“an avatar for the evolving role of Beanie Babies in American culture”
The role of Beanie Babies?
Culture has a problem.
polidori redux
9 months ago
“an avatar for the evolving role of Beanie Babies in American culture”
The role of Beanie Babies?
Culture has a problem.
James Anthony Seyforth
9 months ago
As a British 90s kid who’s mother brought him excessive amounts of beanie babies, I’m distraught that all my childhood memories and joy in these fairly innocent little toys, supposedly needs to analysed and offset now by the haunting reality of the man child who made them .
Really, who cares about this man? If America is any worse because of beanie babies and a big t**t of a man, just imagine what anti-depressants, therapy and safe spaces are doing for mass shootings.
Oh, can it. This is so disingenuous and has nothing to do with the article.
I imagine you live in the UK? Remind me isn’t that the loser island with constant knife attacks, rapes, and you pay the offending parties in five star hotel stays? On top of it you don’t even have freedom of speech? You’re so pale and weak you can’t even get to work without begging an eco-terrorist to let you by.
You’re all so envious of America and it’s embarrassingly transparent.
Britain is a mess, to be sure, but most of what’s bad in our culture comes from America, and we have a long way to go before violent crime reaches American levels.
First of all, thank you for admitting that British people are weak can’t think for themselves. Thank you, thank you.
Secondly, you’d have to increase the size of your country by ten times before you can reach any levels, jackass.
First of all, thank you for admitting that British people are weak can’t think for themselves. Thank you, thank you.
Secondly, you’d have to increase the size of your country by ten times before you can reach any levels, jackass.
Britain is a mess, to be sure, but most of what’s bad in our culture comes from America, and we have a long way to go before violent crime reaches American levels.
Oh, can it. This is so disingenuous and has nothing to do with the article.
I imagine you live in the UK? Remind me isn’t that the loser island with constant knife attacks, rapes, and you pay the offending parties in five star hotel stays? On top of it you don’t even have freedom of speech? You’re so pale and weak you can’t even get to work without begging an eco-terrorist to let you by.
You’re all so envious of America and it’s embarrassingly transparent.
James Anthony Seyforth
9 months ago
As a British 90s kid who’s mother brought him excessive amounts of beanie babies, I’m distraught that all my childhood memories and joy in these fairly innocent little toys, supposedly needs to analysed and offset now by the haunting reality of the man child who made them .
Really, who cares about this man? If America is any worse because of beanie babies and a big t**t of a man, just imagine what anti-depressants, therapy and safe spaces are doing for mass shootings.
Ardath Blauvelt
9 months ago
He obviously belonged to the world he helped nurture with his creations, but how is he responsible for the obsessive response to them? He read the room right and then hung out.
Ardath Blauvelt
9 months ago
He obviously belonged to the world he helped nurture with his creations, but how is he responsible for the obsessive response to them? He read the room right and then hung out.
Studio Largo
9 months ago
‘Not just a significant moment in American consumer history but also a uniquely shameful one’. Good god, what overdramatic tripe.
Studio Largo
9 months ago
‘Not just a significant moment in American consumer history but also a uniquely shameful one’. Good god, what overdramatic tripe.
Jonathan Andrews
9 months ago
The man seems to be a git (bugging someone’s home; awful) but a monster? That makes me think of someone vicious or sexually abusive, what have I missed?
“Warner actually bugged the woman’s house, after one of their breakups — and, years later, tormented her with the audio recordings he’d made of her having sex with another man.”
“Warner actually bugged the woman’s house, after one of their breakups — and, years later, tormented her with the audio recordings he’d made of her having sex with another man.”
Is that not monster enough?
Jonathan Andrews
9 months ago
The man seems to be a git (bugging someone’s home; awful) but a monster? That makes me think of someone vicious or sexually abusive, what have I missed?
William Miller
9 months ago
He sounds like a sneaky, vindictive b*****d, but in what sense is he monstrous?
William Miller
9 months ago
He sounds like a sneaky, vindictive b*****d, but in what sense is he monstrous?
Peter G
9 months ago
I’m sorry, but Beanie Babies were a great product and marketing coup. Here was a product that allowed parents to bring joy to their kids for the occasional $5 purchase. Parents returning from a business trip could find a unique stuffed animal to show their kids they wete thinking of them. Cute, cuddly, and creative. The price-point made it easy to buy repeatedly and the creativity made it endlessly joyful for parents and kids. It was a great product. Why do people need to make any product or creator into a monster? So the guy had issues. Give it a break.
Peter G
9 months ago
I’m sorry, but Beanie Babies were a great product and marketing coup. Here was a product that allowed parents to bring joy to their kids for the occasional $5 purchase. Parents returning from a business trip could find a unique stuffed animal to show their kids they wete thinking of them. Cute, cuddly, and creative. The price-point made it easy to buy repeatedly and the creativity made it endlessly joyful for parents and kids. It was a great product. Why do people need to make any product or creator into a monster? So the guy had issues. Give it a break.
Phyllis Bradshaw
9 months ago
Maybe this movie was also designed to provide a partial catharsis. Psychologically speaking, by pre-empting a real catharsis, you remove the guts of one that could actually cleanse the relationship. Hollywood figured this out a long time ago and thereby protects itself from the rage and anger that threatens the ruling class. “The kids” (ordinary people) won’t be able to figure this out any more than they were able to make the assessment that getting the latest Beanie baby was like being invited to sit in the cafeteria with the popular kids…only…not really.
Penny Adrian
9 months ago
It was a fun movie. I enjoyed it. But the fake #GirlBoss nonsense was extremely irritating.
I didn’t like any of the main characters, but the movie was entertaining and well made.
Penny Adrian
9 months ago
It was a fun movie. I enjoyed it. But the fake #GirlBoss nonsense was extremely irritating.
I didn’t like any of the main characters, but the movie was entertaining and well made.
0 0
9 months ago
Seems silly to hold anyone accountable. A friend thought he’d make a killing so spent over $1,000 on the ridiculous fabric things. Waited too long, i.e. people figured out it was just fabric sh&t, and lost all of it. So the blame’s on the creator? Ridiculous.
“an avatar for the evolving role of Beanie Babies in American culture”
The role of Beanie Babies?
Culture has a problem.
“an avatar for the evolving role of Beanie Babies in American culture”
The role of Beanie Babies?
Culture has a problem.
As a British 90s kid who’s mother brought him excessive amounts of beanie babies, I’m distraught that all my childhood memories and joy in these fairly innocent little toys, supposedly needs to analysed and offset now by the haunting reality of the man child who made them .
Really, who cares about this man? If America is any worse because of beanie babies and a big t**t of a man, just imagine what anti-depressants, therapy and safe spaces are doing for mass shootings.
Oh, can it. This is so disingenuous and has nothing to do with the article.
I imagine you live in the UK? Remind me isn’t that the loser island with constant knife attacks, rapes, and you pay the offending parties in five star hotel stays? On top of it you don’t even have freedom of speech? You’re so pale and weak you can’t even get to work without begging an eco-terrorist to let you by.
You’re all so envious of America and it’s embarrassingly transparent.
Britain is a mess, to be sure, but most of what’s bad in our culture comes from America, and we have a long way to go before violent crime reaches American levels.
First of all, thank you for admitting that British people are weak can’t think for themselves. Thank you, thank you.
Secondly, you’d have to increase the size of your country by ten times before you can reach any levels, jackass.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed are you?
Has someone hidden your medication? As Bruce Lee* said: A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.
*A fine citizen of your country.
You and Charles Stanhope should go at it. Really, you deserve each other.
– A fellow American
Not the sharpest tool in the shed are you?
Has someone hidden your medication? As Bruce Lee* said: A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.
*A fine citizen of your country.
You and Charles Stanhope should go at it. Really, you deserve each other.
– A fellow American
First of all, thank you for admitting that British people are weak can’t think for themselves. Thank you, thank you.
Secondly, you’d have to increase the size of your country by ten times before you can reach any levels, jackass.
Britain is a mess, to be sure, but most of what’s bad in our culture comes from America, and we have a long way to go before violent crime reaches American levels.
Oh, can it. This is so disingenuous and has nothing to do with the article.
I imagine you live in the UK? Remind me isn’t that the loser island with constant knife attacks, rapes, and you pay the offending parties in five star hotel stays? On top of it you don’t even have freedom of speech? You’re so pale and weak you can’t even get to work without begging an eco-terrorist to let you by.
You’re all so envious of America and it’s embarrassingly transparent.
As a British 90s kid who’s mother brought him excessive amounts of beanie babies, I’m distraught that all my childhood memories and joy in these fairly innocent little toys, supposedly needs to analysed and offset now by the haunting reality of the man child who made them .
Really, who cares about this man? If America is any worse because of beanie babies and a big t**t of a man, just imagine what anti-depressants, therapy and safe spaces are doing for mass shootings.
He obviously belonged to the world he helped nurture with his creations, but how is he responsible for the obsessive response to them? He read the room right and then hung out.
He obviously belonged to the world he helped nurture with his creations, but how is he responsible for the obsessive response to them? He read the room right and then hung out.
‘Not just a significant moment in American consumer history but also a uniquely shameful one’. Good god, what overdramatic tripe.
‘Not just a significant moment in American consumer history but also a uniquely shameful one’. Good god, what overdramatic tripe.
The man seems to be a git (bugging someone’s home; awful) but a monster? That makes me think of someone vicious or sexually abusive, what have I missed?
“Warner actually bugged the woman’s house, after one of their breakups — and, years later, tormented her with the audio recordings he’d made of her having sex with another man.”
Is that not monster enough?
No, it isn’t. It’s the act of a contemptible and pathetic man, not a monster. Mao was a monster.
Yeah, monster means murderer
No, it isn’t. It’s the act of a contemptible and pathetic man, not a monster. Mao was a monster.
Yeah, monster means murderer
“Warner actually bugged the woman’s house, after one of their breakups — and, years later, tormented her with the audio recordings he’d made of her having sex with another man.”
Is that not monster enough?
The man seems to be a git (bugging someone’s home; awful) but a monster? That makes me think of someone vicious or sexually abusive, what have I missed?
He sounds like a sneaky, vindictive b*****d, but in what sense is he monstrous?
He sounds like a sneaky, vindictive b*****d, but in what sense is he monstrous?
I’m sorry, but Beanie Babies were a great product and marketing coup. Here was a product that allowed parents to bring joy to their kids for the occasional $5 purchase. Parents returning from a business trip could find a unique stuffed animal to show their kids they wete thinking of them. Cute, cuddly, and creative. The price-point made it easy to buy repeatedly and the creativity made it endlessly joyful for parents and kids. It was a great product. Why do people need to make any product or creator into a monster? So the guy had issues. Give it a break.
I’m sorry, but Beanie Babies were a great product and marketing coup. Here was a product that allowed parents to bring joy to their kids for the occasional $5 purchase. Parents returning from a business trip could find a unique stuffed animal to show their kids they wete thinking of them. Cute, cuddly, and creative. The price-point made it easy to buy repeatedly and the creativity made it endlessly joyful for parents and kids. It was a great product. Why do people need to make any product or creator into a monster? So the guy had issues. Give it a break.
Maybe this movie was also designed to provide a partial catharsis. Psychologically speaking, by pre-empting a real catharsis, you remove the guts of one that could actually cleanse the relationship. Hollywood figured this out a long time ago and thereby protects itself from the rage and anger that threatens the ruling class. “The kids” (ordinary people) won’t be able to figure this out any more than they were able to make the assessment that getting the latest Beanie baby was like being invited to sit in the cafeteria with the popular kids…only…not really.
It was a fun movie. I enjoyed it. But the fake #GirlBoss nonsense was extremely irritating.
I didn’t like any of the main characters, but the movie was entertaining and well made.
It was a fun movie. I enjoyed it. But the fake #GirlBoss nonsense was extremely irritating.
I didn’t like any of the main characters, but the movie was entertaining and well made.
Seems silly to hold anyone accountable. A friend thought he’d make a killing so spent over $1,000 on the ridiculous fabric things. Waited too long, i.e. people figured out it was just fabric sh&t, and lost all of it. So the blame’s on the creator? Ridiculous.