Play-Doh Set Pulled From Shelves After Child Allegedly Assaulted
Play-Doh is preparing to send thousands of customers replacement âextruder toolsâ after an onslaught of customer complaints. According to their Facebook page, future sets will include a different tool, although the company did not specifically say what is wrong with the current design.Many parents are outraged that the Play-Doh Cake Mountain play set was even released, including Cliff Jorgenson of Ogunquit, Maine who says, âYou think somewhere along the line, someone would say, this looks a little too much like a huge veiny cock. Letâs find a better design. It isnât just phallic, itâs a cock.âAlthough many were disturbed or amused, at least one family had a much more traumatic experience. A parent, who would like to remain anonymous, said that their daughter was âso shakenâ on Christmas morning when she opened her play set and pulled the tool out of the box.âMy daughter loves to bake. We thought she would be so excited when she opened her Play-Doh set on Christmas morning, but she immediately started wailing and became inconsolable. She wouldnât tell us what was wrong, and we didnât see the play set pieces at firstâ said the mother, whose daughter is 7. âLater we found the frosting tool in the trash, and my husband and I were shocked at the resemblance. It looked just like a giant wang. When we asked our daughter about it, she became hysterical again, and we knew something was wrong. A child psychiatrist eventually got her to describe a previous molestation episode, and the shape and orientation of the toy gave her PTSD flashbacks.âOther details about the case are being kept confidential, as police investigate the alleged assault.The girlâs father says they are not planning to sue. âItâs not [Play-Doh's]Â fault people necessarily. People are sick. I do wish that theyâd put a little bit of thought into the design of their product before releasing it though. Weâre just happy that we found out when we did, because I also was able to quickly throw out our VHS copy of The Little Mermaid and hide her Mr. Bucket game, because his balls pop out of his mouth. Now on to kill the bastard who hurt my little girl!â