A successful Kickstarter campaign lead by fans of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sought to honor the soon-to-be-retired woman. The feminists raised considerable bucks to preserve the judge’s legacy. But when you see what they did, you won’t be surprised if people ask for their money back.
Is there anything people won’t fund on Kickstarter? The once-trendy site is now the last refuge of desperate, greedy, and insane people. Some of the worst products and ideas are dumped on the crowd-funding site. Against all odds, many of them get funded.
Among the scams and products that never see the light of day was one intrepid group of liberals. They sought to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice. I’m no fan of Ginsberg, but honoring her is no crime.
After years of serving on the Supreme Court, it makes sense that a few liberals want to show her some love. Knowing they can’t get a bank to loan them the money for the project, they resorted to Kickstarter. I bet they wanted to tap into the emotion and gullibility of militant feminists.
You’re probably wondering how they wanted to honor Ginsburg. Perhaps a lovely portrait. That would be nice. Supporters could get prints. Or maybe a book, chronicling the woman’s career and impact. Commemorative coins and plates are also very popular. Maybe something fun, like posters, bumper stickers, or a t-shirt?
Nope, they went with the whole “action figure of an old lady in a robe” route. You know, a classic.
A company that created a successful Kickstarter campaign to make a Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg action figure says it is planning to ship the products in October.
Fctry, a product incubator based in Brooklyn, N.Y., initially hoped to raise $15,000 to create the “Notorious RBG” superhero but instead raised over $613,700 on its Kickstarter crowdfunding page.
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The company said on its Kickstarter page that the action figure will include “wire-rimmed glasses to see through the patriarchal bullsh*t” and a “righteous robe, the next best thing to a cape.”
Fctry also said on the page that it plans to make a $1 donation for each of the 15,654 people who donated to the campaign to the “She’s The First” organization, which is a nonprofit group based in New York City that strives to fight gender inequality through education. [Source: The Hill]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg action figures coming this fall https://t.co/Odm0JtAUllpic.twitter.com/0B6tpQvTf6
— The Hill (@thehill) August 14, 2018
Wow. Nothing says “respected judge and American role model for over forty years” like a cheap plastic toy.
I grew up playing with action figures. These were made to resemble our favorite superheroes. We played with Batman and Superman figures, who fought their iconic villains. The most important aspect of these toys was the “action” part. They often featured gimmicks that made the hunks of plastic more fun to play with.
What does “RBG’s” doll come with? Amazing sleep-during-the-State-of-the-Union action?
According to the Kickstarter’s video, the creators consider Ginsburg a “rockstar.” Um… okay
Does it come in sleep mode and are batteries sold separately? pic.twitter.com/jPQVUwN0yg
— DLass (@Wwlasss) August 14, 2018
Keep in mind, they didn’t make a Ginsburg doll. Something larger and true to life that young girls would want to own (if any girls want to play with a doll that resembles grandma). Instead, they opted for an “action figure,” as a way of appropriating male-centric toys.
After all, this action figure is supposed to “smash the patriarchy.” You’re going to have a tough time doing that when you have trouble climbing the stairs.
I can’t decide if this is just a prank that got out of hand or another way liberals con each other. We know that most liberals are emotionally-driven, impractical people. They want to burden the United States with “Medicare for all,” not to mention numerous other socialist disasters. It’s not a huge surprise that many of them would shell out $600,000 for a toy no child will play with.
Die-hard liberals who shelled out even more cash will not only get a boring toy of a judge, but other dolls that resembled the rest of the socialist mafia: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and of course — the crook in chief — Barack Obama.
Naturally, the Internet had fun with this one.
Mine won't stay upright pic.twitter.com/5PtOyNYpu0
— 'Merica (@WeWhoDieSaluteU) August 14, 2018
Action figure? I did not know falling asleep during testimony was part of the action
— Jackhole SaddleTramp (@tmbsaddletramp) August 14, 2018
Not exactly life like. She stands without assistance.
— Mothers eye (@Stephan37635333) August 14, 2018
The lifeless resemblance is astonishing.
— RyeGuy #WWG1WGA (@captainrye21) August 14, 2018
I’m sure the makers of this toy will accuse these critics of being “chauvinistic.” But perhaps they should have opted for a portrait instead.