Outraged parents didn’t gain much traction back in November when they began complaining that the extruder for Play-Doh’s Cake Mountain toy looked too much like a penis. Hasbro, the company behind Play-Doh, took no steps to respond, other than to offer complaining parents replacement parts.
However, Play-Doh’s efforts to do damage control after Christmas may result in unintended publicity for the dildo-shaped toy. Play Doh is deleting Facebook posts on its site displaying the extruder, which of course only highlights the “problem.”
https://twitter.com/Fatgoldfish4/status/549574954178854912
Play doh is deleting photos of its Cake Mountain topper. Snort. pic.twitter.com/Ske8JjU9eu
— DearAuthor (@dearauthor) December 30, 2014
And it really, really does look like a penis.
https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/549737430803562497
On the other hand, some on Twitter are suggesting this is much ado about nothing.
LRT: if your kid sees that as a "penis", they probably have no interest in Play-Doh for Xmas. It did not ruin Xmas. I promise.
— Isobel Carr (@IsobelCarr) December 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/MrsWannaBean/status/549652309249392641
People are harassing @PlayDoh because a part looks like a penis. So should we ban the Washington Monument because it too resembles a penis?
— Rosina Teri Memolo (@RosinaPhoto) December 29, 2014
After all, there are plenty of kids making Play Doh penises without any inspiration from an accessory.
https://twitter.com/pedroocolon/status/547892790714449920
via Cosmo