Black rag dolls intended to be abused were pulled from shelves after they were called racist

[Sugar Cookie]

Black rag dolls that instruct someone to abuse them were removed from the shelves of multiple One Dollar Zone stores after they drew criticism for being racist.

The "Feel Better Doll" comes with a label that tells people to "slam the doll" against a wall "whenever things don't go well."


New Jersey legislator Angela McKnight said she visited a One Dollar Zone store in Bayonne and found the toy "offensive and disturbing on so many levels."

"It is clearly made in an inappropriate representation of a black person and instructs people to 'slam' and 'whack' her," McKnight said in a Monday statement.

"Racism has no place in the world and I will not tolerate it, especially not in this district. When I saw the doll in person, I cringed and was truly disheartened by the thought of a black child being beaten by another child or an adult for pure pleasure. To have a product depict or teach children that it is OK to hit another child, regardless of race, in order to feel good is sick."

One Dollar Zone President Ricky Shah said the company immediately pulled the dolls from store shelves after customers voiced concerns about them.

"One Dollar Zone deeply apologizes for this incident," Shah said.

One Dollar Zone said the controversial dolls were part of an assorted 35,000 unit purchase. The company said it tries to vet all the items but aren't able to catch everything.

The dolls came in two other colors, green and yellow, the company added.

The manufacturer of the dolls is Harvey Hutter Co. The company's phone numbers have been disconnected and its website no longer exists.

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[Sejanus]

Now collectible.

 

[myra manes]

Knock off of the Dammit Doll, which is not racist!

 

[Muriel Schwenck]

There must not be much real racism left if all that's left to protest is bad optics for a POS dollar store merchandise.

 

[Craygor]

Knock off of the Dammit Doll, which is not racist!

Just don't check out their political section.

 

[roadsidehorror]

Thanks for using all your white privilege to bring this horribly racist chunk of stuffing and rags to our attention, @Sugar Cookie

 

[FrayedKnot]

Just don't check out their political section.

So, you KNOW I did......

 

[Turd Fergusen]

NEWARK — Black rag dolls that came with instructions to “find a wall” and slam the toy against it have been pulled from three stores after customers and a lawmaker said they were offensive.

The “Feel Better Doll” featured instructions to “whack” the doll “whenever things don’t go well and you want to hit the wall and yell.”

The president of One Dollar Zone said roughly 1,000 dolls were pulled this week from its store in Bayonne and two others also in New Jersey.

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Black dolls pulled from stores after instructions said to 'find a wall' and 'slam' them

Rag dolls that came with instructions to “find a wall” and "slam" them have been removed from three stores.

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[Craygor]

Dupuy dupe

https://dreamindemon.com/community/threads/black-rag-dolls-intended-to-be-abused-were-pulled-from-shelves-after-they-were-called-racist.106736/

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Sorry, my bad.

 

[Muriel Schwenck]

My mother had Mr. And Mrs. Clinton cat toys back in the 90's. She slit open the back, stuffed some catnip inside and sewed them back up to ensure the cats would have at 'em.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

Fucking hilarious.

I jumped on Amazon to see if there was any for sale. No such luck. But I did find this: