A mother-of-five was left shocked after discovering that one of the children’s toys that she bought at Kmart featured a “rude and graphic” depiction of a penis.
According to the 33-year-old mom and professional blogger, Tanya Husnu, she bought the toys before going to the ZOO with her family so that her kids could bring the toy animals with them.
During a closer inspection of the toys they already bought, however, the kids noticed that the plastic lion was equipped with male genitalia.
While her children immediately knew what the “inappropriate” thing was, Tanya wasn’t pleased and went as far as requesting the store to ban all similar toys.
“We went into Kmart and my three youngest picked out their own toys. They were all really happy with them,” the mother said.
“Then one of the twins turned the lion around, and my daughter yelled out ‘look mum, the lion’s got a willy’ and they all started laughing.
“I thought it was really inappropriate. In this day and age, it’s not acceptable to have things like that on children’s toys. I buy a lot of toys, and my house is full of toys. But I’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s so stupid and just plain weird.”
While Tanya failed to appreciate a perfectly fine willy, her kids sure made the most out of it and showed it to passersby while they were visiting the ZOO.
“Some kids will probably know what it is especially when they have siblings around the same age, and yes as some have said they will need to learn what it is at some stage,” Tanya added.
“But that’s really the parent’s decision. For kids who are not aware of what that might be, it’s really quite rude.
“If I only had a little girl, for instance, I wouldn’t want her seeing what men’s private parts look like at that age.
“I don’t know what they were thinking. It’s not on any of the others, so it just doesn’t make sense why it’s just on the lion, it’s bizarre. I definitely think Kmart should look at removing this toy from the shelves.”
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