Toy giant promoting Islam?(Little Mommy Cuddle n Coo doll)

OneNewsNow ^ | 10/24/2008 | Chad Groening

[IbJensen]

Some concerned parents have contacted the Mattel toy company with allegations that one of its dolls utters words which promote Islam.

The Little Mommy Cuddle 'n Coo dolls are manufactured by Fisher-Price, which is part of the Mattel toy empire. However, a number of parents contacted the company when they heard the doll say these words: "Islam is the light."

While the doll appears to utter "Islam is the light," the company denies that is actually what it is programmed to say. Mattel insists that Little Mommy Cuddle 'n Coo features realistic baby sounds, including cooing, giggling, and baby babble, with no real sentence structure. The toy company claims the only scripted word the doll says is "mama." Mattel Mattel also contends that because the original sound track is compressed into a file that can be played through an inexpensive toy speaker, actual sounds may be imprecise or distorted. Jan Markell, founder and director of Olive Tree Ministries, is skeptical about Mattel's explanation.

"It does seem to be saying, 'Islam is the light.' I don't think too many people would argue with that, so I think they're being a little disingenuous," Markell points out. "And this is not a healthy thing to be putting out in the marketplace when we're in a war on terror, and little children are so susceptible to the messages they hear -- even from a doll -- then to take them into the school and talk about them. So yeah, this is a serious thing."

Mattel admits the doll makes a sound that may resemble the words "night," right," or "light." To avoid any potential misinterpretation, they have eliminated that segment of the sound file from future production.

[Shelayne]

Drat! I found the link, but the video is “no longer available.” Shoot. It had the dolls, and looked like it was filmed in the parking lot of a store. Two of the dolls were on car hoods, and (I would guess) passers-by were asked what they thought the dolls were saying. They all said, “Islam is the light.” It was unnerving to hear that come out of a babydoll.

[xmission]

Quinn and Rose were all over this early in the week. He played it on air.

There may be something on their site is you are lucky. www.warroom.com

[happinesswithoutpeace]

No.

[Apparatchik]

I think they got a shipment of the new Mattel “Qod-lin-khu” (”Death to the Infidels”) dolls, bound for Tehran, by mistake.

[ViLaLuz]

Thanks for the link, but I can’t make out the “slut” part. It sounds like “didly darret” over and over.

[ViLaLuz]

Here’s the doll in question on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRXKkc3fqd0

[JacksonsDaddy]

Here is another video of the doll, we sell these at work and they all say it! Fisher Price has stated to various news stations that there is distortion in the speaker and it isn't supposed to say anything other than "momma".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzixws1sSQ

I wonder why they have not recalled the dolls and replaced the speaker or sound chip in them... Recent reports have said they have been pulled from shelves in 2 states. I warn mothers not to purchase this doll when they are looking for one.

[Zechariah_8_13]

Thanks for the link.

Wow, that’s extremely clear. No interpretation needed — it goes from babbling to a very distinct sentence.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

Didn’t we cover this issue 2 weeks ago or am I just suffering from that weird French disease?

[IbJensen]

I don't know. We're all a little woozie.

It's that dreaded mental disease Obamamania.

[IbJensen]

...they have eliminated that segment of the sound file from future production.”

They,meaning the Chinese.

They probably dip these dolls in lead like they do the Barney and Elmo dolls. It makes them last a lot longer.