Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become an icon for young feminists everywhere, and she’s so inspiring that people have created clothing lines and greeting cards in her image. Others have invited the Supreme diva to their wedding, dressed their children up as RBG for Halloween, and gotten themselves inked and manicured in her honor. In fact, the octogenarian justice is so captivating that “RBG,” the documentary based on her life, has become a “summer box office avenger,” taking in $1.16 million over Mother’s Day Weekend.
Americans are so obsessed with Justice Ginsburg’s pop-culture essence that her likeness has been turned into a very marketable product — after all, that’s what we do with everything we love, so why should a women’s rights hero be any different?
As with almost all heroes, the Notorious R.B.G. has crossed the final frontier into the world of action figures. Why not purchase one of these for your children (oh, come on, let’s be real here, for yourself) to go along with their favorite RBG coloring book?
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FCTRY, a product incubator that “turn[s] fun ideas into real products,” will soon be launching a Kickstarter campaign to create this incredible Ruth Bader Ginsburg action figure, which will be included in its league of Real Life Action Figures. Click here to sign up for updates on when the RBG action figure Kickstarter crusade will begin.
UPDATE (05/17/18): According to a spokesperson from FCTRY, for each action figure sold via Kickstarter, the company will donate $1 to an organization aligned with that action figure’s values or life’s work. For example, FCTRY raised over $10,000 for the DNC with its Obama action figure launch, and its Evil Trump figure raised over $8,000 for the ACLU and close to $3,000 for Border Angels. For the RBG action figure, FCTRY will be making donations to the National Women’s Law Center.
Thanks to FCTRY, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will finally be able to claim a spot among your childhood action figure heroes — and it’s a spot that she truly deserves.
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