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Mattel 'deeply regrets' porn site misprint on Wicked dolls
BBC ^ | November 10, 2024 | André Rhoden-Paul

Posted on 11/11/2024 3:53:31 PM PST by grundle

Toy manufacturer Mattel has said it "deeply regrets" a misprint on packaging for dolls inspired by the new Wicked movie which listed the address for an adult website.

The company recently released the singing dolls ahead of the long-awaited film starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

But eagle-eyed fans posted images on social media showing the packaging had a pornography website on it, instead of the movie's web address.

In a statement, Mattel apologised for the "unfortunate error" and advised parents that the misprinted website "is not appropriate for children".

The BBC has seen online instructions on Mattel's website, for both the Glinda and Elphaba dolls, listing the erroneous website underneath the Universal Pictures logo - the film studio behind the movie.

Mattel recommends the dolls for children aged four and above.

Fans who bought the doll posted about their surprise on social media.

"I purchased the Singing Elphaba doll and upon inspection, the website printed on the back side [of the] Mattel box, right above the barcode is listed as... an unaffiliated adult [not safe for work] 18+ website," one person posted on Reddit.

"Anyone else seeing this!?"

In another post, a US-based woman said: "Went to Target and Walmart today and yeah, the Wicked dolls have the [porn] website listed."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: mattel; wicked
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1 posted on 11/11/2024 3:53:31 PM PST by grundle
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To: grundle

Uh, ya mean that Mattel had a Kamala doll?


2 posted on 11/11/2024 3:55:12 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: grundle

When you press the toys little sound test button does it moan?


3 posted on 11/11/2024 3:55:53 PM PST by Phoenix8
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To: grundle

Some guy in the packaging department got some real jollies from this little stunt.


4 posted on 11/11/2024 3:56:42 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)
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To: grundle

Complete BS. These pervs are all over the industry.


5 posted on 11/11/2024 3:57:33 PM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: grundle

The outfit that owns wicked.com must have wanted a bazillion dollars for the domain name, else Mattel would have just bought it and never had to fess up to their mistake.


6 posted on 11/11/2024 3:58:32 PM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: grundle

It was not a misprint. It was certainly an inside job by an employee that wanted to get a point across. I wonder if that employee and their supervisor(s) still have a job.


7 posted on 11/11/2024 4:05:01 PM PST by panzerkamphwageneinz
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To: grundle

I didn’t know Disney bought Matel


8 posted on 11/11/2024 4:11:10 PM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (I have zero tolerance and zero empathy for the left)
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To: Seruzawa

It had to have been. In my experience with package creation for various manufacturing companies, we implemented quality control processes that ensured at least twenty or more people reviewed every detail and word before any product went out for final print. And this was the standard even for companies much smaller than Mattel. I can’t believe this was missed.


9 posted on 11/11/2024 4:14:25 PM PST by StayoutdaBushesWay (Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding...)
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To: grundle

How could this be an error. There are billions of web sites. And the children’s doll accidentally gets a pen address. Rrrrrrright


10 posted on 11/11/2024 4:23:57 PM PST by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: Persevero

*porn


11 posted on 11/11/2024 4:24:16 PM PST by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: grundle

I deeply miss the 60’s.


12 posted on 11/11/2024 4:27:24 PM PST by dljordan (What would Michael Collins do?)
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13 posted on 11/11/2024 4:33:44 PM PST by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: Phoenix8

And is the little button located in the groin area?


14 posted on 11/11/2024 5:25:27 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Da Coyote

Or a Hitlery doll?!


15 posted on 11/11/2024 5:26:00 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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16 posted on 11/11/2024 5:27:14 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: grundle

Barbie designer Jack Ryan was a forerunner of Jeffrey Epstein—long story I could tell about him, but here’s a bit:

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https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=6934821&page=1

‘Toy Monster’ details Barbie-maker Mattel’s dark side

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12204565/How-man-designed-BARBIE-chose-lovers-looked-like-her.html

How the man who designed Barbie chose lovers who looked like her... and if they didn’t, he sent them to a plastic surgeon!

“. . .Ryan kept a record of all the women he met. The list was so extensive that he used the McBee Keysort System employed by U.S. librarians to catalogue all the names. He even added photos and details of sexual interests or appetites if known. . .”

https://www.instagram.com/simplysharontate/p/C9if3bhyeNs/?hl=en

In May of 1964, Sharon attended a party for French singer, Charles Aznavou. The party was held at the home of Mattel VP, Jack Ryan. His home in 1964 was a Tudor mansion in Bel Air that he had customized to resemble a castle.

Depending upon who you believe and to what extent, Jack Ryan was either the creator of the Barbie doll; or played some role in the development of the doll.. .


17 posted on 11/11/2024 6:12:44 PM PST by Fedora
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To: grundle

How on earth did this ever happen?

People really, really, really need to start focusing on doing their actual jobs again. They gotta give up all the social justice, self-actualizing, resisting and whatever the heck else they are futzing with and DO THEIR JOBS!!!!


18 posted on 11/11/2024 7:42:59 PM PST by jocon307
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To: grundle

Toy manufacturer Mattel has said it “deeply regrets” a misprint on packaging for dolls inspired by the new Wicked movie which listed the address for an adult website.

It is not a misprint. The name of the Movie is Wicked. The web address is Wicked.com. The producers failed to do proper research before greenlighting the name of the movie.

The Website was first registered in 1994.

Who know if it has been a porn site since then.

Raw Whois Data
Domain Name: WICKED.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1429823_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.tucows.com
Registrar URL: http://tucowsdomains.com
Updated Date: 2020-12-23T02:49:13
Creation Date: 1994-07-19T04:00:00
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2026-07-18T04:00:00
Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.

Registrant Name: Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 0160345061
Registrant Organization: Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 0160345061
Registrant Street: 96 Mowat Ave
Registrant City: Toronto
Registrant State/Province: ON
Registrant Postal Code: M6K 3M1
Registrant Country: CA
Registrant Phone: +1.4165385457
Registrant Email: email@contactprivacy.com

>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2024-11-11 T06:43:25Z <<<


19 posted on 11/11/2024 9:33:15 PM PST by Steven Scharf
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To: grundle

That doesn’t get all the way through to a finished product by accident.


20 posted on 11/11/2024 9:35:14 PM PST by DouglasKC
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