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Related: About this forumHere’s “The Ex” shooting target that Zombie Industries sells (trigger warning)
At the National Rifle Association convention this past weekend, vendor Zombie Industries was asked to remove a shooting target that looks like President Obama. The company sells more than a dozen mannequins that bleed when shot, and as it states on its website, to discriminate against Women by not having them represented in our product selection would be just plain sexist. So heres the the one female mannequin they sell: It is called The Ex.
Between 30 and 40 percent of women murdered in the US each year are killed by a current or former intimate partner. In over half of these cases, the perpetrator used a gun. Put another way: Of women killed with guns, almost two-thirds are killed by their intimate partners.
Given that they are apparently so concerned with sexism, I wonder if Zombie Industries knows just how closely their product mirrors this reality. You can ask them here.
http://feministing.com/2013/05/06/heres-the-ex-shooting-target-that-zombie-industries-sells/
Between 30 and 40 percent of women murdered in the US each year are killed by a current or former intimate partner. In over half of these cases, the perpetrator used a gun. Put another way: Of women killed with guns, almost two-thirds are killed by their intimate partners.
Given that they are apparently so concerned with sexism, I wonder if Zombie Industries knows just how closely their product mirrors this reality. You can ask them here.
http://feministing.com/2013/05/06/heres-the-ex-shooting-target-that-zombie-industries-sells/
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Here’s “The Ex” shooting target that Zombie Industries sells (trigger warning) (Original Post)
ismnotwasm
May 2013
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BainsBane
(53,038 posts)1. OMG
ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)2. There are no words
To describe how fucked up this is.
BainsBane
(53,038 posts)3. Misogyny American style
is what comes to my mind.
boston bean
(36,223 posts)4. That is just sick! Demented! Fucked Up! nt
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)5. That may be the most misogynistic product I have seen in years
It is quite frightening to see the racism and misogyny that exists among the "gun rights" crowd. Anyone who would buy something like this is not someone who I would trust with a gun.
ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)6. Excellent point
Not full deck players for sure.
Shivering Jemmy
(900 posts)7. notice that her bra is exposed
and that she's not wearing pants.
Am I to infer from this that she was sexually assaulted prior to be her execution?
This is the work of someone seriously mentally ill.
ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)8. Ugly isn't it?
All kinds of wrong