New Fisher Price Doll Says “Islam is the Light”!

Fig. 1. A real Muslim doll.

Fisher Price has released a new doll with a very un-doll-like feature: according to some, the doll proclaims to anyone who will listen that “Islam is the Light”. At least, that is what disgruntled customers allege of the international toy manufacturer’s “Little Mommy” doll.

Fisher Price, of course, denies what appears to amount to a min-jihad on its part. They say the baby just makes baby talk. Decide for yourself what the doll is saying by watching the video here.

As for me, I doubt the doll is saying “Islam is the light”, although it does sound that way. We could blame the well-known psychological phenomenon called “priming”, in which the brain is conditioned to construct the sounds in a particular way, except that the first customer who bought the doll heard it right away!

Retail chains like Wal-Mart and Target have pulled the doll off their shelves. But why? Don’t Muslims shop at those places? And don’t Muslim kids want dolls? And don’t Muslim parents want Muslim dolls for their Muslim kids? And won’t Muslim pay good Muslim money for good Muslim dolls?

I think Fisher Price should run with this and make dolls for all the major religions. I mean, how cute would a little baby Buddha doll be?

Also, I think Fisher Price should make dolls for atheists like me. When you push the doll’s hand, it would say, “There is no Light!” And then it would cry inconsolably for its Mommy.

I don’t think there’s foul play by true Muslims here. Why? Because no true Muslim would say that Islam is the light. A true Muslim would say that Allah is the light. Muslims aren’t like Christians: they don’t worship their own religion.

Besides, there are already genuine, quality Muslim dolls on the market, which you can buy online. They wear hijabs and everything. (See Fig. 1)

A Simile for the Ages

Here’s a great simile from a blog about Islam:

“Your brain is like your donkey, and Islam is like a mosque. You can ride your donkey anywhere you want, but when you enter the mosque you have to leave your donkey at the gate.”

Well played!