Idol Surprise
So this offshoot of Kinder Surprise, Kinder Joy, is doing a thing in Germany (where I’m from) where the toy inside is centered around what they call “teen idols”. It’s little figurines of notable celebrities, but styled to look child-friendly or something? They’re explicitly described as role models, anyway. The line-up alone is weird enough. There’s music...
Okay, random-ass selection there. Not exactly what I would call role model material, but okay. Also, everybody’s hands are hideously broken for some reason.
The sports one seems to make the most sense for the most part, and it’s nice to see some people of color in there. Not sure about the alleged rapist on the left, but whatever. Moving on. History.
Okay, sure, put Columbus in there, why not. It’s not like was personally responsible for slave trade and genocide or something. And then, there’s Einstein, who, uh...