January 17, 2005
Toys 'R' anti-USA
A cheap children's game has been withdrawn from sale because it features players pretending to be Osama bin Laden steering a passenger jet into New York's twin towers.The tasteless £1 liquid crystal game...has been removed from the shelves of a discount store in Warrington...after protests from religious leaders. Laden Versus USA also has packaging which features a photograph of the World Trade Centre on fire along with a picture of the al-Qaida leader and a grimacing George Bush.
The game, imported from Asia, had been on sale at a Pound Store in Warrington. But, after protests, the company has agreed to remove it from the shelves. A headline in a local paper asked: "Is this the sickest toy ever?"
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Posted by Valerie at January 17, 2005 09:50 AMI've seen it in other Pound Stores. But if people are upset, then I will withdraw it straight away."
Wow, I feel better. What ever would make him think people might get upset?
I have to be honest and say this much - I have seen plenty of video games for sale here that are aimed at killing terrorists, Nazis, etc., and even though they aren't quite this specific, it doesn't help the situation. That said, this one takes the cake.
As long as there's a market for trash, there will always be a scumbag to peddle it.
Yes, but do the 'kill the Nazis' games show concentration camp victims on their packaging? I think that the use of the towers is what shocks most. And the idea that 9/11 was somehow a 'versus' situation against W...
Posted by: Valerie at January 18, 2005 08:11 AM
