PETA's 2009 Naughty and Nice Toys

[The Straight Story]

PETA's 2009 Naughty and Nice Toys

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I didn't think much about how much power toys came with until I started shopping for my nephew this holiday season. And I'm not talking about the 18 AAs you'll have to buy to make the new gadgets go. As I perused catalogs and toy sites, I realized that the messages toys send to children are powerful. So here's a list of some cool finds that will help you beget the best gift of all: kindness.

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For the Aquatic Adventurer: Instead of giving Wonderworld's Wooden Fishing Puzzle, give PETA's Sammy the Sea Kitten plush: Pieces of cold, stiff wood that simulate the suffering of fish or the cuddly soft fins of PETA's Sammy the Sea Kitten plush toy? Um, do we even need to ask?

For the All-Star MVP: Instead of giving Nokona's kangaroo-leather baseball glove, give Carpenter Trade Co.'s custom-synthetic baseball glove: Synthetic and sympathetic gear—always a perfect catch.

For the Fledgling Foodie: Instead of giving McDonald's Food Cart by Creative Designs, give Majesco's Gardening Mama video game. What's cuter than the one-and-only Gardening Mama herself? A kid with a green thumb. (And for the cost-conscious, play our super-new, super-free New Super Chick Sisters video game.)
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For the Showbiz Superstar: Instead of giving Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for Nintendo Wii by 2K Play, give Cynthia King Dance's vegan ballet slippers: Classy, elegant, and cruelty-free—they're a budding ballerina's dream come true!

http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/petas_2009_gift_list.php

[Orrex]

1. I was going to give my PETA friends a whole bunch of smug self-satisfaction for Christmas

But then I realized that they plenty already.

:evilgrin:

[deaniac21]

2. A catalog of gifts sure to make the kids run away from home.

[YOY]

3. It's always a Holiday on a PETA thread!

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[tonysam]

4. I couldn't care less what those extremist crackpots deem appropriate.

n/t

[MineralMan]

5. Unless the PETAns are female and naked, I'm not interested

in them at all. I encourage more naked PETA protests, though.

[1]

6. so i'm guessing the "avenging narwhal play set" is not on the list?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9156224

[Deep13]

7. It would be fun to watch a synthetic baseball glove turn to confetti...

...the minute a ball hits it. Unless I'm wearing the goddamn thing of course.

So puzzles and video games are "cruel" too? PETA really is a cult. They don't just want to control what people do. They want to control how they think.

[SteveM]

8. For Christmas, a chance to thin out the sea kittens in Lake Travis! (nt)

[The Straight Story]

9. I love the taste of sea kittens, especially ones I catch myself

mmmmm :)

[SteveM]

10. You know it. I'm anxious to try out a bass chowder recipe I found in F & S.