10 of the Most Inappropriate Toys for Kids
VTech had good intentions when it created this educational phone that teaches children numbers, but if you press the phone keys a certain way and at a certain speed, the phone will also curse at your kids – as you can hear in this video.
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A Florida mom was so upset when she saw this set based on the “Breaking Bad” TV show at a local Toys R Us that she took to the Internet and created a petition to have the company remove the toys from all its stores. She succeeded. Meanwhile, Toys R Us said in a statement, “Let’s just say, the action figures have taken an ‘indefinite sabbatical.’”
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As one Amazon reviewer puts it, Poo Dough is “not a toy for kids, but loads of great fun for adults.” The problem is that the manufacturer recommends this toy for children as young as four years old. Believe it or not, this toy comes with two different shades of brown and one of yellow.
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This toy comes with six gross sound modes ranging from farts to burps and coughs, which may be appropriate for adults with crude humor but not so much for little children. The toy, however, is “recommended” for kids as young as four years old.
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PETA likely disapproves of this toy, which is recommended for children as young as six; at least one Amazon reviewer also seems upset at this figurine set of a narwhal impaling a penguin. “Narwhals eat fish so it is a highly misinterpreting and upsetting toy for children,” the reviewer said. “We don’t know when or if this item will be back in stock,” says Amazon.
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If you find the sad version of this puzzle more than inappropriate – all the dead animals have Xs over their eyes and their tongues are hanging out – then there’s always the happy version, where the animals’ eyes are intact and they’re still smiling.
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Want to shield little Johnny from blood and death? Then you’ll want to avoid this stuffed dead squirrel, which is “recommended” for kids age four and up. The stuffed squirrel has bloody eyes and comes with fake blood and guts. It also comes with – yes, you’re reading this right – a death certificate and a body bag.
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Some toy guns such as this one look and sound so legitimate they’re often mistaken for the real thing. Unfortunately, tragedy can result, as the recent killing of a 12-year-old boy in Cleveland who was carrying a toy gun shows.
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A dollar store in Dayton, Ohio, was recently selling a magic wand called Evil Stick, which at first glance seemed inoffensive. But once you removed the flower-shaped foil, a picture of a young girl slitting her wrists with a knife appeared. The image didn’t sit very well with some moms, according to WHIO, the local news radio.
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While computer engineer Barbie is still for sale, the book that initially accompanied this toy was recently pulled due to its sexist content. In the story, Barbie is designing a computer game but needs the assistance of two male friends to complete it. Even more demeaning, the two friends have to rescue Barbie when she crashes the computer.
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