@Regrann from @blackwomenmatters - Sacramento Mother Finds “Slave Figure” In Son’s Toy Set#bwm2015 #blackwomenmatters Via CBS Sacramento: “You cannot have this specific accessory and call it anything else,” she said. “The fact that you can Google it, look it up, say what it is—it’s a slave collar.” “It’s definitely racist. It told my son to put a slave cuff around the black character’s neck, and then to play with the toy.” Sacramento NAACP President Stephen Webb says it is demanding action. “This is deplorable; this cannot be accepted, and it needs to be pulled off the shelf,” he said. However, a spokesperson from Playmobil insists that the toy character is NOT a captive, but rather a former slave serving as a crew member. As the rep told E!News: “This piece is from a PLAYMOBIL pirate playset that is designed to depict life on a 17th-century pirate ship on the high seas. If you look at the box, you can see that the pirate figure is clearly a crew member on the pirate ship and not a captive. The figure was meant to represent a pirate who was a former slave in a historical context. It was not our intention to offend anyone in any way.” Thoughts? #Regrann
