Walmart Bans ‘Islam is the Light’ Doll. You Decide What It Says.

October 10, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Parenting and children

From Barbie to Bratz to the supposedly gay purple Teletubby, dolls are often the subject of controversy. Toys are more than merely cute and playful; they are uniquely powerful teaching tools for our most vulnerable students. So when a grandparent in Owasso, Oklahoma bought Fisher Price’s Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Cuddle and Coo doll and heard, instead of ‘Mama’, something that sounded like ‘Islam is the light’, he was mad. The Walmart in Owasso is taking the complaints seriously — they’ve pulled the doll from their shelves.

Fisher Price says the doll was designed to only say one word: Mama. The rest of the sounds are just typical cooing and giggling baby sounds. But click below and listen for yourself:

You decide!

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One Response to “Walmart Bans ‘Islam is the Light’ Doll. You Decide What It Says.”
  1. maria says:

    this doll is stupid and shouyld be banned for good

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