{"id":6072,"date":"2014-10-25T06:06:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T22:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/?p=6072"},"modified":"2014-10-25T06:06:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T22:06:26","slug":"aaron-pauls-response-to-toys-r-us-breaking-bad-controversy-is-perfect-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2014\/10\/25\/aaron-pauls-response-to-toys-r-us-breaking-bad-controversy-is-perfect-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Paul\u2019s Response to Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us Breaking Bad Controversy Is Perfect | TIME"},"content":{"rendered":"

But Aaron Paul, who played Jesse Pinkman on the show, was perturbed by the concession, tweeting out:
\nWait, so @ToysRUs pulled all of the Breaking Bad figures from their shelves and still sells Barbie? Hmmmm\u2026I wonder what is more damaging?
\n\u2014 Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) October 23, 2014
\nThough the Breaking Bad toys were sold in the adult-action-figure area of Toys \u201cR\u201d Us stores, parents said that the figures were \u201ca dangerous deviation from [Toys R Us’s] family friendly values.\u201d After all, Breaking Bad does follow a teacher and his former student as they try to cook and sell meth, and the dolls come with detachable bags of drugs and cash. A campaign on Change.org to ban the toys that had over 9,000 signatures as of Thursday evening.
\nBut Paul makes a legitimate argument\u2014at least about the potentially damaging effects of Barbie dolls: A recent study published in The Journal of Sex Roles found that girls who played with a buxom Barbie dressed up as a doctor thought they had fewer career choices than those who played with an amorphous Mrs. Potato Head doll.
\nNo word yet on how playing with a Jesse Pinkman toy affects major life choices.
\nvia Aaron Paul\u2019s Response to Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us Breaking Bad Controversy Is Perfect | TIME<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

But Aaron Paul, who played Jesse Pinkman on the show, was perturbed by the concession, tweeting out: Wait, so @ToysRUs pulled all of the Breaking Bad figures from their shelves and still sells Barbie? Hmmmm\u2026I wonder what is more damaging? \u2014 Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) October 23, 2014 Though the Breaking Bad toys were sold in … <\/p>\n

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