March 27, 2001
An Eminem action figure won't be selling alongside G.I.Joe in Britain's largest toy retailer.

Reuters reports Woolworths has declined to stock the Real Slim Shady doll, which comes with the rapper's stage-prop chainsaw, tattoos, and the words "cut here" on his neck.

"We were offered the Eminem doll but decided not to stock it," Woolworths' spokeswoman Nicole Lander told Reuters.

"The visual impact didn't fit with our family environment, and having it around a Barbie doll, for example, didn't feel right."

The doll, which is expected in stores this summer, was also rejected by Hamley's, Britain's most famous toy store.

Woolworth's told Reuters they will continue selling Eminem's albums in their record departments because, unlike the doll, the music is being marketed to older consumers. (More on Eminem)