A user on Twitter posted a startling video of a children’s doll that appears to make moaning and groaning noises when a button, located where the doll’s privates are, is pressed.
— Church America (@church_america) August 6, 2020
The doll is a popular “Trolls World Tour Giggle and Sing Poppy” doll made by Hasbro.
The user in the video, @church_america, points out that there is a button where the doll’s privates would be but there is no mention of the button anywhere on the packaging of the doll to alert buyers before hand.
When the button is pressed, the doll makes a series of noises that included a giggle, a gasp and an excited “oh!”
@church_america also points out that there is no record of the doll on Wall-Mart’s website where she says the doll was purchased, nor on Hasbro’s website.
Several Twitter users reported posting the tweet on their Facebook feeds only to have them censored.
I shared to Facebook they censored as fake news. I closed my account!
— 🌟🇺🇸PJLove🦋🌟 (@PeppyPJ) August 6, 2020
I shared this on FB with only a reference to a FB friend asking if she had seen it. In the comments feed we were sharing our personal thoughts about this madness. I was FACT CHECKED by Arbiters of Truth on FB and they flagged my post!🤬👿 pic.twitter.com/5JznKHhrOP
— Couture Cocktails LV (@CocktailsLV) August 6, 2020
Late today it was revealed that Hasbro was pulling the doll from store shelves because of the controversy.
“This feature was designed to react when the doll was seated, but we recognize the placement of the sensor may be perceived as inappropriate,” Hasbro spokeswoman Julie Duffy told The Providence Journal .