Vendor That Pulled ‘Obama’ Target At NRA Convention Also Sells ‘The Ex’ Target [View all]

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

In addition to making a mannequin target that looks like President Barack Obama, Zombie Industries sells a mannequin called simply "The Ex" -- a large-breasted dummy that "bleeds" when shot.

At the National Rifle Association convention in Houston over the weekend, Zombie Industries, the maker of "life-sized tactical mannequin" targets, was asked to take down its "Bleeding Rocky Zombie" from its booth. A company worker told Buzzfeed the mannequin was pulled for looking too much like Obama.

Other mannequins made by Zombie Industries include a clown, a terrorist, and a Nazi. The only female target appears to be "The Ex," which sells for $99.95.

"In addition to the Ex Girlfriend Zombie, we currently sell 15 male zombies, 5 animal zombies & 2 aliens… to discriminate against Women by not having them represented in our product selection would be just plain sexist," the company states on its website.

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Vendor Pulls ‘Obama’ Target From Booth At NRA Convention

At its convention in Houston, over the weekend, the National Rifle Association asked a vendor to take down a mannequin target that looked like President Barack Obama, Buzzfeed reported on Sunday.

The vendor, Zombie Industries, produces "life-sized tactical mannequin" targets that "bleed" when shot. Photographs of the company's booth at the convention taken by Buzzfeed show that the company had several sample mannequins displayed for sale, including a clown, a "terrorist," and a Nazi.

"Someone from the NRA came by and asked us to remove it" a Zombie Industries booth worker told BuzzFeed, referring to the company's "Bleeding Rocky Zombie" target. "They thought it looked too much like President Obama."

Buzzfeed asked the worker if the resemblance was intentional.

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