Michelle Obama Action Figures: White House Has No Comment

Chicago Tribune ^ | October 14, 2009 | Katherine Skiba

[lbryce]

Coming soon: a 6-inch plastic doll of Michelle Obama for $12.99, being billed as an "action figure."

Sculptor Jason Feinberg of Brooklyn, N.Y., who's behind the dolls, admits the term "action figure" is used loosely. The first lady, after all, is featured in nothing more lethal than her trademark sleeveless dresses (and enviable biceps).

Buyers may choose from among the purple dress she had on when the Obamas shared their campaign "fist bump," the red-and-black number from election night in Grant Park, or the black-and-white floral frock she favored for her appearance on "The View."

Feinberg, founder and president of Jailbreak Toys, said he designed the dolls, which are made in China. He studied sculpture at Connecticut's Wesleyan University.

Michelle Obama's office had no comment on the action figure, which is scheduled to go on sale Nov. 20.

Public figures, especially those in politics, have fewer rights than average people when it comes to protecting use of their name or likeness, says Chicago attorney Marc Cooperman of Banner & Witcoff, an intellectual property firm. Courts generally hold they may be caricatured or criticized, he said. "The First Amendment is almost always going to win. That's the beauty of the American system."

[lbryce]

The doll is neither physically proportionate nor anatomically correct.
Just kidding,just kidding!!(about either the former or the latter.)

You all might as well just put your own jokes in.

[MrB]

OK, I’ll drop all pretense -

her ass isn’t big enough.

[lbryce]

Ya think?

[trisham]

It doesn’t resemble her. Where’s the angry expression?

[teacherwoes]

action or inaction figure?

[skikvt]

Looks nothing like her. Needs smaller boobs, bigger ass, more anger...

[EagleUSA]

Don’t they offer a burned American flag to come with her??

[Neverforget01]

FReeper Roscoe Karns is way ahead of you:

I LOVE the $450 sneakers!

[Batman11]

This was a waste of time for the sculptor. He should have just bought a Patrick Ewing action figure and put a dress and boob belt on it!

[originalbuckeye]

Let’ see. The Black Widow dress, the ugly purple dress with pearls and the busy black and white dress. All the dolls with waaaaaay too small a waist. This embarrassment of a FL has NO fashion sense. I hope these are a bust.

[ZX12R]

her ass isn’t big enough

And her legs are WAY too close together.

[lbryce]

Action as in Affirmative.

[MrB]

Great!

The Michelle Obama [affirmative] action figure!

[gigster]

Now that’s the Aunt Esther we all love!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Where are the bowed legs and pigeon toes? ;-)

[over3Owithabrain]

Ass sold separately

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That just gave me the laugh of the day!

[freebird5850]

And grossly huge legs.

[trisham]

LOL!

[MinuteGal]

"Feinberg studied sculpture at Connecticut Wesleyan University......"

Michelangelo has little to worry about.

Leni

[lbryce]

Sir, you are indeed brilliant!(comically, at least.)

[lbryce]

Sir, you are indeed brilliant!(comically, at least.)

[MEGoody]

Just as unattractive as the original.

[digger48]

Ass sold separately

LOL!!! Different sizes available .... like a Mrs Potato Ass.

[capt. norm]

Michelle has the figure of a bowling pin.

OR

"Trick or treat health-care!"

[skikvt]

Yes. It’s needs Easter Hams!!!!

[Right Wing Assault]

For those who missed it, here is the original hilarious FReeper reaction to the figures.

Especially good is related post #26.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360248/posts

[lbryce]

Just have the same sort of fun adorning your special limited edition collector item’s ass, by adding any one of the unsightly collection of lesions, etc just the way you’d do it with Mr. Potato Head.

[Buckeye McFrog]

paging Robot Chicken.....Robot Chicken.....

[lbryce]

Thanks! That’s a great collection of Freeper humor. I prefer #9 over #26 myself.

[The Comedian]

Collect the entire Communist Redistribution set!

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

It comes with a customizable ass. Kids can push leftovers in the mouth and watch the ass grow. What Fun!!!!

I don’t want to mention how you make it shrink, but it comes with a miniature roll of TP.

[badgerlandjim]

[lbryce]

Yeah, this one is called the “0 of Nottingham”.

[MrB]

You rang?

[niteowl77]

Is there no honor among action figures?

[TXnMA]

LOL!! If many of these sold at all, I predict the infamous "Black Widow" dress will top the list... Someone with a definite sense of humor picked that dress for the doll's wardrobe!

[TexasFreeper2009]

It needs a much bigger butt, larger arms and huge feat, and it might pass muster as a doll of her.

[freebird5850]

That’s the description I was looking for, great!

[TexasFreeper2009]

LOL that's looking a little bit more like her now !

ROFL

Now just double the diameter of her upper arms and you'll have her dead on.

[uncitizen]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[uncitizen]

Does anybody have a link to picture of Michelle with her legs spread eagle? I have someone here who wants to see it.

[reagan_fanatic]

They got the belt wrong, though.

[TXnMA]

[uncitizen]

LOL!!! I nearly choked on water.

[Neverforget01]

LOL—I’d love to take credit it for it, but Roscoe did all the work!

[reagan_fanatic]

This one?

[MrB]

Don’t try to tell us that that is not ‘shopped.

[scoobysnak71]

Can you stick pins in them?

[tbpiper]

That face is waaaaay too happy.