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this question was asked on ssc's Q&A, just thought it'd be interesting to see what everyones thoughts are on it...
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What is Sideshow Collectibles’ stance on censorship, given the recent spate of mainstream female comic book characters, which are still targeted for children, being given the blatant sexualization make-over by artist such as Adam Hughes and brought to ‘life’ by your very talented sculptors? I appreciate that there is a market for these type of pieces, but I think it should be pointed out to parents that some of these pneumatically enhanced figures are definitely aimed at the adult collector and should be advertised more openly as such. I’m not questioning the quality of the sculpts etc, just the interpretation of the character and who it is meant to appeal to, as there is a big difference between a comic book image and a sculpted piece. Sorry to raise such a tricky subject, and I am obviously expressing my own personal view as a concerned parent and grandparent.
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We certainly do respect your opinion, but we’re likely to fall more in the anti-censorship camp. The vast majority of our collectors are adults who, like yourself, make the decisions about to what to expose their impressionable youths. We don’t want to encourage any corruption of the wonderful young minds that read comics or watch movies, but we do enjoy the opportunity to capture the imaginative and artistic interpretations of well-known characters. We don’t see ourselves as impacting a huge segment of the populace or defining cultural tastes. In large part, we are capturing established cannon appearances in physical form for a relatively small, specific and adult audience. On several occasions, we have been frustrated by talent or studio approvals asking us to remove details of a sculpture which are accurate to source materials, degrading the authenticity of our product in favor of satisfying the views of a particular actor, actress, or studio head who does not, for instance, believe in nipples, endowed women, g-string underwear, or more innocently, the true size of someone’s nose. We aim to be true to the inspirational material, to maintain the spirit and adhere to our general goal of extreme authenticity. For some, that’s a declaration of sexuality, and for others just an appreciation of beautiful art.
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