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'Game of Thrones' finale pulled from distribution because of George W. Bush's head
If you've been planning to pick up a copy of "Game of Thrones" Season 1 on DVD or Blu-ray, you'd better act fast. After the media picked up on the fact that George W. Bush's decapitated head appears briefly in the season 1 finale, HBO has halted shipping of Season 1 box sets according to Deadline.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-06-15/entertainment/zap-game-of-thrones-finale-pulled-from-distributio-20120615_1_hbo-thrones-dvd-or-blu-ray
hlthe2b
(102,419 posts)unblock
(52,387 posts)Iggy
(1,418 posts)I'm offended by Munro's disrespect of our POTUS, but I'm not to
be offended by a former president's head on a stake in a video
game?
Wait till Lieberman gets going on this.
Baitball Blogger
(46,769 posts)kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)using a silly mask on TV in a manner not intended to insult anyone and in such a way that virtually no one noticed until it was pointed out, are you????????????
Wow. But I bet W is glad you've got his back.
Iggy
(1,418 posts)I don't follow your "logic" here.
It's a mask, but clearly looks like G.W., so it's acceptable.
Two, "nobody" noticed at first, so it's acceptable.
Intent. This is typically a criminal's defense tactic, also frequently used
by GOP'ers caught at some sort of criminal act. "I didn't intend to
do this or that".
It's not a matter of perception or intent, if it's an insult, it's an insult.
My point is, I respect the POTUS regardless of how the rank/sophomoric
partisanship game is played in Bloggo world.
inna
(8,809 posts)haven't noticed anything resembling GWB's head!...
interesting, though!
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)If you do watch it again look out for Wilco Johnson too :
Back in the day :
inna
(8,809 posts)now, i distinctly remember seeing *that* profile - but how anyone could claim (let alone, with absolute certainty!) that it was GWB's head is simply beyond me.
Son of Gob
(1,502 posts)KatChatter
(194 posts)but it is a piece of hollow plastic and rubber that sort of looks like him.
Baitball Blogger
(46,769 posts)TroglodyteScholar
(5,477 posts)They've already said it wasn't anything political...just the head they had access to.
What a serious waste of resources.
madmom
(9,681 posts)to do about it.....
I watched the show and never made any such connection. Even the pic above is only a slight resemblance.
Baitball Blogger
(46,769 posts)Retrograde
(10,165 posts)A brief glance at a background prop that's mostly fake hair, though....