“Lil’ Monkey” Doll Pulled From Shelves
Okay, so maybe racists is a tough word to describe this product, but insensitive is right on the mark. I can’t believe something like this would even make it into a store. You mean to tell me no one, look at it and said “maybe it isn’t a good idea to stock this doll”? The odds of a black parent calling their kid Lil’ Monkey is probably pretty slim. Lil’ Boo or Lil’ Man-Man, maybe. But not Lil’ Monkey. While it’s good that Costco was quick in pulling it off the shelves, someone really should have caught this.
Greensboro, NC — A Triad man’s complaint led to a doll being pulled from Costco shelves across the Northeast and Southeast.
A man complained the doll, packaged with a plush monkey, was offensive as he bought it at the Costco store on Wendover Avenue on July 30, said James Stafford, store manager.
The “Cuddle with Me” doll package he complained about includes an African-American doll and a plush monkey. The baby doll is wearing a hat that reads, “Lil’ Monkey.”
The dolls were sold exclusively at Costco stores in the Northeast and Southeast.
The complaint from Greensboro was the only one the company received, according to Art Jackson, Costco’s vice president of general administration.
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