Islamic FisherPrice Doll...

[epchick]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/dolltalk.asp

Apparently there's a discrepancy between what people are hearing and what the doll was programmed to say.

I listened to the audio file they had on there and I agree with the snopes thing. I heard the words "mama" and "light" clearly, but everything else was mumbling. I could understand how someone could hear the word "Islam" but if I hadn't read the article, I wouldn't have gotten it.

I DEFINITELY didnt hear anything about "Satan is King"

[DSTRen13]

I can't stand toys that make noise anyway ... anything that stops people from buying these things is all good with me.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

A) What would a three year old girl in a Christian home really pick up after hearing this? I don't think I knew what Islam was until I was in high school (friend converted).

B) Even as a Christian this really doesn't bother me. What does, is the way these people are reporting. They are encouraging others to call Fisher Price and complain and acting as if all hell will break loose and making it seem as if any Islamic message is just wrong. It is ONE of many dolls. It doesn't say "death to (insert citizens of a country here)" it just says something that sounds similar to "Islam is the light" which I personally do not find to be a bad message.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by epchick

I listened to the audio file they had on there and I agree with the snopes thing. I heard the words "mama" and "light" clearly, but everything else was mumbling. I could understand how someone could hear the word "Islam" but if I hadn't read the article, I wouldn't have gotten it.

I DEFINITELY didnt hear anything about "Satan is King"

I have to go with what epchick says here. I read the article first and listened to the audio on the newscast and I have to say, I could "hear" the Islam is the Light thing in the broadcast, but like ep said, I don't know that I would have if I hadn't just read it.

When I listened to the snopes audio file, I heard the ma-ma-ma stuff much more clearly and it sounded more like a "goodnight" to me than even "light" (where is the Satan thing? I didn't hear anything approaching that). If I'd only heard that file and hadn't read what people were saying it was, I wouldn't have picked out "Islam is the" either. So I'd probably still buy it as is, but I understand the company's response to the hysteria, it's just easier to get rid of it rather than try to change their minds.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by epchick

I listened to the audio file they had on there and I agree with the snopes thing. I heard the words "mama" and "light" clearly, but everything else was mumbling. I could understand how someone could hear the word "Islam" but if I hadn't read the article, I wouldn't have gotten it.

I DEFINITELY didnt hear anything about "Satan is King"

Not saying anything about my beliefs... But in order to hear that, you have to play it in reverse... A la "The Exorcist" with projectile vomit...