Tigger Defense Fund
Jan. 9th, 2007 05:16 pmThe Tigger Defense Fund
The article above links to this legit news piece
SAVE TIGGER!!!
Dude, if your kid was taken to the hospital for that, God help him if he’s ever in a pillow fight. He’ll be in traction for a month. Not only that, but going on national television to tell the world that your boy was busted up due to a love-tap from Tigger isn’t bound to go over well with his school mates (and if that goes badly, rest assured a separate lawsuit will be pending).
The article above links to this legit news piece
The union that represents Disney employees spoke out in defense of Tigger on Monday.
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Union representative Donna Lyne Dalton said it was the teenager who was agitating the character, and she said it is clear from the videotape that the boy's parents were telling him not to get so close to Tigger.
The Teamsters represent Disney characters and other hourly employees at Walt Disney World. Dalton said Michael J. Fedelem, who plays Tigger, said the teen grabbed him from the back of his costume, cutting off the air to him.
Fedelem said because of limited peripheral vision from the headpiece, he didn't realize when he swatted over with his arm, he didn't realize he was hitting the teen.
"Clearly, it sounds like, I guess it was the father, that was seeing that his son was irritating Tigger and telling him something to the effect of, 'Don't do that. Don’t crowd Tigger,'" Dalton said.
She said it's obvious that Fedelem was trying to get out of a bad situation.
SAVE TIGGER!!!