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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 11:45 AM
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The 7 Most Inappropriate Products for Children
This article is Lounge-certified, because it even features a breastfeeding toy.





See the entire slideshow here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/14/the-7-most-inappropriate_n_286223.html
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 11:53 AM
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1. Okay, so the toy implies older girls and women can't figure out on their own what their boobs do...
Sheesh. How many animals need a freakin' doll to figure out what goes where and why...

:eyes:
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 11:57 AM
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2. actually there is a difference between the nursing instinct
of a baby (which we are born with) and the mothering instinct to give suckle. Some individual animals don't know how/don't want to nurse their offspring. Ask any dog or cat breeder. They will tell you about how they either have to assist or hand feed because of that.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 11:58 AM
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3. You've got me there...
(thanks! :thumbsup: )
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 12:02 PM
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4. Heh heh. "Chup chup chup" is apparently the equivalent of "slurp, slurp, slurp.'
"Chup" sounds better.

Bluuuurp = Buuurp

I learn something new every day.
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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 12:48 PM
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5. NOW I CAN SHAVE THE BABY TO!!!
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dugaresa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 01:06 PM
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8. that one, i just don't understand and don't know that I want to
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 10:34 AM
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18. I have to think this one takes the prize as the worst of the worst
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ikri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 12:49 PM
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6. They missed one
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suninvited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 03:13 AM
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14. so does her 17 year old sister
:rofl:
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dugaresa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 01:05 PM
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7. I don't see why people get upset about the Pole Dancer, cuz Bratz dolls are just made up prostitutes
with big pouty lips and giant heads and yet they are a "hit" with a bunch of kids.

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jakeXT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 01:08 PM
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9. I bet all the 10 year olds prefer to learn how to strip from their ipod
Edited on Wed Sep-16-09 01:09 PM by jakeXT
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 11:19 PM
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10. So girls aren't supposed to learn what breasts are for?
:shrug:
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 11:21 PM
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11. Just keep the tassels away from them
That was definitely one of the creepy ones.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 11:31 PM
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13. Yeah, that's fucked up.
:crazy:
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EndersDame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 11:25 PM
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12. The virus plush dolls were meant for education and for adults
H.I.V.(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
Not cute in any sense, This plush microbe seeks to educate those about the deadly virus that destroys CD4 or T-helper cells.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/6708/
They were on Think Geek which is a toystore for geeky adults
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 09:57 AM
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16. Exactly - I just LOVE the plushy infections!
Same reason I love plushy Cthulhu. They're cute, but meant for adults, because they're usually the only ones who are in on the joke. Them and maybe Dakota Fanning.
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EndersDame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 10:06 AM
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17. I used to have a cuddly cthulhu vacation edition
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 10:53 AM
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20. I knew that had to be it.
I was thinking, "Okay, so, for discussion in health education classes, clinics, whatever." Not for kids with a few minutes to spare between snack time and recess.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:43 AM
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15. I like the GR8 TaT2 Maker
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 10:51 AM
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19. I don't even know what to say about the STD plushies. Except, gross.
Because...just ew. WRONG.
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Brickbat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 11:26 AM
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21. I think the breastfeeding doll is kind of cool.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 12:01 PM
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22. I only highlighted that one because of the Lounge
Being that breastfeeding is a hot topic around here.

I find the real creepy ones to be the shaving doll, the pole dancing doll, and the tassels. :puke:
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Brickbat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 12:10 PM
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23. I read somewhere else that the tassel shirt was "ironic."
Which usually means one of three things: "I'm an art major," "I like attention," or "I fucked up," really.

I'll make a note of the breastfeeding obsession. Thanks for the education.
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