Black rag dolls meant to be
abused are pulled from stores
Associated Press,
by
David Porter
Original Article
Posted By: konocti95,
7/27/2019 3:58:21 PM
NEWARK, N.J. — 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.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
konocti95 7/27/2019 4:01:11 PM (No. 135552)
Probably some modern psychologist thought this was a good idea.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Highlander 7/27/2019 4:08:12 PM (No. 135558)
First, Katy Perry’s blackface shoes, now these dolls with the rasta hair
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Lucky5 7/27/2019 4:13:55 PM (No. 135561)
A strange item for sure. If you google it you get a full image, with a very wide smile on the face and a little scarf around its neck that says I heart you. ??
Who did they think they would sell these too. As just a normal rag doll, it is kinda cute, but to have those instruction sewn in on the back are strange indeed. I am sure they came from China.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
MeiDei 7/27/2019 4:49:22 PM (No. 135588)
I don't want to believe anyone thought this a good idea.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 7/27/2019 5:08:44 PM (No. 135606)
As an accused white supremacist, racist I might purchase one and follow the instructions.
Who thinks of this sick crappolla?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 7/27/2019 5:18:02 PM (No. 135615)
#3 is probably right....China. Asians are some of the worst racists in the world. Many consider black people as inferior.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Safari Man 7/27/2019 5:32:27 PM (No. 135624)
I want one that looks like Adam Schiff.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Axeman 7/27/2019 6:19:33 PM (No. 135646)
Rage is never a good idea.
I would get one and give it words of affirmation.
Appreciating others makes me feel better.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Strike3 7/27/2019 6:33:29 PM (No. 135653)
For the same reason that the Barack Obama bobble-head doll was banned. People tend to abuse them.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Peeps 7/27/2019 7:50:28 PM (No. 135692)
Hear me out. There is a line of dolls called 'Dammit Dolls'. Look it up. They come in all color combinations. They have a poem on the front that starts 'Whenever things don't go so well and you want to hit the wall...' and continues to say whack the doll against the wall instead while shouting 'Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!' They're funny and meant for stress relief. I bought a couple for cancer patients going through chemo. I suspect this doll is a knock-off of that. They had a lot of the black ones left over and tried to get rid of them at a dollar store. Nothing mean or racist about them at all. Unless that's how you see the whole world, which i suspect is the problem with the complainer.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
JL80863 7/27/2019 8:05:28 PM (No. 135708)
False rage and nauseating virtue signaling. Look up the abortion numbers for the black "community".
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
chumley 7/27/2019 10:30:44 PM (No. 135792)
I could see marketing such an item as a pin cushion. Or a doggie chew toy.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
ladydawgfan 7/27/2019 10:55:06 PM (No. 135805)
RE #11:
I actually have one of those "dammit dolls" in multicolored fabric. I purchased it at a hospital gift shop and also bought one for my sister, my neice and an aunt who was undergoing knee surgery at the time. There is nothing "racist" about them, with the poem on the back meant to be a stress reliever as you mentioned.
I grow weary of people who stumble through life waiting for someone to push their "offended" button, just so they have a reason to scream at the sky!!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 7/28/2019 12:26:41 AM (No. 135847)
Barack named his, "Michelle"
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
RenoVet68 7/28/2019 12:34:31 AM (No. 135853)
To # 13. I'd like to see a doggy chew that looks like Cory Booker's leg.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Timber Queen 7/28/2019 12:38:40 AM (No. 135856)
#11 and #14 - I'm also a stress-free owner of a Dammit Doll. The dolls are adorable. When I saw them in our general mercantile, I bought three for gifts and one for myself. I got rave thank you's from all recipients. Mine is a bright pink and red floral. The grandsons (13-10-3) visited this summer and thought it was a blast to hit stuff that couldn't be hurt. Obviously, people preferred the brightly patterned dolls and there was an overage of black. It is overstock that Dollar Stores carry, that's why they can charge a dollar.
Socialists have no humor because they think Everything in life depends on them. Lighten up. Let God.
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Actually, Dammit Dolls were made with rice or beans inside. During a game on TV, when things didn't go well, you whacked it until the stuffings came out.
The poem was a little different when they originally came out. I have Redskins one.
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