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petronius

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39. You'd think they'd at least assign an intern to spend 5-10 minutes

Wed Sep 2, 2015, 04:23 PM

Sep 2015

figuring out where the name came from (and, for names of real people, at least reach out to them in advance). Hasbro seems to have dropped the ball here--they're lucky not to have an Albert Fish or somesuch in the Little Pet Shop...

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Fox News anchor sues Hasbro over 'demeaning' portrayal as a rodent [View all] Newsjock Sep 2015 OP

Skip the "professional credibility" stuff and she could have a good case. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2015 #1

She did obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2015 #12

I'm suggesting she surrendered her professional credibility when she joined Faux News. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2015 #49

If you are on fox you are a troll by definition, not sure about hamster though randys1 Sep 2015 #2

I can't tell which is which. Go Vols Sep 2015 #3

I'm with you pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #5

Funny, if she was on MSNBC, people would say, that's racist. ryan_cats Sep 2015 #6

I like to pretend I know what people would say too. LanternWaste Sep 2015 #20

I read what you wrote ryan_cats Sep 2015 #23

You've implied an additional qualifier which was absent from your original premise. LanternWaste Sep 2015 #32

Technically, it is another more obvious example. ryan_cats Sep 2015 #38

this is weird OriginalGeek Sep 2015 #41

I knew you were going to say that Bucky Sep 2015 #52

How is that racist? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #22

Who's a cute hamster? ryan_cats Sep 2015 #24

It's so small surely this is merely a "microaggression" (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #31

That's a paddlin. ryan_cats Sep 2015 #33

I agree with you. There would be instant outrage here cwydro Sep 2015 #35

While I agree 100% with what you wrote... ryan_cats Sep 2015 #40

Lol, not sure I understand the google search reference, but cwydro Sep 2015 #42

The google reference means ryan_cats Sep 2015 #44

Oh gotcha! Yes. cwydro Sep 2015 #46

It's the cat. N/T. ryan_cats Sep 2015 #47

Oh fuck Fox... trumad Sep 2015 #55

Very eloquent defense of the double standard. ryan_cats Sep 2015 #58

Yes I would be fine with it LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #43

Looney Toons also parodied both the Honeymooners and Jack Benny Show's actors as mice. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2015 #50

Yes I'm honestly saying it. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #53

I have a point and you either don't or most likely won't see it. ryan_cats Sep 2015 #57

that is a multicultural hamster. :) SummerSnow Sep 2015 #29

Oh bullshit. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2015 #63

Thank you for proving my point ryan_cats Sep 2015 #64

Nah, the hamster is cute, its demeanor not unpleasant. nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #15

I have no idea who she is and see zero resemblance between the two n/t deutsey Sep 2015 #21

I think the hamster is adorable TexasProgresive Sep 2015 #26

It's the blue eyes. Yeah, now I see. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #27

Streisand effect here steve2470 Sep 2015 #4

"bigstory.ap.org" cyberswede Sep 2015 #7

In all fairness, Hasbro probably had no clue Scootaloo Sep 2015 #8

I don't think more than two or three background ponies hifiguy Sep 2015 #37

You'd think they'd at least assign an intern to spend 5-10 minutes petronius Sep 2015 #39

I guess I would have to know what a Harris Faulkner is in the first place. lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #9

Her lawsuit is probably to attain two goals: tblue37 Sep 2015 #17

But When Do We See The O'Reilly-Beast And The HannityThingy? N/t Vogon_Glory Sep 2015 #10

Someone shelf life at Fox News must be close to expiring. . . Journeyman Sep 2015 #11

In related news.... Captain Stern Sep 2015 #13

LOLOLOL! +1000 rusty fender Sep 2015 #25

I believe this falls under parody of a celebrity so she will likely lose. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #14

Frivolous lawsuit Renew Deal Sep 2015 #16

I think Puffball Petrovski has a better case here jberryhill Sep 2015 #19

harms her professional credibility as a journalist... lame54 Sep 2015 #18

Just being on Fox news harms your professional credibility as a journalist , heck with the hamster. SummerSnow Sep 2015 #28

As someone who has never known the horror of having a toy rodent named after me, Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #30

Who will provide pro bono representation for rodents? 11 Bravo Sep 2015 #34

The hamster has more journalistic credibility hifiguy Sep 2015 #36

Wow did she even look at the toy!? It is as cute as it can be! Rex Sep 2015 #45

My question is: Why did Hasbro name a toy Harris Faulkner? Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #48

I imagine that kids are lining up to buy Fox News host commemorative hamsters Orrex Sep 2015 #56

I wonder if someone in the design department was just having some fun and nobody caught on? Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #60

According to Whitepages.com there are 9 Harris Faulkner's in the US WestCoastLib Sep 2015 #65

I doubt it. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #66

Ahh Hasbro tymorial Sep 2015 #51

If you're on Fox News and portrayed as a rodent that would be about 3 steps UP. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #54

I'm with you. Quantess Sep 2015 #61

Who the fuck is Harris Faulkner? MrScorpio Sep 2015 #59

Comparing anyone at Fox Noise to a rodent is demeaning and inuslting... joeybee12 Sep 2015 #62