Posted on 10/23/2006 5:28:32 PM PDT by Chickensoup
Tesco condemned over pole dancing game marketed as toy by COLIN FERNANDEZ
Last updated at 00:02am on 24th October 2006
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Mother of two Karen Gallimore was searching for Christmas gifts for her two daughters, Laura 10, and Sarah, 11, when she came across the 'toy' HeadlinesMen who use mobile phones face increased risk of infertility Women entrepreneurs set to overtake men by 2010 Huge queues as 'faulty' cash machine gives out double money Crazy weather sees banana and olive crops in England Elderly patient drags herself upstairs after 999 services ban heavy lifting Faith schools face orders to teach other religions Average cost of a home in Britain to rise to £200,000, say experts 1,500 cruise ship passengers in three day ordeal without toilets Ex-magistrate stole £250,000 to pay for nude 'call-girl' cleaners Howard interviewed by 'cash for honours' police Women at work more likely to be driven out by bullies School governor's wife in lingerie spree after credit card thefts Patients dying because of nursing cuts warns Royal College NEWS HOMEPAGE Tesco has been accused of 'destroying children's innocence' for selling a pole-dancing kit in the toys and games section of its website.
The Tesco Direct site advertises the kit with the words, 'Unleash the sex kitten inside..simply extend the Peekaboo pole inside the tube, slip on the sexy tunes and away you go!
'Soon you'll be flaunting it to the world and earning a fortune in Peekaboo Dance Dollars'.
The £49.97 kit comprises a chrome pole extendible to 8ft 6ins, a 'sexy dance garter' and a DVD demonstrating suggestive dance moves.
Other items in the same section of the site are toy dogs advertised for children aged three and above and playsets for children five or over.
The kit, condemned as 'extremely dangerous' by family campaigners yesterday, was discovered by mother of two Karen Gallimore who was searching for Christmas gifts for her two daughters, Laura 10, and Sarah, 11.
Mrs Gallimore, 33, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, said yesterday: "I'm no prude, but any children can go on there and see it. It's just not on."
Dr Adrian Rogers, of family campaigning group Family Focus said yesterday that the kit would "destroy children's lives".
He said: "Tesco is Britain's number one chain, this is extremely dangerous. It is an open invitation to turn the youngest children on to sexual behaviour.
"This will be sold to four- and five- and six-year olds. This is a most dangerous toy that will contribute towards destroying children's innocence."
He added: "Children are being encouraged to dance round a pole which is interpreted in the adult world as a phallic symbol.
"It ought to be stopped, it really requires the intervention of members of Parliament. This should only be available to the most depraved people who want to corrupt their children."
Also on sale on the Tesco website is a strip poker game, 'Peekaboo Poker' which is illustrated by a picture of a reclining woman in underwear.
The card game is is described as a game that 'risks the risque and brings a whole lot of naughtiness to the table.
'Played with a unique pack of Peekaboo Boy and Girl playing cards, the aim of the game is to win as many Peekaboo chips as possible and turn them into outrageously naughty fun.'
The pole dance kit is the latest item to fuel allegations that major retailers increasingly sell products which 'sexualise' young children such as T-shirts with suggestive messages.
In recent years Asda was forced to remove from sale pink and black lace lingerie, including a push-up bra to girls as young as nine.
Next had to remove t-shirts on sale for girls as young as six with the slogan 'so many boys, so little time.'
And BHS and others came under fire for selling padded bras embellished with a 'Little Miss Naughty' logo and t-shirts with a Playboy-style bunny that said 'I love boys...They are stupid.'
Tesco last night denied the pole dancing kit was sexually oriented and said it was clearly marked for 'adult use'.
A spokesman added: "Pole dancing is an increasing exercise craze. This item is for people who want to improve their fitness and have fun at the same time."
Pole-dancing...a new career path for elementary school kids.
Is England crazy?
Exactly how many pre-pubscent girls can afford 49 Pounds (~$100) for this toy?
Children do not have an income, they have no jobs; it's the parents that buy this sort of trash, not the kids. If a parent is too weak to stand up to a child and say 'No' to toys such as this, indecent games, music, magazines, or movies; they are too weak to be parents.
I guess you've never seen the Bratz dolls. They look like prostitutes with really long legs, and enourmously big lips.They are gross, but I think they're really popular in the states.
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Oh c'mon, it's Laura and Sarah. But even if it were Crystal Shantelle and Amber Nicole, I wouldn't want them rehearsing for their sex worker debut: not in my house, you don't.
This seems too bizarre to be true. Can any company be this depraved?
New, from the Jon-Benet collection!
Larry Flynt probably owns a bunch of stock!
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I was thinking that the girls brother might steal the pole and start acting like the Star Wars kid.
I guess it's better they train than end uplike this poor girl: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8948075965787808941&q=pole+dance+fall&hl=en
/s for the whacknuts
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You know when I was a kid (about 7 or 8) I remember getting a BB gun for Christmas. If parents bought a BB gun for their 8 year old son today, they would probably be visited by Social Services but if they bought everything their 8 year old daughter needs to be a stripper, nobody would blink an eye.
True. Americans have nothing to brag about in this area.
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