Aaron Paul to Toys R Us: Why Can You Sell Guns and Not Walt and Jesse?
Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul is pissed that Toys R Us has stopped selling action figures from the show at the behest of a concerned Florida mom. Like costar Bryan Cranston, Paul took to Twitter to defend the toys, pointing out that the toy chain sells plenty of things more harmful to kids than a Jesse Pinkman doll. And furthermore, "yeah, bitch."
Wait, so @ToysRUs pulled all of the Breaking Bad figures from their shelves and still sells Barbie? Hmmmm...I wonder what is more damaging?
— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) October 23, 2014
And what about all of the violent video games you sell @ToysRUs ? Do you still sell those? Florida mom really messed it up for everyone.
— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) October 23, 2014
The actor also linked to a petition to save the Walt and Jesse figures, started earlier this week. When Toys R Us announced it would remove the toys from stores Tuesday, the pro-Breaking-Bad petition had 3,000 signatures to "Florida mom" Susan Schrijver's 8,000.
Here's the petition to sign to keep the toys on the shelves! Why can you sell guns and not Walt and Jesse? YeahBitch https://t.co/8iEFsLBCIn
— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) October 24, 2014
Since Paul's endorsement, the petition to keep "adult collector figures" in stores has shot up to 25,000 signatures, while the petition to remove them has just over 9,000.
So far, Toys R Us hasn't reversed its decision.
