Blizzard taking down Mei merchandise

[KronoFett]

Blizzard are starting to take down all Mei merchandise as she is in association with the protest happening in Hong Kong.

https://gear.blizzard.com/us/overwatch-mei-statue

As an example, the new Mei statue can't even be pre-ordered anymore. The link now redirects you to other merchandise. Clearly Blizzard makes decisions without China in mind right? She is becoming the new Winnie The Pooh.

[baseballfan]

wtf this cant be real.

[KronoFett]

wtf this cant be real.

I couldn't believe it either. They really did remove the statue from existence. You can't even find it anywhere to look at.

[Kumorii]

Looks like it have the desired effect people wanted. Sad part is that Mei as a character till take a hit due to the debacle. I quite enjoyed her in OW.

R.I.P Mei.

[Cizr]

Guess we know who wont make it to OW 2 :^)

[Wyrt]

Having never looked for Mei merchandise before, can someone tell me what is missing other than the statue?

[StayTuned]

Who tf is Mei?

[Shaqur]

Who tf is Mei?

Mei is here in Overwatch.
Also she is a mascot of Free Hong Kong protest. (in Blizzard games)
Hope this helps.

[josykay]

Funko Pop Mei is still there. Snowball figurine is still there, multiple stuff featuring Mei.

Could it be, that the statue is sold out?

[Orbitus]

Who tf is Mei?

This is Mei.

[TEHPALLYTANK]

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/ov...tatue/414280/4

I think you might be jumping to conclusions, apparently the Lucio statue is also missing from the store at the moment. From the thread I linked above it appears Blizzard switched distribution platforms, and some stuff isn't on the new platform yet.

[Yadryonych]

Blizzard: *massevely sells mei merchandize and runs out of stock, earns tons of money because of nogkong hype*

Woke snowflakes:

Blizzard are starting to take down all Mei merchandise as she is in association with the protest happening in Hong Kong.

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Could it be, that the statue is sold out?

There is absolutely no way this could be the case, it's clear that mei has been put into reeducation camp by personal order of Xi Jinping

[Kumorii]

Funko Pop Mei is still there. Snowball figurine is still there, multiple stuff featuring Mei.

Could it be, that the statue is sold out?

If you ignore most things and focus on one small thing you can spin things however you want it. You should try it

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Blizzard: *massevely sells mei merchandize and runs out of stock, earns tons of money because of nogkong hype*

Woke snowflakes:


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There is absolutely no way this could be the case, it's clear that mei has been put into reeducation camp by personal order of Xi Jinping

Yeah, I think people are buying plenty of Mei merch due to the fact she has become a symbol. It's ironic how people try to damage blizzard by doing so through giving them more money. *shrug*

[josykay]

Blizzard: *massevely sells mei merchandize and runs out of stock, earns tons of money because of nogkong hype*

Woke snowflakes:


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There is absolutely no way this could be the case, it's clear that mei has been put into reeducation camp by personal order of Xi Jinping

So... Funko Pop Mei is a good PRC citizen, while statue Mei is a dirty dissident with poor social credit? :P

[Trassk]

Just end this bloody thread, they aren't removing it, it's literally just sold out of the product.

[KronoFett]

So... Funko Pop Mei is a good PRC citizen, while statue Mei is a dirty dissident with poor social credit? :P

Funko pop Mei is a representation of Mei but it is not Mei in her context. Its the same legal reasons why people are able to sell shirts of the artwork of Blizzard owned characters. As long as the material is different from the source material it is within a person's legal rights to sell Mei. Unless someone can find a shirt that has her exact likeness on it to prove me wrong.

[Aurgjelme]

Isnt mei part of an anime?

[josykay]

Funko pop Mei is a representation of Mei but it is not Mei in her context. Its the same legal reasons why people are able to sell shirts of the artwork of Blizzard owned characters. As long as the material is different from the source material it is within a person's legal rights to sell Mei. Unless someone can find a shirt that has her exact likeness on it to prove me wrong.

But both are sold on the official Blizzard Merch store, making the claim the statue was pulled because of Honkong a bit absurd. If so, why does Funko and other stuff remain?
Looks more like the statue is currently just sold out. Not taken down.

[Acidbaron]

Paranoid nonsense like this doesn't help but hurt the whole the story and cause, so just don't.

[KronoFett]

But both are sold on the official Blizzard Merch store, making the claim the statue was pulled because of Honkong a bit absurd. If so, why does Funko and other stuff remain?
Looks more like the statue is currently just sold out. Not taken down.

I just explained why?...

Reading comprehension, please? Funko pop Mei is not Mei on a legal subtext. It does not represent the character.