Okay, I go to the gym in the morning and one of the TVs in there is tuned to a channel that shows kids programs, plus they show all sorts of ads for toys in the intervals. So there I was idly plugging away at the rowing machine when I had to do a double take, then stop and stare. This was what was being advertised...
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=19134&in_page_id=2
Unbelievable! What I really love is how Barbie and Tanner are advertised on all the toy websites though. They tend to linger on elements like Tanner being warm and fuzzy and that his tail moves like a real dog, and you can feed Tanner 'biscuits'….but and then quickly gloss over the sordid aspect of the poop and move on to '…and Barbie can clean up after him with her 'magic' magnetic pooper scooper and trash bin. FFS. A plastic dog that you feed with its own poo, and then get it to crap out again by pushing its tail. Then again, as someone that had a 'Tiny Tears' when very young, which was a doll that wet itself when you squeeze its stomach hard (and who wouldn't) I guess I shouldn't be shocked really. And I did once here a rumour of a pregnant Barbie with a openable stomach that you could pull the baby out of, but that might have been something someone made up.
Anyway….Barbie and Tanner. Get one for your (eco-responsible) little princess today.
