‘Soup Nazi’ actor blasts weapons maker for shirts using his image

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Source: Raw Story

The actor who gained fame playing the “Soup Nazi” on the sitcom Seinfeld ordered an automatic-weapons manufacturer to stop using his image on a campaign criticizing New York state’s new gun safety laws.

The New York Post reported on Tuesday that Larry Thomas contacted Serbu Firearms, a Florida-based company, after it had produced T-shirts with his likeness and the phrase “No Serbu for you,” a spoof of Thomas’ character’s “no soup for you” catchphrase.

“I have seen my face on t-shirts, random objects on eBay in the past,” said Serbu, who described himself as a gun control advocate. “But politically, this is the most offensive thing I have seen involving me as the ‘Soup Nazi.’”

The campaign, Serbu told the newspaper, was motivated by New York’s ban on military-grade assault weapon ownership for private citizens, which it enacted on Jan. 15. In protest, he has refused to sell the company’s semi-automatic sniper rifle to the New York City Police Department.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/02/soup-nazi-actor-blasts-weapons-maker-for-shirts-using-his-image/

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1. Maybe they mistook his photo for one of Saddam Hussein. n/t

[Ptah]

2. That story needs to see an editor.

“I have seen my face on t-shirts, random objects on eBay in the past,” said Serbu, who described
himself as a gun control advocate. “But politically, this is the most offensive thing I have seen
involving me as the ‘Soup Nazi.’”

Larry Thomas is the actor's name.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Yep--they confused the gun company (Serbu) with the actor.

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4. Not terribly unusual on RS pieces n/t

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6. It's not a real news organization so you can't expect too much

LOL..

It's like getting a head job from a backyard mechanic who isn't smart enough to know when new head bolts are required

[TeamPooka]

5. Serbu loves the 2nd amendment but hates copyright law...

and the "shoot him" joke was completely offensive.

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7. Serbu doesn't make any automatic weapons

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8. Somebody needs an editor

"...“I have seen my face on t-shirts, random objects on eBay in the past,” said Serbu, who described himself as a gun control advocate. “But politically, this is the most offensive thing I have seen involving me as the ‘Soup Nazi.’”

But the actor's name is Larry Thomas.

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9. But here's the good news:

This story involves the actual gun manufacturer, not their lobbying arm/front group, the NRA.

The more negative PR the gun manufacturers get, the more progress we'll make. The NRA is usually out there deflecting criticism away from the real beneficiaries of our pathetically lax gun laws; they seem to have missed the boat on this one, and hopefully more to come!

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10. Must be tough to manufacture a "tool" that people don't want associated with them.

Must be tough to manufacture a "tool" that people don't want associated with them.

Maybe the manufacturer could do a simply air-buy with the copy, "The Binford 5000 Super-Dooper Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle...it kills better." Minimalism is all the rage these days.