Parents outrage at discovering LOL Surprise male dolls have genitals
"I am infuriated about this!"
Parents have taken to social media to share their outrage at finding LOL Surprise dolls with genitals.
Toy manufacturer MGA Entertainment, who also produce Bratz Dolls, have introduced male LOL Surprise dolls.
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Angry parents are furious over the male toys’ very anatomically correct genitals, reports The Sun, with many posting furious social media comments that the toys are not “age-appropriate” for children.
“Attention parents please check your children’s LOL Surprise dolls,” wrote one commenter on Facebook. “The boy dolls are inappropriate and obscene for small children especially girls as they are anatomically correct with no warning on the packaging.”
“This is unacceptable,” said one.
“I am infuriated about this,” said another.
“You do not include genitals on the female dolls, so why include genitals on the male dolls? Such a HUGE fail.”
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Isaac Larian, CEO and founder of MGA Entertainment tells The Post that the design of the dolls’ privates is an intentional move from the company to include accurate body parts.
“All of our LOL Surprise boy dolls have been (and will continue to be) anatomically correct,” he says. “We believe in the importance of clarity and authenticity with our products and our consumers, and this approach has been carried through all of our products over the past 40 years. In the doll category, anatomically correct dolls have been available for many years. We currently have a notification on all packaging, website and product retail pages that states the LOL Surprise! boys are anatomically correct. After all, human beings are naturally and anatomically correct. Do we want to fight the nature and give false impression to kids from early age? Parents can decide this and buy or don’t buy it.”
Michelle Connolly has worked as a photo director, social media manager and photo editor at some of Australia's biggest media companies, including New Idea. She is now editor of Practical Parenting and loving mum-of-two.
