EDMONTON — Dolls being sold in an Edmonton liquidation store are causing a stir for what’s written on their packaging: “terrorist” dolls.
With memorials set across the country, and attacks in Ottawa and Quebec fresh in many minds, the word “terrorist” is a sensitive one for some.
Cheryl Ann Holtz first saw the dolls when her friend posted a picture of one on Facebook. The friend found them Sunday night at Bianca Amor’s Liquidation Supercentre in Edmonton. Her Facebook post reportedly received so much attention, that she had to delete it.
Holtz says she sees the word as “racist” labelling; and believes it’s offensive to all Canadians, regardless of their race.
“I think it just sends the wrong message and could be hurting a lot of people without people realizing that.”
The dolls are made in China and look like a knock-off of Living Dead dolls, popular collection made in the U.S. These dolls even say the words ‘Living Dead Dolls’ on the package.
For Holtz, there’s only one thing that should be done with them.
“I would like them taken off the shelves and taken off the market and banned.”
Global News contacted the store selling the dolls, but our calls were not returned.
With files from Kent Morrison, Global News
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