Fun? Not according to the FBI alert on this one. The FBI suggested they could use in court evidence gathered by a spycam embedded in a Barbie, the subject of an FBI Security Alert . So did they put it there? No, the manufacturer Mattel did, putting it into all of the Video models in fact.

What for, you might ask? To watch Barbie or watch the child? This seems like a great opportunity for cosmetic surgery enthusiasts to recruit customers at an early age by selling Barbie cosmetic surgery packs for removal of the camera, or surgical enhancement of the chest bulge. And of course when a toy gets broken and kids argue about who broke it, the evidence will be there. Unless of course they open the doll and remove the black box with its key video evidence.

Anyone accessing the camera will now know who was looking at Barbie’s chest, and how, and for how long. So will Barbie’s friend Ken now need security clearance to be with the woman he loves? And how will Barbie’s health be affected by the implants?

Actual results of a professional autopsy of a Barbie are available online and offer real insight into the inner workings of the ever popular leggy lady. These might also answer important long term questions such as “Is Barbie an Airhead?” and “Does Barbie Eat?”, and “Does Barbie have a Womb?”

So when is food a toy, and when is a toy food? Toddlers are confused, and so are parents and consumer groups wrestling with the toys given away by Ronald McDonald in his tasty chain of family eating establishments. Harmless you say. Well, maybe, but let’s chew on the issues.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is a mouthful, but it’s not about finding the final frontiers of cosmetic surgery, it’s about food and it’s suing McDonald’s in California. CSPINET say in their press release, “A mother of two from Sacramento, Calif., says that McDonald’s uses toys as bait to induce her kids to clamor to go to McDonald’s and to develop a preference for nutritionally poor Happy Meals. ”
“According to Parham, the main reason her six-year-old daughter, Maya, asks to go to McDonald’s is to get toys based on Barbie, i-Carly, Shrek, or Strawberry Shortcake.”

So they’re filing a class action suit to stop the toy giveaways entirely. Up till now California law did allow them with “healthy” versions of Happy Meals, meaning ones under 600 calories and no french fries but still including cow’s milk. But why would a parent take a child to a McDonald’s in the first place, let alone eat the alleged food themselves? There are healthier and more responsible alternatives.

Kids love building things, and one asked me the reason they can build a new McDonalds so fast. Her friend said they just bring a cement mixer full of a special source that they pour into concrete forms to make the building, then use the same special liquid to make all the food too. Simple and efficient, but has anyone tried eating a McDonald’s? What do those golden arches taste like? They must have a really low fat content anyway.]]> http://safetoys.info/436/just-play-with-your-food/feed 0