How many django figures were made

See below. Or not. Now it seems that whatever dolls were made by NECA are selling well, like hotcakes, on Ebay and other internet sites— even though NECA has removed them from their website as well. The most popular is Broomhilda, the character of a slave girl played by Kerry Washington. The only way you know they're slaves is if you know the movie. They're movie dolls, like the ones you can buy or, more often, not buy for a thousand other movies. Now, I understand that for people who are already upset about "Django Unchained" and that includes The Daily Beast , this is merely another insult.

Anything Tarantino does in relation to his offensive film will be viewed as also offensive. That's logical. The people I'm curious about are the ones in the "I liked the movie but this is wrong" camp. Examples of this position are here , here , here , and all over Twitter search "django dolls". Again I ask: If the movie isn't a disgusting attempt to cash in on America's shameful legacy of slavery, why are the toys? Some of the ire stems from a misunderstanding of the whole "action figure" market.

A writer at NewsOne thinks these are "slave master and slaves [sic] toys for children to play with. They were meant to be collectibles for people 17 years and older, which is the audience for the film.

Najee Ali, director of the Los Angeles civil rights organisation Project Islamic Hope, labelled the toys "a slap in the face of our ancestors" earlier this month, while Rev KW Tulloss of African American activist group the National Action Network said he was concerned that children might end up playing with the figures, "making a mockery of slavery".

Django Unchained, which recently became Tarantino's most successful film at the US box office , has been a hit with black audiences despite criticism from figures such as the film director Spike Lee over its depiction of slavery. Nominated for five Oscars, including a nod for the Pulp Fiction director's original screenplay, the film has been widely praised by critics. Kirsten Acuna.

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