Posted on 01/16/2019 1:51:06 AM PST by Libloather
A kids’ game that asked children to defuse a plastic, pretend bomb had parents exploding with anger — and now two major retailers are pulling the controversial toy.
The game, called “Cut the Wire,” asks players to defuse a fake bomb before the timer runs out. Should a player cut the wrong wire with the toy wire cutter included in the game, the bomb sounds an alarm and lights up and vibrates to recreate an explosion simulation.
The toy bomb is shaped like sticks of dynamite and the packaging is covered in flames to signify an explosion that has already taken place.
“Cut the Wire” is recommended for children ages 6 and up.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Seems the parents on Amazon said the kids liked it, other than a few comments about it breaking.
So Walmart took the game off it’s shelves. I guess that was after they put the game on their shelves.
Am I seeing a pattern here, almost like Leftist politicians?
Hey, we’re the company that took those games off our shelves. Remember?
Whew!
Stupid Dumb snowflakes. This is about defusing bomb- Not building one.
wow the idiocy of some people... this is a game that has the kid defusing a bomb not trying to mimick a bombing....this is positive. I guess the parent who does not like this sort of stuff is the parent that does toy GUN buy backs with there kid . most kids use play to explore serious issues. when I was 10 me and my best friend would play military base this consisted of us taking all our blocks and fisher price toys combining them to build a fake Military base part of the play was building fake missile silos with a fake launch center. this was the 1970s and while I did not have a parent in the military My friend did. his dad was one of the officers who would have to turn his key to launch a missile if there ever was a nuclear war. looking back on this I know the reason we did this game was because of my friends need to explore what his dad did.. back too the bomb disposal game I see nothing wrong with this as a toy because it allows a child to pretend to be a real hero along with working out what ever insecurity thhave about stuff they hear about in the news.
Clock Boy. Is this your game? How’s MIT?
If you scream “ALLAHU AKBAR” as it explode you get extra points.
And yet these SAME PARENTS will vote for the party that refuses to prosecute Americans who join ISIS to build bombs that kill REAL American soldiers.
The code, the code. Figure out the code.
Not any kid of mine.
Not any kid of mine.
But if you build something that looks like a bomb and take it to school you get invited to the Obama White House.
I’ll bet the kids had a blast with that toy.
I’m tempted to ask how you feel about toy guns, but I’m afraid I already know the answer.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
