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TALK ABOUT EDUCATIONAL
TOYS
I am not a prude. I don't
say that to impress anyone at
all... or evert to bring your
wrath down on my head. The
truth is I've been out in the
public in all situations for so
long now that I'm rarely surp-
rised or offended by anything.
I can honestly say, that be-
cause of my past experiences
as a female newspaper report-
er in a man's domain, I am not
a prude.
But I was appalled and sick-
ened by three -column picture
which appeared in a daily news-'
paper the other day. It present-
ed for the world to view a preg-
nant doll- the toy that "can
turn anybody's eight-year-old
into an obstetrician."
And there it was, a kind of
rag doll with its tummy open
and a tiny baby doll pressing
forth. The caption under the
picture explained that the
child "just pulls down on a
zipper running along the blue
and white trousers of the future
mama doll and out pops a baby.'
A modern version of' the pop-
ular jack-in-the-box, I guess.
The doll, the caption cont-
inues, is described by its man-
ufacturers as the first of its
kind in the world, and was un-
veiled at the Paris Toy Show.
Frankly I cannot imagine
what possible value the doll
will have as a toy. A conver-
sation piece at an adult party..
perhaps. The centre of attract-
ion for a group of snickering,
red-faced boys...maybe. An
unbelievable example of how
far down into the mire of "real-
ity" this world has slipped...
undoubtedly. But a toy? Never!
1 want you to know that I
do not advocate keeping sec-
rets about "babies and things"
from young children. Far from
it. I am one of these filberts
who thinks that these wonderful
truths should be discussed open-
ly with children just as soon as
they are old enough to ask the
first question...like "Where do
babies come from, mommy?"
In my humble opinion, there
is nothing quite as beautifully
perfect as an expectant mother
explaining to her young child-
ren about the baby growing in-
side of her... placed there
through God's wonderful plan
by way of mommy and daddy's
love for each other.
But a hideous doll with a
mechanical zip from which a
plastic likeness of a baby pops
up through the aid of a spring
tells nothing of the beauty of
creatibn. More than that it is
out and out deceitful. I
wouldn't be a bit surprised to
see some young child ask to
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see his mommy's zipper. Well,
why not?
This so-called toy reminds
me of another brain -child of
some perverted sould who
thought up the boy and girl
dolls with all the accompany-
ing correct physical attach-
ments. Alond with these dolls
came the invitation to allow
your children to learn firsthand
the differences between the
sexes.
Would you think I was crude
if I told you that our four-year-
old son is very much aware of
the differences between boys
and girls even though he has
never in his life been exposed
to the toy referred to above.
Would you shake your head in
horror at the thought of a fam-
ily having no concern at all
about dressing and undressing
together so that in the natural
course of events the children
will see and understand the dif-
ferences in the sexes without
any uncomfortable explanations
Would you agree that children
could accept such behaviour as
purely normal and thereby be
spared all the unnecessary hang-
ups of shyness and curiosity
about the opposit sex?
If you ask me, I'd say that
this pregnant doll is just anoth-
er sign that this generation's
values are way out of whack.
In a time when free love is
advocated by noted doctors
from as early an age as the
young people discover an awak-
ening of the sexual urges, I
suppose it naturally follows
that it will be considered accep
table to give pregnant dolls
to children with the invitation
to unzip the zipper and watch
the unimportant, unloved little
gadget emerge. It's like a gain,.
a horrible game without any
real object or lasting prize.
I'm no prude, readers, but
I found that doll absolutely
offensive. I doubt that it will
become one of Santa's most
requested toys at Christmas but
it is a stomach -turning remind-
er of our degenerate thinking
about what constitutes educat-
ion for children.
0
SHOP AT HOME
Mrs. Claire Deichert, Mrs.
Irene Steinbach and William
Decker, attended the 71st ann-
ual convention of the Agricult-
ural Society in Toronto last
week.
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