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56. I imagine that kids are lining up to buy Fox News host commemorative hamsters

Reply to Snobblevitch (Reply #48)

Thu Sep 3, 2015, 08:34 AM

Sep 2015

Pretty silly of Hasbro to fail in its due dilligence here IMO.

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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