An Ontario grandmother who bought
an educational toy for her 15-month-old
granddaughter was shocked when the dancing cactus
started swearing and singing about doing
cocaine. "This toy uses swear words and talking
about cocaine use," Ania Tanner told CTV News
Toronto. "This is not what I ordered for my
granddaughter." The cactus was sold on Walmart’s
website as an educational toy for about $26 and sings
songs in English, Spanish and Polish.
Walmart says it will remove sexually explicit toys
from children's section of website after mother
complains But Tanner, who is Polish, said when she
listened to the Polish lyrics, the cactus was
singing about doing cocaine, drug abuse, suicide,
depression and used profanities. "It just so
happens that I am Polish and when I started to listen
to the songs and I heard the words," she said.
"I was in shock. I thought what is this, some
kind of joke?" The song is by Polish Rapper Cypis,
who is reportedly unaware his song was used by the
Chinese manufacturer of the children's toy.
"It's about taking five grams of cocaine and
being alone ... It's a very depressing song," Tanner
said. This singing cactus toy was also sold in Europe
through Amazon and in July 2021 other
families also noticed and complained about the lyrics
that many felt were inappropriate for a
children’s toy. The Polish artist said he planned to
take legal action against the Chinese company
for using his song without permission.
[CTV News
Toronto, 11/23/2021]
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