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DEXTER VS. TOYS 'R US - What Age Should Children Meet Serial Killers?

This is a story that has been making the rounds today and one that hits close to home so to speak on the horror front. Apparently an action figure of the Michael C. Hall character from the Showtime cable series DEXTER is being sold at your neighborhood Toys 'R Us. All was good and well until a Columbus Ohio man saw the figure being marketed towards kids and made a stink to local management...


Follow up:


When self proclaimed toy collector Jim Schultz was interviewed about the situation he had this to say, “I thought ‘Oh my god! You’ve got this in Toys “R” Us? Are you kidding me?" Schultz said.“I’ve seen the Toys R Us commercials, I didn’t see a 30-something-year-old guy dancing around with the kids and the giraffe,” Schultz said. There isn’t a serial killer Ken. He doesn’t come with a hack saw and a trash bag to put Barbie’s head in.”



This is obviously a tough topic for us to weigh in on. We have been to Toys 'R Us personally to pick up special FRIDAY THE 13TH items as well as A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Freddy Krueger gloves and figures. Is it ok for a hockey mask wearing killer to be sold at a children store let alone a child molester? It's a question that parents will need to weigh obviously.

At what age does it become appropriate for kids to purchase these items? Again this has to be up to the parents. This writer was dressing up like Jason Voorhee's at age 9. Little Dave across the street though was wearing a HE-MAN outfit until he was 12. His parents didn't mind him dressing him up as a homo-erotic, half naked monster slayer but wouldn't dare let him walk around with a hooded sweatshirt and a plastic hockey mask on.

It should be left in the hands of the parents but at what age should a toy store allow more adult themed toys? And if toy stores stop selling action figures of this nature are we left to purchase these items solely online? Time will tell and this, we have a feeling, is a debate that will not be settled over night. What are your thoughts?

Source: HorrorBid





19 comments

Krueger4653
09/09/10 @ 08:44
I went and got a hockey mask from toys r us not too long ago, and i was really surprised that a children toy store had horror movie figures and props. I don't think there should be a certain age that children should be exposed it all has to do with the parents. They know if their kid would enjoy it or not. But if this causing such an uproar amongst parents then why not move the horror items to a section of the store where little children wont go, or better yet don't take them to that part of the store. There's nothing wrong with liking horror movies when you're young, just think what this site would be like if no one was exposed to it at a young age. Scary right?
Jamie's FanGirl
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09/09/10 @ 09:36
As I told my local paper...

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I think the answer is simple...if you wouldn't let your child watch the show, why would you let them have the action figure? Dexter is rated M--the show is clearly marked at the beginning of every episode, along with the additional designations (violence, dialog, etcetera). People were making a big deal about the V-chip and the television ratings only a few years ago...has that suddenly gone by the wayside?

If parents and retailers are concerned about children getting this sort of thing, then put it behind a counter or lock it up in a special case; but by no means ban it because of overprotective parents. Dexter is a great show that shouldn't be looked down upon or ignored just because of its dark and sensitive nature.
Marco Antonio Garcia
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09/09/10 @ 09:41
I watched horror movies like nightmare, Friday and Evil Dead from a very young age, and at 10 my bedroom was full of toys and props from these movies (I still have them and my girlfriend keep complaining and telling me that I should get rid of them, but I'll never do that).
I grew up normally, never killed anyone, and was much less afraid than other kids. My girlfriend has a 9 year old brother and her parents are very protective and would never let him watch horror movies, not even light comedy horror like Gremlins, and he is afraid of everything, even of sleeping alone in a dark room (ridiculous!).
Parents should stop being over protective in my opinion, and raise their children to live in the real world, old fairy tales used to do that in the past, with characters like the witch that used to cook and eat children, and the stepmother that asked the hunter to bring her stepdaughter heart in a box. Nowadays we are raising effeminate, coward, weak and political correct children, with the likes of sponge Bob and Teletubies, and all the other stupid effeminate political correct cartoons, even the old classics, such as Flintstones and Scooby Doo have been made effeminate and political correct for today's children.
Fuck that!
*****
09/09/10 @ 14:01
The problem with this kind of thinking is that, of course, it is a very slippery slope. Where do you draw the line? Ban all toys based on R-Rated and Mature properties? That would mean not carrying toys from a ton of popular films, video games, and TV programs including Dexter, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Saw, Gears of War, Resident Evil, Aliens, Predator, Spawn, even Halo (still rated M regardless of how many kids play it). Essentially they'd have to stop carrying the entire McFarlane line, a lot of stuff from Mezco, a lot of stuff from NECA as well.

Hell, but then you'll have some parent complaining about how Tony Stark is a womanizing alcoholic. Are they going to stop carrying Iron Man figures? Or that the Joker is a homicidal maniac. Are they really going to stop carrying Batman figures?

Toys R Us also needs to consider how many of their customers are adult collectors. They could see a serious drop in profits if they were to stop carrying these lines. If collectors can't get a good bulk of their product from Toys R Us, they'll either go to another store or just start ordering online.

Well, there's my two cents.
09/09/10 @ 16:19
It's Toys R Us, not Children R Us. While they mostly advertise towards kids (the main demographic for most of the toys available) there are a significant number of collectors out there, who may be more interested in horror movies or video games. I think my local TRU has a good setup: They have an aisle dedicated to horror/video game/sports figures on one side, and other collectibles (such as banks and DC Universe Classics figures, which claim to be for adult collectors) on the other. There is nothing really cute, cuddly or funny in that aisle, and I bet most kids don't even go down there.
Moon
09/09/10 @ 17:25
In my area, there was a Toys R Us, but it has long since gone out of business. So did the smaller toy store chain, KB Toys, or at least the two at my local malls did. I think it may be smart, from a business point of view, for a toy store to also have items that adults who collect action figures and other toys would be interested in buying. Yes, parents are bitching about the Dexter action figures, but it isn't like those parents are truly loyal customers. Even if they aren't offended, they probably will take their business to Walmart or Target to buy their brats the piece of crap toy they want, if that toy is cheaper over there.

I haven't been in a Toys R Us in a long time, but why can't they have a section for action figures that are more for collectors who are in their teens or older? And clearly mark the section for people 13 and up?
SuperSeanski Email
09/09/10 @ 19:37
I think the main thing is that these types of toys are usually in there own aisle. Every Toys R Us I've been in has an aisle thats for the mature toy collector, I had to laugh when I typed that, that has the Freddy, Jason, Gears of War, old school Super Friends and other toys that the younger kids aren't into. The way I see it is if little Billy dosen't want to go down the Barbie aisle, then he's not gonna want to go down the scarry monster aisle.
On a side note, I was going to buy one of those Dexter toys but I they didn't have "The Dark Defender" in stock.
Tyler Haslett
09/10/10 @ 06:53
The guy was offended? Why? Because he's 30+ in a god damn toy store and he's offended?!??!?!?!?!?!!?? Why doesnt anyone else see the ignorance in that?!?!?!?!

ACTION FIGURES will not melt minds, VIDEOGAMES WILL! I'm sure the guy plays all kinds of "world of warcraft" "modern warfare" etc. Toys will not kill you, if the guy is too damn scared of toys, he should have never let his mom rent "demonoinic toys" for him in his early twenties staying at her house.

Toys R US should NOT have to answer some dumbfucks little plea. Thats where customer service goes TOO far to try and please everyone and they come off no better than the recluse. A business shouldnt have to suck everyones dick. If you dont like it or prefer to see an inanimate action figure, DONT GO INTO A STORE CALLED TOYS R US!
Tyler Haslett
09/10/10 @ 06:54
Toys R US should just openly delcare "the man is banned from ever setting foot in a Toys R US again". Simple as that.
Tyler Haslett
09/10/10 @ 06:58
I go to Toys R US alot, and I always see the littliest kids, in the "horror toys" aisle going "coool!!" "neat!!!" at the plastic STATUES WITH DETAILED SCULPTS. If kids under 5 arent scared and dont give a shit, why does a 30 year old? Its because of attention. If the kids saw a figure and didnt like it, they would walk away or cry for a second and ultimatley leave it behind. NOT obsese over it to the news, to try and get ATTENTION.
See the point? In todays age with "perfect customer service" everywhere, it FORCES people to think "ok, I'm right no matter what, here comes some attention". It happens in retail, mask, props, every business.
Tyler Haslett
09/10/10 @ 07:01
And kids arent scared of monsters anymore, why should they be? All monsters nowadays look REALLY shitty and no where near believeable. We had it "bad" hahah, we grew up getting scared on rubber suited actors which scared us to death! Now its "ok, look at this flat image some 23 year old nerd created in a dorm, its supposed to be scary".

Man that guy has pissed me off this morning, hahah.
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