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  • Costco Pulls Offensive “Lil Monkey” Doll

    Aug, 14 2009 | Written by ATLien

    LIl Monkey Doll

    An African American doll wearing a hat with the words “Lil Monkey” on the front has been pulled off Costco shelves after several people complained that it’s racially offensive. The doll, called “Cuddle with Me,” is manufactured by a company called BrassKey Keepsakes and includes a stuffed monkey and other accessories in it’s packaging. The headband is what has people upset and wondering how the chain could have allowed such a thing to slip through the cracks.

    According to Costco representatives, it was a Greensboro, NC customer who filed complaints about the offensive doll which caused the company to pull the product from stores. Costco corporate employees also say that a chain letter demanding the stores remove “product number 404860″ also prompted the company to take action.

    Costco’s Vice President of General Administration, Arthur Jackson said, “We offer our sincere apology to anyone who was offended by the product. That was surely never our intent.”

    Mary Gustaff, CEO of BrassKey Keepsakes, said the company offers a sincere apology to customers.

    “It’s so unfortunate because now it’s being portrayed as a purposeful act to be disrespectful and that’s not true. We really apologize,” said Gustaff.  When asked if she thought the dolls could be viewed as offensive, Gustaff responded: “We don’t think in that way. We don’t operate in that kind of thinking. We have a really diverse family-operated company that’s been around for 28 years. What would we have to gain for heaven’s sake?”

    Costco said all versions of the doll have been returned to the vendor.

    (source 1 and 2)

    Comparing African-Americans to monkeys is a racist comment. I don’t care how you try to spin it. Peep this to refresh your memory: WTF?! ~ Racist Obama T-Shirts Sold in GA Bar

    Do you feel this was an simply innocent occurrence or could it be sending a subliminal message to our young Black kids?

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    7 Comments

    • Mistress D says:
      August 14, 2009 at 3:49 pm

      aww, shucks….and I was soo looking forward to making the monkey go poopie in the diaper….

    • Attorneymom @ www.charactercorner.blogspot.com says:
      August 15, 2009 at 2:31 pm

      Memo to non-Blacks: Don’t monkeys near Black folks, including Black dolls.

    • Dana T. says:
      August 15, 2009 at 3:27 pm

      Is Al Sharpton on the march?!
      Cosco buyers y’all know better than to even let this get through the system to even be seen. You all wouldn’t like it if the Mall West End had in one of their windows a dirty white doll in a folding chair with a Trailer as an accessory?!

      Dana T.

    • Attorneymom @ www.charactercorner.blogspot.com says:
      August 15, 2009 at 3:55 pm

      Why was the white doll named Pretty Panda?? I don’t give Costco a pass for this one. Their buyer knew exactly what he/she was doing.

    • Attorneymom @ www.charactercorner.blogspot.com says:
      August 15, 2009 at 4:00 pm

      Corrected memo to non-Blacks: Don’t put monkeys anywhere near Black folks, including Black dolls.

      Sidebar: excuse the typos. I am typing from my blackberry.

    • sHaE-sHaE says:
      August 17, 2009 at 12:12 am

      “dirty white doll in a folding chair with a Trailer as an accessory…”

      Damn, why does that statement have me on the floor LMAO? Costco needs to stop playing, SOMEONE in there had to know this ish was out of line.

    • Misty says:
      November 25, 2009 at 1:57 pm

      I’m white and found that offensive for black people. WTH were they thinking?

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