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[Liberty4all]

Hasbro pulls girls’ doll after mom’s viral video shows secret private parts’ button making sex sounds - LifeSite

Accused of grooming and facilitating child abuse, toy giant Hasbro pulled a doll for young girls

www.lifesitenews.com

Why do LOL Surprise dolls appear in lingerie after they’re dipped in cold water?

LOL Surprise Dolls have come under fire by parents who say the dolls appear in “inappropriate” clothing once they’re dipped into ice-cold water. A year-old Reddit post of one LOL Surpri…

www.thesun.co.uk

so um, what the hell? The trolls one is particularly disconcerting as I’ve had my kid watch that on Netflix.

“The doll's hair & skirt resemble the Trans & Minor-Attracted Person Flags, respectively,” he pointed out, providing illustrations of both the “Trans” and “Minor-Attracted Person” flags.

i mean looking at the doll, it’s pretty in your face the flags. wtf

 

[tkscz]

I've read up on the trolls one, supposedly spot was meant for if the doll fell down and sitting down would activate different phrases, according to the marketing staff anyhow. However, that's obviously not where that went. I wouldn't say it's grooming like some sources are saying, however things like this need watched out for while the toy is still being made.

 

[Kev Kev]

I've read up on the trolls one, supposedly spot was meant for if the doll fell down and sitting down would activate different phrases, according to the marketing staff anyhow. However, that's obviously not where that went. I wouldn't say it's grooming like some sources are saying, however things like this need watched out for while the toy is still being made.

correct

the LOL dolls sounds to me like they thought it would be cool for the dolls to have swim suits on when put in ice, but some of them came out weird and look more like g strings or lingerie

not sure about the flag stuff, sounds like too much of a stretch for me, especially considering the theories that this was intentional may not hold water... honestly this stinks of people trying to create faux outrage but i dont have enough info to make a call. i'd be weary of getting up in arms so fast, this might be a misunderstanding or is being reported without all the details

 

[Shantae]

These people would have a heart attack if they saw some of my toys.

 

[DESTROYA]

 

[Tesseract]

dreamworks --> universal --> comcast --> brian l. roberts --> hillary clinton

all the martha's vineyard folk can eat metaphysical bullets

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Hasbro pulls girls’ doll after mom’s viral video shows secret private parts’ button making sex sounds - LifeSite

Accused of grooming and facilitating child abuse, toy giant Hasbro pulled a doll for young girls

www.lifesitenews.com

Why do LOL Surprise dolls appear in lingerie after they’re dipped in cold water?

LOL Surprise Dolls have come under fire by parents who say the dolls appear in “inappropriate” clothing once they’re dipped into ice-cold water. A year-old Reddit post of one LOL Surpri…

www.thesun.co.uk

so um, what the hell? The trolls one is particularly disconcerting as I’ve had my kid watch that on Netflix.



i mean looking at the doll, it’s pretty in your face the flags. wtf

The button placement looks to be more lack of foresight than a calculated attempt at grooming little girls. And the supposed "in your face" flag stuff reads more like contrived nonsense some radical right winger came up with.

 

[Xyrmellon]

I expected this to be overreacting on the part of the parent, then I watched the video. That's disturbing. The flag stuff I'll chalk up to coinicidence-the whole movie has a rainbow motif. Unless of course, you go down the rabbit hole of the entire thing being produced as a pedo thing.

 

[oagboghi2]

correct

the LOL dolls sounds to me like they thought it would be cool for the dolls to have under wear when put in ice, but some of them came it weird and look more like g strings or lingerie

not sure about this flag stuff... honestly this stink of people trying to create faux outrage but i dont have enough info to make a call. i'd be weary of getting up in arms so fast, this might be a misunderstanding or is being reported without all the details

This sounds like an excuse. Just remove the button. There is zero reason to have a button on a dolls crouch.

The button placement looks to be more lack of foresight than a calculated attempt at grooming little girls. And the supposed "in your face" flag stuff reads more like contrived nonsense some radical right winger came up with.

The "minor attracted person" flag is absolutely a real thing. Calling shit radical right wing doesn't change reality.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

The only thing they genuinely and inexcusably bolloxed up, was sculpting a 3d cock and balls on the dolls.

Keep that shit smooth like an action figure. If you want to sculpt life like vaj, go make a fleshlight

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Damn maybe the Alex Jones types were right.

 

[Kev Kev]

This sounds like an excuse. Just remove the button. There is zero reason to have a button on a dolls crouch.

i dont know about that... its not inappropriate bc its not sexual. unless you are sexualizing it of course?

its just there so if the child sits the doll down, in a seated position, it makes a sound. i dont know what that sound is but its probably something cute that little kids would like. still think we need more details. i just wanted to share what i found with like, 5 minutes of googling. perhaps you should do the same to support your argument

i still dont think we know enough yet though. i just hate seeing instant outrage with no investigation...

 

[Liberty4all]

I expected this to be overreacting on the part of the parent, then I watched the video. That's disturbing. The flag stuff I'll chalk up to coinicidence-the whole movie has a rainbow motif. Unless of course, you go down the rabbit hole of the entire thing being produced as a pedo thing.

to be honest I watched some episodes with my kid but I stopped showing it to him. There is some stuff in it that feels “off“ to me just like this doll thing. I’m probaly just being hyper vigilant but I don’t doubt there is messaging being built into kids shows.

 

[Tesseract]

dreamworks --> universal --> comcast --> brian l. roberts --> hillary clinton

all the martha's vineyard folk can eat metaphysical bullets

(metaphysically)

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

This sounds like an excuse. Just remove the button. There is zero reason to have a button on a dolls crouch.


The "minor attracted person" flag is absolutely a real thing. Calling shit radical right wing doesn't change reality.

I never said it wasn't a thing. I said that you are reaaallllyyy grasping at straws here if you see a vague resemblance with the colors and instantly jump to "it is a subliminal tactic to groom our children to be ok with pedophilia!"

Unless there is a lot more evidence proving it, this just sounds like classic lunatic right wing shit stirring. Again, I never called the flag radical right wing, I called the tenuous connections between the flag and the dress being radical right wing in nature.

Try not getting so defensive over your team and read before you reply, makes a world of difference.

 

[Newly Vacant]

Why does it feel like there's some battle being waged behind the scenes? It's like there's major cultural warfare just beyond the horizon, or barely out of sight, in the periphery. Then, by chance, something blatant gets volleyed our way. Weird things are happening to the world.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

The boy LOL Dolls have a penis.

Parents outrage at discovering LOL Surprise male dolls have genitals

"I am infuriated about this!"

www.practicalparenting.com.au

 

[oagboghi2]

i dont know about that... its not inappropriate bc its not sexual. unless you are sexualizing it of course?

its just there so if the child sits the doll down, in a seated position, it makes a sound. i dont know what that sound is but its probably something cute that little kids would like. still think we need more details. i just wanted to share what i found with like, 5 minutes of googling. perhaps you should do the same to support your argument

i still dont think we know enough yet though. i just hate seeing instant outrage with no investigation...

What am I supposed to Google to make putting a button on a dolls crouch okay? Hasbro doesn't think it's a selling point, as it's no where on the box.

And the way that button, would sitting it down even activate it. It looks as if the user would need to poke the button to trigger the sound. If the goal is to make the character make a sound everytime it sits, why not make the button point out?

I never said it wasn't a thing. I said that you are reaaallllyyy grasping at straws here if you see a vague resemblance with the colors and instantly jump to "it is a subliminal tactic to groom our children to be ok with pedophilia!"

Unless there is a lot more evidence proving it, this just sounds like classic lunatic right wing shit stirring. Again, I never called the flag radical right wing, I called the tenuous connections between the flag and the dress being radical right wing in nature.

Try not getting so defensive over your team and read before you reply, makes a world of difference.

Or you could not make every issue a left wing/ right wing fight. I'm not the one calling people radical right wingers here, pissant

 

[Kev Kev]

What am I supposed to Google to make putting a button on a dolls crouch okay? Hasbro doesn't think it's a selling point, as it's no where on the box.

And the way that button, would sitting it down even activate it. It looks as if the user would need to poke the button to trigger the sound. If the goal is to make the character make a sound everytime it sits, why not make the button point out?

the button is indeed designed to be activated when the doll is set down in a seated position. if you can't see that then i don't know what to tell you

as far as googling, i was just suggesting you do a bit more investigating.

 

[Tesseract]

i don't trust anyone who would even try to rationalize this

in da black book you go, stay the fuck away from me

 

[oagboghi2]

the button is indeed designed to be activated when the doll is set down in a seated position. if you can't see that then i don't know what to tell you

as far as googling, i was just suggesting you do a bit more investigating.

And Hasbro decides not to tell people why they are adding that on their packaging why? Since you apparently have all the answers

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Guy Diamond gives birth to a baby in the opening 10 minutes of Trolls World Tour.

Yeah yeah plausible deniability.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

What am I supposed to Google to make putting a button on a dolls crouch okay? Hasbro doesn't think it's a selling point, as it's no where on the box.

And the way that button, would sitting it down even activate it. It looks as if the user would need to poke the button to trigger the sound. If the goal is to make the character make a sound everytime it sits, why not make the button point out?


Or you could not make every issue a left wing/ right wing fight. I'm not the one calling people radical right wingers here, pissant

This is a joke right. Right? The left/right fight thing is your whole schtick on here give me a break. And sorry buddy, if you have an issue with me saying that go talk to all the radical right wingers who invoked such a thought in the first place. Funnily enough I googled this Sam Parker guy and checked out his Twitter, he is literally the person I described who would make such claims hahaha

 

[Robot Carnival]

I don't have kids (that I know of) so my opinion probably will be different from those who are actually parents. the color seems fine for me and it's a bit of reach to say they're going for trans and pedo stuff. the ass button does seem bad and should be remove thou.

 

[Kev Kev]

And Hasbro decides not to tell people why they are adding that on their packaging why? Since you apparently have all the answers

i just dont see it man, maybe there is something im missing here

 

[oagboghi2]

This is a joke right. Right? The left/right fight thing is your whole schtick on here give me a break. And sorry buddy, if you have an issue with me saying that go talk to all the radical right wingers who invoked such a thought in the first place. Funnily enough I googled this Sam Parker guy and checked out his Twitter, he is literally the person I described who would make such claims hahaha

Who dismissed the topic by calling it "radical right wing"? Was it me? Hmm let me look at my posts

*Scrolls up*

No, no not me. Not the OP Liberty4all . Not Shantae or DESTROYA or Tesseract .

Oh it's you. It seems to just be you. You introduced politics here. now you are dragging in some guy named Sam Parker that I don't know or care about. Good job. Moving on

 

[oagboghi2]

i just dont see it man, maybe there is something im missing here

It seems obvious to me why the mother would be pissed. Just remove the button or be honest about it.

 

[Newly Vacant]

Not to worry everyone, USA Today has clarified things. Wrap it up, nothing to see.

Fact check: Troll doll button in 'private' area not intentional or part of kids 'grooming'

Hasbro withdraws the doll from stores saying the placement of the button was not intentional but the company recognizes how it may be perceived as inappropriate.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Punished Miku]

I too was groomed as a child. Even with therapy I haven't been able to fully overcome it. To this day, I can't make it through an entire pizza without chucking it across the room at someone.

 

[Liberty4all]

Guy Diamond gives birth to a baby in the opening 10 minutes of Trolls World Tour.

Yeah yeah plausible deniability.

wait what? Really?

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Who dismissed the topic by calling it "radical right wing"? Was it me? Hmm let me look at my posts

*Scrolls up*

No, no not me. Not the OP Liberty4all . Not Shantae or DESTROYA or Tesseract .

Oh it's you. It seems to just be you. You introduced politics here. now you are dragging in some guy named Sam Parker that I don't know or care about. Good job. Moving on

Sam Parker was the one making the connection between the flags and the colors. Once again, try paying attention to the flow of the thread.

 

[Liberty4all]

I don't have kids (that I know of) so my opinion probably will be different from those who are actually parents. the color seems fine for me and it's a bit of reach to say they're going for trans and pedo stuff. the ass button does seem bad and should be remove thou.

If it’s fine why did hasbro pull it from the shelves.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Those colors remind me of Smarties. Damn, member Smarties? Someone get the insulin I’ll bring the Smarties.

Spoiler

please tell me that minor attracted flag isn’t real

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

wait what? Really?

Yeah.



The movie has an excellent "are we the baddies?" moment at the end and a general message of not trying to unify everyone under one "style" but allowing people to be distinct. It's not bad, but it is drenched in R E P R E S E N T A T I O N and subtext.

All of the sub-plots are teenage coming-of-age in substance. The main boy troll wants to confess love for Poppy but can't do it, one of the 4-legged trolls learns about "who he really is", Main Baddie just wants to impress her Dad, Guy Diamond brings his baby on the adventure, etc. I wouldn't call it a "kids" movie, more like a pre-teen movie disguised as a kids movie.

 

[zeorhymer]

That doll in the ice water. How much of a QA do they do with these things? Seashell bikini and an anchor leg tat? Geez.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Those colors remind me of Smarties. Damn, member Smarties? Someone get the insulin I’ll bring the Smarties.

Spoiler

please tell me that minor attracted flag isn’t real

I'LL BRING THE INSULIN

 

[Liberty4all]

Yeah.



The movie has an excellent "are we the baddies?" moment at the end and a general message of not trying to unify everyone under one "style" but allowing people to be distinct. It's not bad, but it is drenched in R E P R E S E N T A T I O N and subtext.

All of the sub-plots are teenage coming-of-age in substance. The main boy troll wants to confess love for Poppy but can't do it, one of the 4-legged trolls learns about "who he really is", Main Baddie just wants to impress her Dad, Guy Diamond brings his baby on the adventure, etc. I wouldn't call it a "kids" movie, more like a pre-teen movie disguised as a kids movie.

so your opinion, show is ok for a 2 year old? I haven’t watched enough to make a full impression yet but I had some concerns over left wing cultural messaging/propaganda they might be trying to push. The few episodes I did watch we liked the songs and it’s a bright colorful show — I’m trying to keep him far away though from any kids show pushing political agendas.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

so your opinion, show is ok for a 2 year old? I haven’t watched enough to make a full impression yet but I had some concerns over left wing cultural messaging/propaganda they might be trying to push. The few episodes I did watch we liked the songs and it’s a bright colorful show — I’m trying to keep him far away though from any kids show pushing political agendas.

Perfectly fine. It's still a kid movie. But if you watch it yourself, you'll see what I mean. It doesn't mean the kid is being poisoned. Shouldn't they watch pop culture and learn to judge it?

 

[Newly Vacant]

Shouldn't they watch pop culture and learn to judge it?

How are they to judge pop culture if all they've experienced is current pop culture? I would argue Liberty4all should be cautious about introducing modern media to his child(ren). The leftism runs deep in most kids shows.

 

[poppabk]

Who dismissed the topic by calling it "radical right wing"? Was it me? Hmm let me look at my posts

*Scrolls up*

No, no not me. Not the OP Liberty4all . Not Shantae or DESTROYA or Tesseract .

Oh it's you. It seems to just be you. You introduced politics here. now you are dragging in some guy named Sam Parker that I don't know or care about. Good job. Moving on

The color of the skirt thing is a ridiculous reach, it's just a rainbow pattern. The whole troll doll thing is just unfortunate, there is no intent or anything nefarious.
LOL dolls on the other hand are just bad, we stopped buying them for my daughter even though she loved them as they are really trashy - skimpy outfits, high heels etc coupled with bad attitudes and while I don't think they are designed for grooming kids they don't exactly promote a positive image.

 

[triplestation]

 

[TaySan]

Sounds like one big reach if you ask me. Especially the troll colors. It's just a rainbow pattern.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

How are they to judge pop culture if all they've experienced is current pop culture? I would argue Liberty4all should be cautious about introducing modern media to his child(ren). The leftism runs deep in most kids shows.

I was raised among families who thought Pokemon was from the devil. Other parents thought Power Rangers or Pro wrestling led kids to become criminally violent. My parents taught me to politely ignore that kind of browbeating and nonsensical fear. Kids should definitely be sheltered from certain things, but they also need to grapple with the world. You can unwittingly become a helicopter parent if you try to second-guess everything the kid encounters, or might encounter. Have some faith in yourself as a parent and in your kid's intelligence.

Reduce the total amount of pop culture they are exposed to. The content doesn't matter as much as the daily quantity. All of it has a saccharine, stupefying effect.

Just an opinion. Not trying to give comprehensive parenting advice.

 

[ExpandKong]

The colors on the dress and stuff being there to purposely reference the pedo and trans flags is a stretch for me. The Trolls movies and show are all glitter rainbow candy fuzzy colorful crap. The secret button placement and noises when activated are...odd...and the character isn't known for how much she loves sitting down (she loves singing and dancing and helping her friends and shit) so that's definitely strange.

I don't want to think nefarious parties are using Trolls to brainwash my kids into offering themselves up to pedophiles or whatever because I actually kind of like the movies (the show less so).

The LOL dolls thing is a bit more fucked, particularly how they give the boy ones dicks and balls. There's no good reason to do that. The stuff that appears on the girl dolls is trashy, but the dolls themselves have always been trashy. Never bought any for my kids.

But what really pisses me off about all this is learning there's a pedo flag. There is a flag you can carry to tell the world you're a pedo.

 

[MacReady13]

Hasbro pulls girls’ doll after mom’s viral video shows secret private parts’ button making sex sounds - LifeSite

Accused of grooming and facilitating child abuse, toy giant Hasbro pulled a doll for young girls

www.lifesitenews.com

Why do LOL Surprise dolls appear in lingerie after they’re dipped in cold water?

LOL Surprise Dolls have come under fire by parents who say the dolls appear in “inappropriate” clothing once they’re dipped into ice-cold water. A year-old Reddit post of one LOL Surpri…

www.thesun.co.uk

so um, what the hell? The trolls one is particularly disconcerting as I’ve had my kid watch that on Netflix.



i mean looking at the doll, it’s pretty in your face the flags. wtf

Minor Attracted Person?!? What the fuck is this shit? Since when did we go from calling them fucking pedo's to this PC crap?

 

[SentientStone]

The pedo elites are literally trolling us all.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Minor attracted person flag? That CAN'T be real.

 

[Liberty4all]

I was raised among families who thought Pokemon was from the devil. Other parents thought Power Rangers or Pro wrestling led kids to become criminally violent. My parents taught me to politely ignore that kind of browbeating and nonsensical fear. Kids should definitely be sheltered from certain things, but they also need to grapple with the world. You can unwittingly become a helicopter parent if you try to second-guess everything the kid encounters, or might encounter. Have some faith in yourself as a parent and in your kid's intelligence.

Reduce the total amount of pop culture they are exposed to. The content doesn't matter as much as the daily quantity. All of it has a saccharine, stupefying effect.

Just an opinion. Not trying to give comprehensive parenting advice.

yeah in the 80s I remember some of my friends weren’t allowed to watch He-Man or She-Ra as it was supposedly filled with occult messages.

 

[brap]

Minor attracted person flag? That CAN'T be real.

It is. And they think they're not pedos because they claim they don't want to fuck kids. Just attracted to them.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I saw this plushie at the store and bought it for my wife's unpatriotic boyfriend. He got upset and told me I insulted him on purpose.

I told him I just thought the red and blue and white were a good color combo, and since I thought he was an "eagle" and a "star" it was the perfect gift. He just laughed at me and called me a Trump supporter.

GAF what do I do? Should I at least try to return the plushie for store credit? He told me the colors are used for the American banner but I just don't see it.