{"id":48859,"date":"2014-09-18T09:32:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T09:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=48859"},"modified":"2014-09-18T09:32:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T09:32:07","slug":"barbie-doll-shocks-mum-as-it-blurts-out-what-the-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=48859","title":{"rendered":"Barbie doll shocks mum as it blurts out &#8221;What the f***?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A mum has told of her outrage after hearing her young daughter&#8217;s talking Barbie doll scream: &#8220;What the f***?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Talina Evans, 25, couldn&#8217;t believe her ears when she heard seven-year-old Demileigh&#8217;s toy blurt out the swear word.<\/p>\n<p>The foul-mouthed doll, who has several voice-activated buttons on her belt, appears to sing something inaudible before screeching the shocking phrase.<\/p>\n<p>Shocked mum Talina, from North Wales, said she immediately took the toy, made by Mattel, from her daughter and demanded an explanation from her local Home Bargains store.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She had wanted the doll for a while so my dad bought it for her and I let her have it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She loved it and has been playing with it constantly ever since.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vulgar: The swearing Barbie that appears to say &quot;what the f**k?&quot; when pressed\" alt=\"Swearing Barbie\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article4266981.ece\/alternates\/s615\/PAY-Swearing-Barbie.jpg\" width=\"615\" height=\"409\" \/><\/div><figcaption><strong>Vulgar: The swearing Barbie that appears to say &#8220;what the f**k?&#8221; when pressed<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hadn&#8217;t really paid that much attention to it or what it was saying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8220;We&#8217;ve taken it off her now. We just told her that the doll had been bad and was swearing so it had to go.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was disappointed, of course, but she understood that it is wrong to swear and so the doll had to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The doll\u00a0is based on Barbie&#8217;s web reality series Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Foul-mouthed: Mum Talina Evans, 25, was shocked to hear the doll swear\" alt=\"Swearing Barbie\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article4266982.ece\/alternates\/s615\/PAY-Swearing-Barbie.jpg\" width=\"615\" height=\"409\" \/><\/div><figcaption><strong>Foul-mouthed: Mum Talina Evans, 25, was shocked to hear the doll swear<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It says 15 different phrases including &#8220;amaze&#8221;, &#8220;I love a makeover&#8221;, &#8220;there is no substitute for glitter&#8221;, and &#8220;to the salon!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Talina,\u00a0who is currently pregnant with her second child, was stunned when the doll launched into a foul-mouthed tirade.<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8220;I have tried taking the doll back but because I don&#8217;t have the receipt they say there is nothing they can do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s very irresponsible of the toy company &#8211; they know that children are going to be playing with these toys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not the only one who has heard it. You can hear it loud and clear, it definitely says &#8216;what the f***&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Mattel confirmed that an investigation had been launched into the swearing doll but refused to comment further.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the video below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5rqEvZHnFSs\" height=\"390\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Mirror.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mum has told of her outrage after hearing her young daughter&#8217;s talking Barbie doll scream: &#8220;What the f***?&#8221; Talina Evans, 25, couldn&#8217;t believe her ears when she heard seven-year-old Demileigh&#8217;s toy blurt out the swear word. 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