heraldsun
I think it's nifty but the alarm has been raised by an organisation called "Kids Free 2B Kids" whose director states:
“It’s basically a voodoo doll, and it’s potentially a very powerful tool for bullies...I think it’s typical lack of awareness from retailers … just thinking it’s a cute idea not really thinking it through,”
She has apparently spoken to several "childhood experts" who were "horrified" and claims the pencil case “could be seen as a tool for nastiness, vindictiveness and bullying... Given that a large proportion of your customers are primary and early secondary aged girls - selling products like this could be seen as a social/public condoning of such behaviours,”
And she has also raised concern about another product in the Smiggle range encouraging children to 'Hug a Stranger'.
Yeah I guess so but I still think it's cool and would give one of these pencil cases to a kid who was old enough not to swallow the pins (like me).
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