'Ex-girlfriend' target bleeds when shot

NRA conference vendor draws anger from activists who are #NotBuyingIt.

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'The Ex' target from Zombie Industries.

A life-size "ex-girlfriend" shooting target that bleeds when shot has put its vendor in the crosshairs of outraged anti-domestic violence activists.

Opponents of domestic violence have launched a campaign against Zombie Industries, which featured a number of its bleeding target dummies at the recent National Rifle Association conference.

The company drew national attention on Sunday for another controversial target, later banned from the conference by the NRA, resembling US President Barack Obama.

View the story "'Ex-girlfriend' target bleeds when shot" on Storify'Ex-girlfriend' target bleeds when shotNRA conference vendor draws anger from activists who are #NotBuyingIt. Storified by The Stream· Tue, May 07 2013 11:22:22Company sells female mannequin shooting target called "The Ex." 1/3 of US women murdered are killed by their partners http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/vendor-that-pulled-obama-tar... ValentiI just...I can't even...Do we really have to explain why an ex-girlfriend shooting target is problematic? http://www.policymic.com/articles/40049/nra-sells-an-ex-girlfriend-targe... LangSome attributed the target directly to the NRA, though it is sold by a vendor that was present at the NRA convention. 'The Ex' model did not appear in a photo of the Zombie Industries convention booth.NRA is selling misogynist shooting targets and normalizing domestic violence?! But we probably knew that already. http://www.policymic.com/articles/40049/nra-sells-an-ex-girlfriend-targe... FerraraI asked myself before if the NRA could hit a new low. Apparently, it can: http://www.policymic.com/articles/40049/nra-sells-an-ex-girlfriend-targe... BettleA petition asking web retailer Amazon to stop selling the target through their site reportedly received 10,000 signatures in 30 minutes. Many took their outrage directly to Zombie Industries on Twitter using the hashtag #NotBuyingIt. The ex-girlfriend target is sold by @ZombieInd. Join in demanding them to stop promoting violence against women. #NotBuyingIt #NRASexist AdvertisingAs a gun owner & supporter of the 2nd amendment I find @ZombieInd's 'The Ex' egregious. Stop promoting violence against women. #NotBuyingIt.Paige @ZombieInd Disgusting & offensive. Intimate partner violence shouldn't be perpetuated w/ sick "ex-gf" targets. @feministabulous #notbuyingitJohnathen Duran@ZombieInd You can do better than a disgusting ex-girlfriend target which bleeds. U have wives, u have mothers, u have daughters. Do better.JessicaDuntonFidalgoDisgusted that @zombieind sell a shooting target titled "the ex". Domestic violence needs no encouragement. #notbuyingitLozzle McFozzleOn its website, Zombie Industries posted what appeared to be mock anti-discrimination statements and offered customers a discount if they entered 'DEBATE' when purchasing. In addition to the Ex Girlfriend Zombie, we currently sell 15 male zombies, 5 animal zombies & 2 aliens… to discriminate against Women by not having them represented in our product selection would be just plain sexist.zombieindustries.comZombie Industries is sorry if anyone takes offense to any of our products. But we also have a responsibility to our customers to provide the best possible products to help them prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse.zombieindustries.comDestroy the Undead - Exploding & Bleeding Zombie TargetsAJstreamBut most critics found little humour in the joke.@ZombieInd an 'ex-girlfriend' target mannequin? Shame on you! There is no 'equality' in promoting men's violence against women. #NotBuyingItShannon Lee McBrideSo only target model of a female @ZombieInd sells is called "the ex" but we're supposed to believe that's not sexist? #notbuyingit, jerks.Abbie@ZombieInd Don't encourage anyone to shoot their ex. As a fantasy or a reality, that's just sick. #notbuyingitCorinne Dickerson