Ban the Barbie: Police in Iran shut down toy shops selling the U.S. doll in crackdown on Western culture
By Jill Reilly
Banned: Reports said the move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran
Banned: Reports said the move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran
Toy shops are being targeted and closed down by police for selling Barbie dolls.
The move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported today.
Mehr quoted an unnamed police official as saying police confiscated Barbie dolls from toy shops in Tehran in a 'new phase' of its crackdown against 'manifestations of Western culture.'
Created in 1959 by American toy manufacturer Mattel Inc, Barbie dolls wearing swimsuits and miniskirts are sold in a society where women must wear head scarves in public, and men and women are not allowed to swim together.
A ban on the sale of Barbie dolls, was imposed in the mid-1990s.
Despite the ban, the doll has until recently been openly on sale in Tehran shops.
When the new order, was issued around three weeks ago, reproved hiding the dolls behind other toys to continue selling them but while avoiding being closed down by the police.
In 1996, a government-backed children's agency called Barbie a 'Trojan horse' sneaking in Western influences like makeup and revealing clothes.
Authorities launched a campaign of confiscating Barbie dolls from toy shops in 2002, denouncing what they called the un-Islamic characteristics of the uniquely American doll. The campaign was eventually dropped.
No longer in stock: In this file 2008 photo Iranian shopkeeper Hamid Reza Delband displays a doll at his toy shop, in Tehran, but now toy shops are being shut down for selling the U.S doll
No longer in stock: In this file 2008 photo Iranian shopkeeper Hamid Reza Delband displays a doll at his toy shop, in Tehran, but now toy shops are being shut down for selling the U.S doll
Also in 2002, Iran introduced its own competing dolls - twins Dara and Sara - who were designed to promote traditional values with modest clothing and pro-family stories.
But the dolls proved unable to stem the Barbie tide.
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Despite bans on many Western books, movies, satellite TV channels, music, haircuts and fashions, young people maintain their interest in Western culture.
Even channels of Iran's state TV broadcast several Western and Hollywood films every week.
Competition: In 2002 Iran introduced its own competing dolls - twins Dara and Sara - who were designed to promote traditional values with modest clothing and pro-family stories, but they weren't as popular
Competition: In 2002 Iran introduced its own competing dolls - twins Dara and Sara - who were designed to promote traditional values with modest clothing and pro-family stories, but they weren't as popular
Islamists have repeatedly tried to fight what they see as a Western cultural 'invasion' since 1979 Islamic Revolution that ousted a pro-Western monarchy.
As well as banning Barbie dolls in another swipe at the West, Iranians will soon be able to buy toy versions of the U.S. spy drone that it captured in December.
New toy: In another swipe at the West, Iranians will soon be able to buy toy versions of the U.S. spy drone that it captured in December
New toy: In another swipe at the West, Iranians will soon be able to buy toy versions of the U.S. spy drone that it captured in December
Models of the bat-wing RQ-170 Sentinel - which Iran's military displayed on TV after it was downed near the Afghan border - have been revealed by an Iranian toymaker.
Since then, importing Western toys has been discouraged by a regime that seeks to protect Iranians from what it calls the negative effects of Western culture.
In 2008, the Iranian judiciary warned against the 'destructive' cultural and social consequences and "danger" of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toys.
Even so, Iranian markets have been full of Western toys aimed at Iranian children.
One-third of Iran's population of 75 million are under 15 years old.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089392/Ban-Barbie-Police-Iran-shut-toy-shops-selling-U-S-doll-crackdown-Western-culture.html#ixzz1k8qFb2yM
Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089392/Ban-Barbie-Police-Iran-shut-toy-shops-selling-U-S-doll-crackdown-Western-culture.html
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Busy Week- Toy news everywhere
FIrst of all, the latest news is the Build A Bear recall-- dont all Build a Bears have these possible chokable parts??
Colorful Hearts teddy bear Recall:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/28/build-a-bear-recall-colorful-hearts_n_1173463.html
Second, there is the story of the new "girlie" LEGO:
Photo:Courtesy of LEGO
Here is the VP talking about LEGOs focus on girls:
http://www.businessweek.com/video/#video=pjcHM0MzoIrW1GDR-_yAih1oPF1acX57
Read this story:
LEGO IS FOR GIRLS: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/lego-is-for-girls-12142011.html
Last but not least, there is the story of the little girl Riley who does not enjoy the fact that all toy stuff for girls is pink:http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-57349485-10391705/little-girl-unloads-on-toy-industrys-double-standard/>
Friday, December 16, 2011
BLACK BARBIES GET NATURAL HAIR
Did anyone see the story on CNN.com today about black barbies that are redone to look more"black"? Meaning that their hair is redone to make it look more natural-- like kinky curls,etc? What do you think?? HMMM.. I think this is quite interesting.
Heres the thing, black comes in different shades. Being black is like being a crayone in a Crayola box-- there are many shades-- there is brown, tan, black, peach-- all people these shades can consider themselves black, African-American.
Ok now to the Barbie.Barbie is made by Mattel. Mattel has done a GREAt job making the peach and tan Barbie.It looks like they just took the white Barbie and dipped it in tan plastic. Now has Mattel done a good job making a "black" Barbie?? Of course not!!! I dont know one lady who is black and has naturally long silky hair..She may have long silky hair that she paid for, a weave, but it wont be natural.Seeing Barbies, on the mass level, being sold who have braids, cornrows in a classy way is unheard of.Seeing Barbies/dolls with hair that is worn "naturally" is unheard of.Unfortunatley, the word "doll" gets interchanged with the word"Barbie'.Sorry Mattel. The point is that, doll babies still have a long way to go.If Mattel can advance their Hot wheels cars (which they have) , then why cant they update their dolls and diversify them? if they need to hire more black toy designers or consultants, then do it.
Heres the thing, toys are for EVERYONE!! So if you work for a toy company, the field/place has to be diversified in order to ensure that you are hearing everyones side to the story, including everyones background and race.the more diversified the work place, the better the toys will be because they will be marketed to everyone.In summary, i like the idea of the black Barbie getting new hair, after all, isnt Brbie the style icon we all strive to be like?
Heres the thing, black comes in different shades. Being black is like being a crayone in a Crayola box-- there are many shades-- there is brown, tan, black, peach-- all people these shades can consider themselves black, African-American.
Ok now to the Barbie.Barbie is made by Mattel. Mattel has done a GREAt job making the peach and tan Barbie.It looks like they just took the white Barbie and dipped it in tan plastic. Now has Mattel done a good job making a "black" Barbie?? Of course not!!! I dont know one lady who is black and has naturally long silky hair..She may have long silky hair that she paid for, a weave, but it wont be natural.Seeing Barbies, on the mass level, being sold who have braids, cornrows in a classy way is unheard of.Seeing Barbies/dolls with hair that is worn "naturally" is unheard of.Unfortunatley, the word "doll" gets interchanged with the word"Barbie'.Sorry Mattel. The point is that, doll babies still have a long way to go.If Mattel can advance their Hot wheels cars (which they have) , then why cant they update their dolls and diversify them? if they need to hire more black toy designers or consultants, then do it.
Heres the thing, toys are for EVERYONE!! So if you work for a toy company, the field/place has to be diversified in order to ensure that you are hearing everyones side to the story, including everyones background and race.the more diversified the work place, the better the toys will be because they will be marketed to everyone.In summary, i like the idea of the black Barbie getting new hair, after all, isnt Brbie the style icon we all strive to be like?
Monday, December 5, 2011
MY 2011 TOY LIST
AMY 2011 TOY LIST:
Boys and Girls, I have the list you have all been waiting for, my 2011 LIST of TOP TOYS of the year. Christmas is approaching quite fast and if you haven’t bought gifts for your kids yet,good, because you really shouldn’t be buying toys for your kids yet without first reviewing my list.
So without much further ado, I’d like to introduce you to my list of TOP TOYS for 2011:
- The Disney What Not Muppet Workshop Kit: This is a kit that allows your kids to make their own muppets, essentially. The kit has one body, hair, mustache, beard, eyelids, nose .It’s really cool, but because there is only one body included in the kit, only one kid can play with it at a time. If you only have one child, its GREAT! If you have two or more kids, you’ll have to buy 2 or more kits so that each kid can have a “body” to place over their hands. But I really think that kids could get lost in their imagination playing with their own handy dandy hand puppets. Great for boys and girls.Each kit will cost $59.99.
- Smurf plush dolls—These big blue Smurf dolls are still realy cute and cuddly and fun to drag around. They are like the new teddy bear of the season and they are unisex. Everyone needs their own blue Smurf. Price : $13.99
- Bath Time Bath sets: if you have a kid below the age of 4, I highly recommend these. These are basically paint sets , that even come with a paint tray that can be suctioned to the wall. While your kids are showering, they can pain on the walls.These paint sets come in the Barbie and Spongebob Square Pants theme. Price: $12.99
- Lego Stereo CD Boombox/Hotwheels Boombox: If you like music but you don’t want to have a typical boring black boombox, why not invest in the LEGO boombox. I have one, and I love it.Great gift for a pre teenager and it comes in multiple colors- red, yellow, blue, and red.How many people can say they have a LEGO boombox?? The HOtwheels Boombox is cool too—it kind of looks like a car , the on switch is a car and there is a place to store hot wheel cars.Various parts of the boombox light up, the way a racetrack might.Both boomboxes are ideal, but the Hotwheel boombox is geared towards boys.
- If you have a kid who is above the age of 8 and enjoys gross ,nasty type of toys/gadgets, why not buy “Pig Out Pete”, made by FOTORAMA USA. Pig Out Pete is exactly what it sounds like, it’s a plastic figuring called Pete.You put gunk in him, turn him on, and wait for Pete to throw up. Once he throws up, it’s up to you to match the food chunks in the green gunk.This is not your everyday average toy, but it definitely gets a gold star for being unique,gross, and different.
- EduScience has created a PINK telescope. I do not think it is pink for breats cancer, I think it is pink to attract girls to science..its a simple 50MM Land and Sky II telescope. If you have girls who are into astrology and they are above the age of 10, this is a nice colorful gift to give. How many people can say they have a pink telescope? Not many.
- Insect Lore-Bug Grabber, Big Bug Magnifier, and Live Bug Projector: If you have a kid between the ages of 8-15, and they like bugs, these toys are for you. The Bug grabber is a device you put over a bug, slide a lever, and catch the bug, The big magnifier allows you to magnify bugs. My favorite is the Live Bug Projector. You have a device that’s like a mini viewmaster. You catch the bug in a device, close the device, and turn the device on. Once on, the light illuminates the fluttering bug onto the wall/ceiling/tent wall,etc.
- Crayola:Crayola obviously has new people working for them.Over the past 2 years, Crayola has been creating phenomenal toys, I mean phenomenal. Very soon, Crayola will need to open their own store because their designs and gadgets will be too much for TOYS R US to handle. If you have kid below the age of 7, anything you buy from Crayola will be worthwhile. I like the new “dry erase” tools Crayola is creating because they can be used over and over again. I love the dry erase board ( $10.99) and the dry erase travel set 3D Board ($19.99).Great for traveling in a car or on a plane.
- Crayola: This toy is specifically for girls (age 8 and up). The Crayola Jewelry Boutique ($ 19.99) and the Pop Art PixiesWristlet are quite crafty toys for girls. Like I said, Crayola is doing more than just making crayons nowadays.The Crayola Jewelry Boutique allows girls to make their own jewelry from scratch: earring,necklaces,and pendants. Great toy for creative minds. Great toy even for adults!! The Pop Art Wristlet is quite crafty too—the kit comes with a gray wristlet and a variety of snap on designs that allow you to change the design of your wristlet purse. These Crayola kits are wonderful because you can use the kits more than once and get more than one product out of the kits.You can get several jewelry pieces out of the jewelry kit and you can create several design combinations with the Crayola Pop Art Wristlet- it comes with at least 20 design snappable patches.This too would be a great gift for a fashionable woman.
- Kids age 3 and below:the CAT Honk and Rumble Steering wheel—This is a steering wheel that makes noise.Thats it. It makes noises like a car, and lights up.The steering wheel is full of buttons that can be touched and light up and make loud noises.. It’s a toy that stimulates a child’s mind. Something fun they can play with in their car seat,stroller, or crib.Price: $4.99
- Girl, between ages 4-8: Minnie Mouse Bow-tique Twinkle Bows Minnie and Cuddly Bear: Thiis is a teddy bear with a Minnie teddy bear. The great thing about this is that the big bear (Minnie Mouse), her bow tie lights up in a fluorescent color. That’s really cool. Plus the fact that she talks and laughs, but the glowing bow tie on Minnies head is the most admirable feature on this toy.This is the kind of toy your child will sleep with at night.Price : $21.99
- Lets Rock Microphone (preschool and above, unisex): This is part of the Sesame Street collection. This microphone plays sound but it also allows your kids to amplify their voices.
- PlayDoh: Age: any kid who knows that they shouldn’t eat Playdoh—the people at HASBRO are working hard to expand their playdoh line.Two new Playdoh additions are : the PlayDoh Twirl N Top Pizza Shop and the Playdoh Movie (with popcorn, hot dogs, and French fries). PlayDoh—if you have two little kids at home below the age of 9, they will have fun playing with these playdoh sets.
- Girls ages 8-15 : Mattel’s Designable Hair Extensions and Doll,price: $39.99—somehow someway, Mattel has found a way to creat hair which can be printed on.Seriously.this kit comes with hair, which looks like the bow string you would find on a violin bow. Somehow, the hair is on paper and you print your design on the hair paper.Then you clip the hair into your hair with a clip. It follows the hair feather mania. It is quite fascinating how Mattel came up with this concept.No one else is selling this anywhere on the market. Once other people catch onto this, this thing will sell like hot cakes because people will be able to sue it to create logos for their companies, show support for their schools, etc. Any teenage girl who gets this for XMAs will be the talk of the town because she will be able to create hair designs that no one else has. This is a MUST if you have a fashionable teenage girl/a young woman in your life who think they are a “diva”.
- Boys ages 6-16: Hot wheels Video Racer : This is quite nifty. Basically, this is a mini hot wheel car that you can attach you your helmet if you are skateboarding, biking,doing something fun.And when you aredown recording your event, all you have to do is flip the car over to watch the video on the underside of the car.Mattel made a video Babrie and now the same company has made a video recording device for boys, but this one is wayyyy cooler.if the screen on the belly of the car is too small, you can download your video onto your computer, and even edit the video with cool sound effects, music, and transitions—the downloadable software looks very much like Final Cut Pro.Not only will your kids get to record their fun daily activities but they will also get to become video editing pros. Price : $59.99
These are my top picks for the 2011 XMAS SEASON
Boys and Girls, I have the list you have all been waiting for, my 2011 LIST of TOP TOYS of the year. Christmas is approaching quite fast and if you haven’t bought gifts for your kids yet,good, because you really shouldn’t be buying toys for your kids yet without first reviewing my list.
So without much further ado, I’d like to introduce you to my list of TOP TOYS for 2011:
- The Disney What Not Muppet Workshop Kit: This is a kit that allows your kids to make their own muppets, essentially. The kit has one body, hair, mustache, beard, eyelids, nose .It’s really cool, but because there is only one body included in the kit, only one kid can play with it at a time. If you only have one child, its GREAT! If you have two or more kids, you’ll have to buy 2 or more kits so that each kid can have a “body” to place over their hands. But I really think that kids could get lost in their imagination playing with their own handy dandy hand puppets. Great for boys and girls.Each kit will cost $59.99.
- Smurf plush dolls—These big blue Smurf dolls are still realy cute and cuddly and fun to drag around. They are like the new teddy bear of the season and they are unisex. Everyone needs their own blue Smurf. Price : $13.99
- Bath Time Bath sets: if you have a kid below the age of 4, I highly recommend these. These are basically paint sets , that even come with a paint tray that can be suctioned to the wall. While your kids are showering, they can pain on the walls.These paint sets come in the Barbie and Spongebob Square Pants theme. Price: $12.99
- Lego Stereo CD Boombox/Hotwheels Boombox: If you like music but you don’t want to have a typical boring black boombox, why not invest in the LEGO boombox. I have one, and I love it.Great gift for a pre teenager and it comes in multiple colors- red, yellow, blue, and red.How many people can say they have a LEGO boombox?? The HOtwheels Boombox is cool too—it kind of looks like a car , the on switch is a car and there is a place to store hot wheel cars.Various parts of the boombox light up, the way a racetrack might.Both boomboxes are ideal, but the Hotwheel boombox is geared towards boys.
- If you have a kid who is above the age of 8 and enjoys gross ,nasty type of toys/gadgets, why not buy “Pig Out Pete”, made by FOTORAMA USA. Pig Out Pete is exactly what it sounds like, it’s a plastic figuring called Pete.You put gunk in him, turn him on, and wait for Pete to throw up. Once he throws up, it’s up to you to match the food chunks in the green gunk.This is not your everyday average toy, but it definitely gets a gold star for being unique,gross, and different.
- EduScience has created a PINK telescope. I do not think it is pink for breats cancer, I think it is pink to attract girls to science..its a simple 50MM Land and Sky II telescope. If you have girls who are into astrology and they are above the age of 10, this is a nice colorful gift to give. How many people can say they have a pink telescope? Not many.
- Insect Lore-Bug Grabber, Big Bug Magnifier, and Live Bug Projector: If you have a kid between the ages of 8-15, and they like bugs, these toys are for you. The Bug grabber is a device you put over a bug, slide a lever, and catch the bug, The big magnifier allows you to magnify bugs. My favorite is the Live Bug Projector. You have a device that’s like a mini viewmaster. You catch the bug in a device, close the device, and turn the device on. Once on, the light illuminates the fluttering bug onto the wall/ceiling/tent wall,etc.
- Crayola:Crayola obviously has new people working for them.Over the past 2 years, Crayola has been creating phenomenal toys, I mean phenomenal. Very soon, Crayola will need to open their own store because their designs and gadgets will be too much for TOYS R US to handle. If you have kid below the age of 7, anything you buy from Crayola will be worthwhile. I like the new “dry erase” tools Crayola is creating because they can be used over and over again. I love the dry erase board ( $10.99) and the dry erase travel set 3D Board ($19.99).Great for traveling in a car or on a plane.
- Crayola: This toy is specifically for girls (age 8 and up). The Crayola Jewelry Boutique ($ 19.99) and the Pop Art PixiesWristlet are quite crafty toys for girls. Like I said, Crayola is doing more than just making crayons nowadays.The Crayola Jewelry Boutique allows girls to make their own jewelry from scratch: earring,necklaces,and pendants. Great toy for creative minds. Great toy even for adults!! The Pop Art Wristlet is quite crafty too—the kit comes with a gray wristlet and a variety of snap on designs that allow you to change the design of your wristlet purse. These Crayola kits are wonderful because you can use the kits more than once and get more than one product out of the kits.You can get several jewelry pieces out of the jewelry kit and you can create several design combinations with the Crayola Pop Art Wristlet- it comes with at least 20 design snappable patches.This too would be a great gift for a fashionable woman.
- Kids age 3 and below:the CAT Honk and Rumble Steering wheel—This is a steering wheel that makes noise.Thats it. It makes noises like a car, and lights up.The steering wheel is full of buttons that can be touched and light up and make loud noises.. It’s a toy that stimulates a child’s mind. Something fun they can play with in their car seat,stroller, or crib.Price: $4.99
- Girl, between ages 4-8: Minnie Mouse Bow-tique Twinkle Bows Minnie and Cuddly Bear: Thiis is a teddy bear with a Minnie teddy bear. The great thing about this is that the big bear (Minnie Mouse), her bow tie lights up in a fluorescent color. That’s really cool. Plus the fact that she talks and laughs, but the glowing bow tie on Minnies head is the most admirable feature on this toy.This is the kind of toy your child will sleep with at night.Price : $21.99
- Lets Rock Microphone (preschool and above, unisex): This is part of the Sesame Street collection. This microphone plays sound but it also allows your kids to amplify their voices.
- PlayDoh: Age: any kid who knows that they shouldn’t eat Playdoh—the people at HASBRO are working hard to expand their playdoh line.Two new Playdoh additions are : the PlayDoh Twirl N Top Pizza Shop and the Playdoh Movie (with popcorn, hot dogs, and French fries). PlayDoh—if you have two little kids at home below the age of 9, they will have fun playing with these playdoh sets.
- Girls ages 8-15 : Mattel’s Designable Hair Extensions and Doll,price: $39.99—somehow someway, Mattel has found a way to creat hair which can be printed on.Seriously.this kit comes with hair, which looks like the bow string you would find on a violin bow. Somehow, the hair is on paper and you print your design on the hair paper.Then you clip the hair into your hair with a clip. It follows the hair feather mania. It is quite fascinating how Mattel came up with this concept.No one else is selling this anywhere on the market. Once other people catch onto this, this thing will sell like hot cakes because people will be able to sue it to create logos for their companies, show support for their schools, etc. Any teenage girl who gets this for XMAs will be the talk of the town because she will be able to create hair designs that no one else has. This is a MUST if you have a fashionable teenage girl/a young woman in your life who think they are a “diva”.
- Boys ages 6-16: Hot wheels Video Racer : This is quite nifty. Basically, this is a mini hot wheel car that you can attach you your helmet if you are skateboarding, biking,doing something fun.And when you aredown recording your event, all you have to do is flip the car over to watch the video on the underside of the car.Mattel made a video Babrie and now the same company has made a video recording device for boys, but this one is wayyyy cooler.if the screen on the belly of the car is too small, you can download your video onto your computer, and even edit the video with cool sound effects, music, and transitions—the downloadable software looks very much like Final Cut Pro.Not only will your kids get to record their fun daily activities but they will also get to become video editing pros. Price : $59.99
These are my top picks for the 2011 XMAS SEASON
Sunday, August 28, 2011
LITTLE TIKES ,TOYS, AND ME
This weekend there was a scare on the East Coast due to Hurricane Irene. Everywhere you went, water was sold out--everything was sold out--radios and flashlights.But I knew that there was one place that would have everything I needed and that one place was TOYS R US. Gosh, I love that place!! Even if its hard yo find a cut out of Geoffrey!! I went there in the arly morning and luckily no one was really there saturday monrning.And yes they had water,flashlights, radios, you name it,I will share my purchases with you soon.BUt first let me share my finds with you:
LITTLE TIKES PLAY WITH MUD SERIES:
OMG!! What in the world are the LIttle Tikes people thinking??This was the CRAZIEST TOY idea i had ever seen and it was on the clearance shelf.Honestly, mad respect for the product designers-- it made me laugh and open my mouth in amazement.Im impressed.BUTTTTTTTTTTTTT really??? Dont you think the kids might eat the fake mud food by accident?Thats how this toy become a bit dangerous..But then I thought about it....PlaY-Doh has its toy sets where you use playdoh to make cakes and other types of food.. so Play Doh is guilty of this fake food phenomenom too, right? But the Little Tikes food looks SO REAL because they are not supplying the "doh"..Instead, the kids get their "doh" from the mud and make real life looking burgers, hot dogs, chocolate ice cream,, anything brown, that can be made from the food.
This toy line is ingenious, yes, id love to meet the designers who came up with this whole "PLAY WITH MUD" concept...its unique kind of.It just gets little tricky if little unior calls his friend over for a burger and the friend eats it because he thinks its real-- thats where it gets a bit dicey..But im impressed that Little Tikes knows that they need to venture out from toy trucks-- if they want to capture more of the toy world, they need to do more, and their PLAY WITH MUD line is a start:) A weird and wacky start that I dont think parents are buying into, but you have tio give it to little tikes for being creative--A+ for creativity:
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Thursday, December 16, 2010
CSPI and McDonalds Law Suit due to Happy Meal Toys
California Mother and CSPI Class Action Suit Against McDonald's Happy Meal Toys:
I know you guys have been dying to know what I think of this class action suit, right? Well here it goes-- this whole law suit is nothing but rubbish.Its complete NONSENSE and I can not believe it is garnering all this attention.And let me tell you why.
Parents today can not control their kids--- many of them.YOU as a parent, do NOT have to take your kid to McDs, Burger King, or any other place that has toys with their meals.But yet parents do not know how to say NO to their kids and let their kids control them.So when the kids starts crying saying,"i want mcDonalds NOWWWWWWWWWWWWW" then the parents want to make them quiet and give in to what the kid wants.The kid doesnt work, and half of the time the kid may not even be potty trained yet, but yet the kid wants McDS. How does the kid even know what McDonalds is?Did McDonalds give birth to your child?Did McDs come to your house and spend a day with your child brainwashing them? NO! Instead, you as a parent, took your child to McDonalds.And when you did, you did NOT buy them the healthy stuff. You got them the fries and the nuggets, and ensured that your kid got the toy so that they would be happy and quiet in the car.But now you are complaining that McDonalds is deceptive!!!! This is RUBBISH!!!!
Let me enlighten you guys-- you do NOT have to buy a HAPPY MEAL to get the toy.Being the toy freak that I am, trust me, I know. Yesterday i drove to McDonalds, got a smoothie and PAID to buy the Happy Meal toy- it cost around $2 something and I got the Hello Kitty series watch-the Keroppi watch. You do NOT have to buy the meal to get the toy.Doesnt everyone know that?!?!?!?!?
To hear Monet Parham say "I object to the fact that McDonald's is getting into my kids' heads without my permission and actually changing what my kids want to eat" is rubbish.HOw did McDs get into your kids head?Arent YOU the one who introduced your kid to McDs because you didnt feel like cooking on some days when your kid was hungry.Did McDs FORCE you to get the Hapy Meal?How long has your kid been eating Happy Meals-- probably before they could read right? so how did they know what to ask for? Did your kid talk to the person at the McDs counter when they were 2 or 3 and say,"i want a Happy Meal." NO!! The PARENT said it, not the child. Dont blame McDonalds for your irresponsible behavior.Im not saying that eating at McDs is irresponsible, but what I am saying is that it is irresponsible to blame McDs for supposedly "enticing" your kids to eat unhealthy meals." Who pays for the meal, the kid or the parent?My point exactly.
You can go to the store, buy a salad and stop by McDonalds and buy the toy solo, so this lawsuit is rubbish, as I stated earlier.
Heres point # 2: to say that having a toy in the meal is causing bad behavior is CRAZY!! When i go to the store, they have BUY ONE GET ONE FREE sales. They do it with toothbrushes, mouthwash,cookies, everything.
So do I have the right to sue Colgate and say, 'I am suing Colgate because my gums are bleeding due to overbrushing , which happened due to Colgate enticing me to buy 2 toothbrushes instead of one.' Can i say Colgate is violating the law by using a free toothbrush to market teeth brushing to kids?
Do you see my point or do you need another example?
Noone can force you to do anything you do not want to do.if you go to Africa, none of those kids know what McDonalds is because the parents have never taken them there.
So in summary: This McDs lawsuit is rubbish and I will continue to go to McDs to buy my Happy Meal toy, minus the actual meal. I just want the toy.You too can go to McDs and just buy the toy.
I know you guys have been dying to know what I think of this class action suit, right? Well here it goes-- this whole law suit is nothing but rubbish.Its complete NONSENSE and I can not believe it is garnering all this attention.And let me tell you why.
Parents today can not control their kids--- many of them.YOU as a parent, do NOT have to take your kid to McDs, Burger King, or any other place that has toys with their meals.But yet parents do not know how to say NO to their kids and let their kids control them.So when the kids starts crying saying,"i want mcDonalds NOWWWWWWWWWWWWW" then the parents want to make them quiet and give in to what the kid wants.The kid doesnt work, and half of the time the kid may not even be potty trained yet, but yet the kid wants McDS. How does the kid even know what McDonalds is?Did McDonalds give birth to your child?Did McDs come to your house and spend a day with your child brainwashing them? NO! Instead, you as a parent, took your child to McDonalds.And when you did, you did NOT buy them the healthy stuff. You got them the fries and the nuggets, and ensured that your kid got the toy so that they would be happy and quiet in the car.But now you are complaining that McDonalds is deceptive!!!! This is RUBBISH!!!!
Let me enlighten you guys-- you do NOT have to buy a HAPPY MEAL to get the toy.Being the toy freak that I am, trust me, I know. Yesterday i drove to McDonalds, got a smoothie and PAID to buy the Happy Meal toy- it cost around $2 something and I got the Hello Kitty series watch-the Keroppi watch. You do NOT have to buy the meal to get the toy.Doesnt everyone know that?!?!?!?!?
To hear Monet Parham say "I object to the fact that McDonald's is getting into my kids' heads without my permission and actually changing what my kids want to eat" is rubbish.HOw did McDs get into your kids head?Arent YOU the one who introduced your kid to McDs because you didnt feel like cooking on some days when your kid was hungry.Did McDs FORCE you to get the Hapy Meal?How long has your kid been eating Happy Meals-- probably before they could read right? so how did they know what to ask for? Did your kid talk to the person at the McDs counter when they were 2 or 3 and say,"i want a Happy Meal." NO!! The PARENT said it, not the child. Dont blame McDonalds for your irresponsible behavior.Im not saying that eating at McDs is irresponsible, but what I am saying is that it is irresponsible to blame McDs for supposedly "enticing" your kids to eat unhealthy meals." Who pays for the meal, the kid or the parent?My point exactly.
You can go to the store, buy a salad and stop by McDonalds and buy the toy solo, so this lawsuit is rubbish, as I stated earlier.
Heres point # 2: to say that having a toy in the meal is causing bad behavior is CRAZY!! When i go to the store, they have BUY ONE GET ONE FREE sales. They do it with toothbrushes, mouthwash,cookies, everything.
So do I have the right to sue Colgate and say, 'I am suing Colgate because my gums are bleeding due to overbrushing , which happened due to Colgate enticing me to buy 2 toothbrushes instead of one.' Can i say Colgate is violating the law by using a free toothbrush to market teeth brushing to kids?
Do you see my point or do you need another example?
Noone can force you to do anything you do not want to do.if you go to Africa, none of those kids know what McDonalds is because the parents have never taken them there.
So in summary: This McDs lawsuit is rubbish and I will continue to go to McDs to buy my Happy Meal toy, minus the actual meal. I just want the toy.You too can go to McDs and just buy the toy.
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