Homies is a series of 2-inch figurines that are mainly based on Chicano style characters in the life of creator David Gonzales. The success of the series has been highly recognized around the world as not only the cartoon being a favourite but the sale's of the collectible figurines and posters have hit the market selling mainly in internation al marts. Moreover, since 2005 Gonzales released more ethnic figurines that have a relation to Mexicans such as Filipino, Japanese, Puerto Rican figures as well as having Women and Evil Clowns that have been established as a Chicano significance. However before this, Homies came under a heavy controversial issue with the Los Angelas Police Department (LAPD) citing that this series influenced and advertised the gang culture, thus haveing an affect to violence. This effected the sales of the figurines by stopping shops from selling. Therefore, David Gonzales brought an end to the controversy by creating stories of a more positive attitude such as having former jail mates educating young children how to avoid going to jail and so on.
An image of some of the collectible figurines.
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