Transsexuals Sue Toys "R" Us

New York Newsday ^ | June 20, 2002, 1:50 PM EDT | By The Associated Press

[gd124]

The trouble started in the Barbie aisle at a Toys

[jlogajan]

Is this it?

[gd124]

Ugh....

Creepy!

[Paul Atreides]

I'm sorry to say this about your little niece, and I'm sure that I am wrong, but the thought of someone having a life size Barbie doll cries out to me "SPOILED BRAT!"

In this day and age, just be thankful little girls still want Barbie dolls. The feminazis would want them to have this...

[kstewskis]

As for me, I never took those courses, so I have no idea! ;-)

By the looks of these two, and knowing they're in a Toys R Us store buying Barbie dolls, I don't think I want to know either! LOL

[jlogajan]

Right, but one had hormonal therapy, dresses the part, and married a soda vendor. Didn't sound like he/she joined the clipper club, did it?

I don't know -- sometimes some things don't get mentioned. :-) He/she did have breast implants.

That soda guy though, I wonder if he ever Mr. Pibb? :-)

[Paul Atreides]

I, too, worked in retail. But, I have also been a customer who has seen more than his fair share of clerks who act as if they are doing me a favor by acknowledging my existence. That's why I do most of my shopping online.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

For the most part, in retail, you get the customer service that you pay for.

Higher end clothing stores, or at least trendy ones, usually have good customer service, whereas at places like Walmart, the clerks probably do not care. They aren't paid enough.

[kstewskis]

That soda guy though, I wonder if he ever Mr. Pibb? :-)

perhaps she married Dr. Pepper....to get rid of that Mountain Dew :-)

you got me started now! LOL

[upchuck]

The customers were not mere cross-dressers, but victims of a tormented fate, the lawyer explained. Each “were born males and during those formative years when they were growing up, they came to understand that their outward gender we know as male or female was not in conformity with their psychological gender,” he said.

Awww, poor babies. You've been soooo mistreated...

McGrath testified that in December 2000, while shopping for a life-size “Butterfly Barbie” with the other plaintiffs at Toys “R” Us in the Bensonhurst section, a female employee referred to them as “faggots” and “transvestites.”

Hey, wait a minute, you 'guyz' (pun intended LOL!!) are suing Toys "R" Us because they properly identified you???

[gd124]

It's good to hear that your nieces and nephews are not spoiled, but I still don't think it is right to give kids so many material goods.

Kids have to learn to be inventive and make their own fun, and giving them life size Barbie dolls, hundreds of computer games, little electric cars etc., etc., I think destroys some of that inventive and exploratory nature. Really, what personal hobbies does a three year old girl have?

Even if your nieces and nephews don't act spoiled towards you, it is quite possible that they do behave that way towards other kids. It is almost inevitable with children that that will happen. They say "I want a giant Barbie doll", and if their wish is immediately granted, they become accustomed to every whim of theirs being obeyed and kick up a big fuss if it is not done.

I know it's not my position to offer advice, but have you thought about talking to the parents?

Do you know how much one of things would set you back? I'm guessing 5-10 grand?

[jlogajan]

Hope they don't want the "larger than life sized Barbie"

[Paul Atreides]

From what I have seen, it is quite the opposite; Dillards has the snottiest workers, while JCPenney is friendly. The same for Wal-Mart. I believe Wal-Mart has a courtesy policy. Then again, I live in a part of the South where many people think wearing Tommy Hilfiger everything constitutes some sort of godhood.

[Paul Atreides]

Hope they don't want the "larger than life sized Barbie"

Here she is....

At least the mouth is larger than life.

[jlogajan]

Do you know how much one of things would set you back? I'm guessing 5-10 grand?

If it is the one I have pictured in post #41, Amazon.com (funny name in this regard) has them for sale for $100.

[scholar]

I am a female who would rather have a sharp stick in the eye rather than go into a store. If these people looked like purple people eaters I would have never noticed. They need to get over themselves!!!

[Paul Atreides]

I had to go buy a suit, so I went to Castner Knott. The salesgirl stood there, about seven feet away leaning on the front of the counter, and never once asked if I needed assistance. I took my business to Penney's.

I have learned that if you don't have some designer's logo emblazoned on your chest, the "high end" clerks couldn't care less about you.

[gd124]

That thing isn't strictly what I would call lifesize. I was thinking of a Barbie doll the size of an actual woman.

[Paul Atreides]

We finally got Old Navy and The Gap about a year ago and I have to say, I didn't see what the big deal was. Maybe it's because I am older, but I didn't see anything appealing.