This toy stripper pole (below) - yes, you've read correctly: a toy stripper pole - was available in the UK up until recently.
Seriously: Who are you supposed to play this "game" with? In what outfit - let alone the garter thing - are the little kids supposed to "dance"?
"The Tesco Direct site advertises the kit with the words, 'Unleash the sex kitten inside...simply extend the Peekaboo pole inside the tube, slip on the sexy tunes and away you go!
"'Soon you'll be flaunting it to the world and earning a fortune in Peekaboo Dance Dollars'.The £49.97 kit comprises a chrome pole extendible to 8ft 6ins, a 'sexy dance garter' and a DVD demonstrating suggestive dance moves."
(If, after reading the above, you still think that the Peekaboo stripping pole is just good, harmless, tongue-in-cheek fun, and that it's suitable for your 10 year-old, click here.)
This "toy" was removed from the shelves after Tesco received numerous complains of outraged parents and health profesionals.
Predictably, Tesco attempted to justify itself:
"Tesco last night denied the pole dancing kit was sexually oriented and said it was clearly marked for "adult use".
"A spokesman added: 'Pole dancing is an increasing exercise craze. This item is for people who want to improve their fitness and have fun at the same time.'"
"Exercise," eh?... Yeah, right... *rolls eyes*
Is it just me or that statement doesn't really convince me that they weren't trying to market sex work to grade-school kids?
Tesco's attitude is an insult to the intelligence of the parents who complained and of the members of the general public who are offended by this toy. Do they actually expect us to believe that a toy, called "Peekaboo" was "clearly marked for adult use"?
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