39:45 AM EDT

[#6]

We all know that Teddy Bears are more regulated than so called "assault weapons" are.... There are way more consumer safety laws for them than guns... Now we know it's true. HMMMM.

A truth from the Brady Bunch.... Excuse me, I need to check the temperature in Hell....

Posted: 1/13/2005 4:41:31 AM EDT

[#7]

Because someone is pissed off at them and saying that they're evil, they will sell ten times more bears.

I have to invent a product that pisses people off.

Posted: 1/13/2005 6:11:32 AM EDT

[#8]

I want one!

So do I!

Me too!

Posted: 1/13/2005 6:23:51 AM EDT

[#9]

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my..... buhuwaahahahahahhaahahahhahahahahahahahha

Posted: 1/13/2005 6:27:22 AM EDT

[#10]

The evil item:

Posted: 1/13/2005 6:30:12 AM EDT

[#11]

Here it is:

store.yahoo.com/vtbear/crazyforyou.html

Edited to add : Dang ! you beat me to it !

Posted: 1/13/2005 6:30:25 AM EDT

[#12]

prebans! get your prebans!

only $1,500.00 each!

Posted: 1/13/2005 6:32:10 AM EDT

[#13]

They should rename it the "crazy white guy" or put a little AR in his jacket and call him a gun nut.

Posted: 1/13/2005 6:32:26 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Because someone is pissed off at them and saying that they're evil, they will sell ten times more bears.

I have to invent a product that pisses people off.

Domestic abuse bear?

That ought to work.

Posted: 1/13/2005 10:10:48 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
I want one!

Posted: 1/13/2005 10:21:33 AM EDT

[#16]

I like this one.

Posted: 1/13/2005 10:43:48 AM EDT

[#17]

I gotta have one!

Posted: 1/13/2005 10:48:16 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
I want one!

Me too!

I love having shit that pisses other people off!

Posted: 1/13/2005 10:58:32 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Because someone is pissed off at them and saying that they're evil, they will sell ten times more bears.

I have to invent a product that pisses people off.

Domestic abuse bear? That ought to work.

I'm picturing a bear in a wife-beater (tank-top undershirt). Photoshop anyone?

Posted: 1/13/2005 11:03:01 AM EDT

[#20]

Isn't calling the PC group nazis ironic...wait, I get it!

Nice bear too! Has anyone ordered one yet?

ByteTheBullet (-:

Posted: 1/13/2005 11:04:05 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
i like the idea.

maybe these people should bitch less and focus on not being fucking nuts.

LOL. Plus one on both counts.

Posted: 1/13/2005 11:12:58 AM EDT

[#22]

I'd get one but I can buy a lot of ammo for $70.

Posted: 1/13/2005 11:33:37 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
I'd get one but I can buy a lot of ammo for $70.

Yeah, that's alot for a stuffed animal.

On New Years, I spend $30 on a bear that my GF wanted.

Well, I threw $30 worth of darts, anyway. At 3 darts for 5 dollars. I had to 'upgrade' through all the levels. You know, pop a balloon, get a little bear. 2 of those gets you a bigger one. 2 of those gets you a bigger one.

I didn't miss much, but it was still dang expensive.

My sister's husband spent $50, though, and she got a smaller bear.

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