At Gizmodo, Jesus Diaz says: "It rotates. It has blinking lights, a disco ball, and a pole. And it's probably one of the wrongest toys you can give to any girl." He also notes that, unlike the USB pole dancer, "this one is actually for kids." Delightful!
And, lest anyone misunderstand that I have a problem with this toy because I'm slut-shaming actual living, breathing, real-life pole-dancing ladies: No, I'm not. My objection to this item is that it introduces as a fun activity a sex act to which a child cannot consent and actively seeks to sexualize children, specifically girls, and specifically in an objectified and submissive sexual role.
[H/T to Shaker Roro80.]
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