Japanese GANG-BANGER MICKEY MOUSE

Mickey Mouse is decked-out in hip hop wear in this new figure going on sale soon in Japan. Pretty lame if you ask me. Let’s look at what two sites said about it:

• “Tomy Co. (7867) has developed Mickey Mouse dolls for boys and men in partnership with Walt Disney Japan, a unit of U.S. entertainment giant Walt Disney Co.

  The new dolls will be sold under the Coordies series brand. They will primarily be aimed boys in their late teens through men in their 30s by being attuned to popular fashion, music and sports and having a more rugged look. The first three dolls will be released in August and will be based on hip-hop, punk and surfing themes.” -Nikkei Net
  

• “After years of neglect by its parent company, Mickey Mouse has apparently joined a gang — specifically the Salvadoran gang Mara-13, from the looks of Mickey’s new colors. Disney is partnering with Tomy in Japan to market a Mickey Mouse doll in Japan sporting full GANG-BANGER REGALIA, including doo-rag, tilted cap and neck ice. Are accessory crack pipes and guns sold separately? Will a bee-atch version of Minnie Mouse come out so Mickey has a ho to slap around? No word yet from Disney. The partnership also plans Punk Rock Mickey and Surfer Mickey.” -The Raw Feed

I really don’t know what is lamer, the fact that such a Mickey Mouse figure exists, or the post on The Raw Feed about it.  Do your research on Japan, buddy: there aren’t any gang-bangers here.  There’s just a bunch of young people who dress up in hip-hoppin’ gangster style clothing because they think it looks cool.  Many of them have never listened to a real rap album in their lives, or even know that something like gang colors exist.  And of course, if you’ve ever been to a hip hop clothing store in Japan, you’ll notice that the mickey/hip hop combo is nothing new: a whole bunch of gangster style clothing with Disney characters printed on them.  Why? Because even the toughest gangsters in Japan love Disney.