Posted on 08/17/2009 3:02:49 PM PDT by South40
"Lil' Monkey Doll
LOS ANGELES -- Costco has pulled a controversial doll from its shelves after customers complained it was racist.
The doll is called 'Cuddle with Me" manufactured by BrassKey Keepsakes. It's the headband that is causing the controversy. It reads "Lil' Monkey." The doll is also surrounded by stuffed monkeys. The white doll counterpart on store shelves is surrounded by pandas, with a hat that reads 'Pretty Panda.'
Mary Gustoff, CEO of Brasskey Keepsakes, said the company has apologized for the mistake, and never intended it to be racist.
"It's so unfortunate because now it's portrayed as a purposeful act to be disrespectful and that's not true. We really apologize. We don't think in that way. We don't operate in that kind of thinking. We have a really diverse, family operated company that's been around for 28 years. What would we have to gain for heaven's sake?"
Costco is also apologizing for the mistake.
Many customers complained the doll was a reference to the term "monkey" which has been used in the past by racists to denegrate African Americans.
I thought monkey was a term they used for Bush.
Shades of Howard Cosell!
“This doll doesn’t offend me in the slightest.”
Why would it?
I’m Caucasian...and it offends the hell out of me.
How about Lil Macaca then?
Lemme` guess,
Made in China?
Most of us could find something to be offended by if we looked hard enough. Seems like a stupid waste of time tho.
Good god almighty, what the hell is wrong with people. It is a perfectly cute little doll with stuffed monkeys.
They named it after Alvin Garrett?
What the hell is going on? This is insanity!
Notice nobody is ever drawing a connection between monkeys and black people until the screaming libtard comes in. Who’s racist, now?
You haven’t been able to use monkey or gorilla in reference to a black person for a long long time. Muhammad Ali was the last one to get away with it, and even he apologized eventually.
Name the white baby Lil Honkey! That should fix it.
A Fail blog nominee, at the least.
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