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Heh, back then, “ninjas” was jargon for “ahhh good no guns, easier to get it past the sensors.”

See also: Morbius sucks “plasma” through palm-vaginas.
 
AceofKnaves said:
Heh, back then, “ninjas” was jargon for “ahhh good no guns, easier to get it past the sensors.”
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Except that 'ninja' ended up getting heavily censored in some places outside the USA. And TO THIS FUCKING DAY, there are stricter regulations in the martial arts and antiques world for 'ninja weapons' than other items.
 
Damien said:
Except that 'ninja' ended up getting heavily censored in some places outside the USA. And TO THIS FUCKING DAY, there are stricter regulations in the martial arts and antiques world for 'ninja weapons' than other items.
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Ohhhhh right but see that’s because literally no one knows what the fuck ninjas are and what they do, and also of course marketing people are idiots.
 
AceofKnaves said:
Ohhhhh right but see that’s because literally no one knows what the fuck ninjas are and what they do, and also of course marketing people are idiots.
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Not just marketing people. Governments. For martial arts and collecting, curved swords are more strictly regulated in Britain than straight swords. Fucking seriously. Think it over. Take all the time you need.
 
When I was in primary school, I remember a kid brought in some shuriken his brother had bought from the local martial arts store, Cobra 2000(!). We ruined the shit out of a wall in the playground throwing stars into over and over during break time. Good times.
 
The majority of that nonsense can be laid at the door of one guy: James Ferman, then head of the British Board of Film Classification. Bizarrely, he was actually an American but stayed over here after the war. He had a HUGE bee in his bonnet about martial arts weapons, he banned nunchuks completely (I had to ask a pal at work to bring back a US copy of Enter The Dragon on VHS so I could see the uncut battle), hence Michaelangelo more or less just stood there quipping while the rest of the boys did their shit.

Once that guy finally fucked off, the rules on nunchuks, martial arts, ninjas et al in film/TV were almost immediately relaxed and things have been relatively normal and the same as everywhere else ever since. Although they did remove Obi-Wan headbutting Jango Fett, I think, possibly because of fears kids would copy him and headbutt dudes in helmets, like they do.
 
Revox said:
and things have been relatively normal and the same as everywhere else ever since.
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As someone that follows martial arts and the importing/exporting of both new and antique weaponry, I can unequivocally tell you that is not true. For instance, the harsher regulations for curved swords in Britain is a relatively new guideline. Also some of the more recent weapon bans or restrictions (mostly around bladed weapons and some other stuff like batons, I believe) are also new.
In fact, some of my buddies overseas are saying they might have to move to a different country to continue their hobbies because the rules keep getting stupider, more opaque, and ludicrously restrictive.
 
Fletch said:
I'm not even sure it's still just a hobby at that point.
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Of course it is. But if it's one of the few things you truly enjoy doing for yourself and your mental health, it's still deeply valuable. Enough to move if your country is going to make it difficult or impossible to do. And most people that deep into the hobby are fairly well-off and can pursue their careers anywhere they want, so it's less dramatic for them to move than someone that makes minimum wage.
 
Damien said:
As someone that follows martial arts and the importing/exporting of both new and antique weaponry, I can unequivocally tell you that is not true. For instance, the harsher regulations for curved swords in Britain is a relatively new guideline. Also some of the more recent weapon bans or restrictions (mostly around bladed weapons and some other stuff like batons, I believe) are also new.
In fact, some of my buddies overseas are saying they might have to move to a different country to continue their hobbies because the rules keep getting stupider, more opaque, and ludicrously restrictive.
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I should clarify, I meant in terms of weapons being shown in film/TV, it's much less stricter nowadays. In terms of actually getting hold of them IRL, you're correct, the regulations have gotten tighter and tighter, every now and then there will be some new panic because of some nutter. Should probably take up archery one of these days before they finally put the kibosh on that too.
 
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