A new email forward is going around asking the public to call Costco's corporate offices and demand that all stores across the country remove the "Cuddle With Me" line of baby dolls from the shelves. One of the dolls, the little black baby, is causing quite a stir. The doll is boxed with several little monkeys. The stitching on the hat on the doll's head reads "Lil Monkey." The little white doll has pandas and the cap reads "Pretty Panda."
Why are black people being relegated to monkey status again? I can only assume this doll was made in another country because no dollmaker in the U.S. could be so culturally insensitive. I hope Costco (and other big box stores) are finally seeing the folly of their ways in outsourcing everything to China. They may have saved a lot om manufacturing on the front end, but unsold merchandise doesn't bode well for store profits.
Finally, I'm truly disappointed that not a single Costco employee spoke out about this, or if they did, management ignored their complaints.
I just received this note today, but a Google search reveals this story broke in August. So far, news reports are saying that Costco has pulled all of the dolls and management has offered an apology. But many stores, is not all stores. Kudos to everyone who has called or emailed so far.
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