Earth-Angel Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Link to source FURIOUS parents have demanded toy-makers Fisher-Price remove a doll that appears to say: 'Islam is the light'. The £19.99 Little Mummy Real Loving Baby Cuddle and Coo Doll has caused outrage in America where parents say it 'spouts religious messages'. Distributers Mattel say the toy – sold in Britain – is programmed only to say the word 'Mama' and the rest is just 'gurgling and gibberish'. They refuse allegations that a Muslim worker has tampered with the voice box – and deny the plaything also says: 'Satan is King'. But stores in America have removed the doll – and demand that Mattel remove it from British shops too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 (edited) Hey, your avatar... I sent my sister a card of that picture for her birthday Edit: Oh, never mind, you changed it again Edited October 13, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 They call me miss changey, I change things This is my Halloween costume. Very original (and very cheap ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Speaking as a father of three, I think the very idea of the Baby Cuddle And Coo doll interrupting its gurgling to blurt out "Satan is King!" is...ummm...pretty bloomin' amusing actually. Does that make me a bad man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Man, those dolls are rad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 But stores in America have removed the doll – and demand that Mattel remove it from British shops too. Fascists! They want to censor a doll, just for gurgling "Islam Is The Light"? How does this tie in with this "freedom of speech" of which America is so proud? Wouldn't happen over here, where the Mattel Baby Coo And Cuddle Doll comes in a variety of skin tones, gurgles in different languages and, (in accordance with agreed quotas), worships diverse deities, so as to be truly representative of our multi-cultural, secular society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 I saw a news report on it and frankly, until the newscaster said what the doll was saying, I couldn't understand a word of it. Some people have too much time n their hands, me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 I agree with the press coverage... suggestive thinking is quite powerful... I once saw a scientific show that had a story about how the child choir in "Another Brick in the Wall" was actually singing german lyrics... they had a reasonable background story about it, and played that part a couple times with subtitles, and I was actually very convincing... (only after showing it they said that it was a bogus story to show how convincing stuff like that can be) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Martin, how can we know that your post is authentic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 ceci n'est pas un post (this is not a post) but seriously, it's just like these misheard lyrics videos ... only that you didn't know the original lyrics to begin with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I shouldn't have asked "whatever next"... Little Big Planet delayed by Koran quotes. I am one unhappy bunny - I've been waiting for this game for ages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 oh, I've read about that too just imagine: one song from the soundtrack contains two lines that might be offensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 But those people might bomb another train because of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 ... and I didn't mean do a sweet piece on the side of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I can't see your pictures Photobucket is being funky. The story reminded me of the "Mohamed the bear" incident which was frightening and almost too unreal to be happening in the 21st century. Not making any statement against anyone of any religious group, merely a neutral observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I shouldn't have asked "whatever next"... Little Big Planet delayed by Koran quotes. I am one unhappy bunny - I've been waiting for this game for ages! follow up story: Toumani Diabate 'disappointed' over Koran song ban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 This reminds me of the edits that had to be made for Splatterhouse here in the US to appease radical xtians. Here in the US, we are no strangers to radical religious groups All references to the Stage 4 boss area being a church are removed, including the altar. The cross boss of Stage 4 is totally replaced with a new enemy, "Evil Sleep", and his heads are renamed "The Nightmares" (only three of the original six in the arcade game are present) and the weapon for the boss is changed from an axe to a gold meat cleaver, the only cleaver in the game. The final boss grave is changed from a wooden cross to a tombstone. The TG-16 version was also released on the Wii Virtual Console in Europe on March 16, 2007 and in North America three days later on March 19, 2007. The version of the game ported to the Wii Virtual Console is the Western TurboGrafx-16 port; therefore it is the "censored" version as opposed to the "uncensored" original arcade game. http://www.answers.com/topic/splatterhouse http://www.answers.com/topic/spla0001-jpg-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 P.S. Everyone should be playing LittleBigPlanet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 "a real goat's carcass used at the launch party for Sony's God Of War II." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Have you tasted goat meat? It's supposedly good - for tacos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 tHERE IS A PLACE HERE IN pASADENA THAT SERVES GOAT ON THE WEEKENDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Why wait for the week-end? I can go get some goat tacos right now... "birrierias," they call these places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 tHERE IS A PLACE HERE IN pASADENA THAT SERVES GOAT ON THE WEEKENDS. What if a goat got hungry on a weekday? It would starve to death waiting for this restaurant to serve goats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 What if a goat got hungry on a weekday? It would starve to death waiting for this restaurant to serve goats. BTW - A man walks into a restaurant and asks, "Do you serve crabs here?" The owner says, "We serve anybody, sit down." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Goats are on their own during the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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