Action figures for 'Django Unchained' draw protest

Associated Press : New York, Wed Jan 09 2013, 10:35 hrs

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Some are questioning the appropriateness of slavery-era action figures tied to Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained.''

A line of figures of the movie's main characters are on sale online, made by toy-maker NECA in partnership with the Weinstein Co.

On Tuesday, the director of the advocacy group Project Islamic Hope will hold a press conference with other Los Angeles black community leaders to call for the removal of the toys from the market.

Najee Ali calls the action figures ``a slap in the face of our ancestors'' that ``trivializes the horrors of slavery.''

The Weinstein Co. and NECA didn't immediately comment Tuesday.

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