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  1. I read that, post 9/11, Hasbro stopped calling Cobra "terrorist." We got so scared that terrorism is too bad for bad guys now.

    Tuesday, 18-Jul-17 15:14:02 UTC from web
    1. @scribus remember when they changed the villains in Sum of All Fears film adaptation from Islamists to NeoNazis?

      Tuesday, 18-Jul-17 15:15:55 UTC from web
      1. @awl No, but I remember when James Bond was cool with Islamic rebels because at the time they opposed the Soviets instead of America.

        Tuesday, 18-Jul-17 16:18:15 UTC from web
        1. @scribus that and Rambo (well to a degree).

          Tuesday, 18-Jul-17 16:34:25 UTC from web
    2. @scribus Part of the reason the G.I. Joe toyline has been failing is that "army guys in combat fatigues fighting terrorists" is the unfortunate reality for the parents of many American children

      Tuesday, 18-Jul-17 15:24:37 UTC from web
      1. @thelastgherkin Yeah, it's nowhere near as fun as cartoons make war out to be...

        Tuesday, 18-Jul-17 16:16:59 UTC from web