Little Brother
In 1967, Creative Playthings began selling the French-made "Little Brother" doll in America. It was an anatomically correct baby boy doll designed to encourage "acceptance of body differences."
However, some American mothers regarded the thing as an abomination and protested to have it removed from the market. Said one protester, "We believe children should not relate sex organs with play. We think this is carrying 'educational' playthings too far."
However, some American mothers regarded the thing as an abomination and protested to have it removed from the market. Said one protester, "We believe children should not relate sex organs with play. We think this is carrying 'educational' playthings too far."
Cincinnati Enquirer - Nov 7, 1967
Frank Caplan, founder of Creative Playthings, with "Little Brother"
Newsweek - May 29, 1967
Comments
Whoa!!! Puritans from down the ages were rolling over, nay! spinning!! in their graves when this abomination was introduced by some lackey of the devil into a God fearing American society.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 01/19/16 at 09:21 AM
Reminds me of a bit of doggerel I learned around that time:
Spock, Spock the Baby Doc,
Leads a peace march down the block.
Around him, everywhere you look,
Are kids he messed up with his book.
Spock, Spock the Baby Doc,
Leads a peace march down the block.
Around him, everywhere you look,
Are kids he messed up with his book.
Posted by KDP on 01/19/16 at 02:29 PM
God forbid kids know their physical differences. Yet when they get curious and play show-me-yours-and-I-will-show-you-mine everybody freaks out.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/19/16 at 04:00 PM
"Boys have a penis, and girls have a vagina."
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"It's not a tumoh!"
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"It's not a tumoh!"
Posted by Justin S. on 01/19/16 at 06:17 PM
What kind of uproar would there have been if it'd been an anatomically correct (with the orifice) girl doll?
I wonder if any of the girls who played with this got the image stuck in their head and didn't realize until their wedding night that that certain portion of the anatomy grows much larger.
I wonder if any of the girls who played with this got the image stuck in their head and didn't realize until their wedding night that that certain portion of the anatomy grows much larger.
Posted by Phideaux on 01/19/16 at 08:58 PM
Well, honey, all my stuff grew as I did so I'd hope most of them had a clue.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/19/16 at 09:42 PM
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Category: Toys | 1960s