Aaron Paul responded to Toys 'R' Us move of pulling out "Breaking Bad" action figures from their stores on Thursday and even slammed Barbie dolls as "more damaging," E! Online reported.
An uproar over Toys 'R' Us selling action figures of drug-dealing characters of "Breaking Bad" came from parents, who disapprove the sale of these merchandise. An online petition, which received more than 9,000 signatures, convinced the toy retailer to pull it out on Wednesday.
Paul took to Twitter to respond to the action made by the retailer.
"Wait, so @ToysRUs pulled all of the Breaking Bad figures from their shelves and still sells Barbie," the actor wrote. "Hmmmm...I wonder what is more damaging?"
The "Breaking Bad" star has put up a legitimate argument against the potentially damaging effects of Barbie dolls, which is backed by a study published on the Oregon State University website.
The study suggests that the career choices of girls are potentially affected by Barbie dolls as "it creates a limit on the sense of what's possible for their future."
Paul wasn't the first celebrity to react to the controversy. Multiple Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston posted a tweet in counter-protest against the Florida mom who started the online petition, according to TIME.
Susan Schrivjer, the person who started the petition, told Fox4 that the action figures were sending kids the wrong message by selling them in a juvenile-products retailer.
"While the show may be compelling viewing for adults," she wrote. "Its violent content and celebration of the drug trade make this collection unsuitable to be sold alongside Barbie dolls and Disney characters," Schrivjer added, according to Associated Press.
On the other hand, the controversy has also spurred fans to rally behind "Breaking Bad" action figures. Daniel Pickett, of California, launched a petition on Change.org to keep the action figures on Toys 'R' Us shelves.
"I'm a parent of a school aged child myself, but I'm an informed, responsible parent and I closely monitor the toys, TV, music, movies and games that my daughter sees," Pickett wrote in the petition.