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  1. 1st Feb 2008, 3:35 PM #1
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    Default Woolworths withdraws it's Lolita bed range for teens ...

    How on Earth did these people not notice this was an inappropriate name for a kids bed?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7222008.stm

    Bedroom furniture for young girls with the brand name Lolita has been withdrawn by Woolworths following complaints from parents.
    A parenting website said it was in "unbelievably bad taste" to give the bed the same name as a novel about a sexually precocious young girl.

    Woolworths said the £395 Lolita Midsleeper Combi was withdrawn when the matter was brought to its attention.
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  2. 1st Feb 2008, 4:30 PM #2
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    Sorry but you just have to laugh. The dimwits!
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  3. 1st Feb 2008, 5:09 PM #3
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    Political correctness gone mad...
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  4. 1st Feb 2008, 5:47 PM #4
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    It's a bit like a childcare buisness going out of buisness, and the owner trying to work out why no-one wanted to use Myra's Childcare ...
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  5. 1st Feb 2008, 8:54 PM #5
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    That or the unfortunately titled Mole Station Nursery
    Your people? Your people??? They are MY people now!
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  6. 1st Feb 2008, 8:59 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by WhiteCrowUK View Post
    It's a bit like a childcare buisness going out of buisness, and the owner trying to work out why no-one wanted to use Myra's Childcare ...
    Exactly. 'Lolita' may be just the name of a fictional character, but the like it or not, the name has become garnered with indelibe paedophillic associations.
    We all know what it means when you the 'Lolita' SPAM e-mail.....
    I just can't believe some dumbass actually came up with that one, & that they went ahead & used it.
    Even if it is a case of PC gone mad, which is debateable in itself, surely they must've known they'd be inviting problems & would be saving themselves a load of hassle for themselves by not using it?
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  7. 1st Feb 2008, 9:02 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by WhiteCrowUK View Post
    How on Earth did these people not notice this was an inappropriate name for a kids bed?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7222008.stm
    I know it's not a very politically correct reaction, but my initial response was to stick my bottom lip out with my tongue and say "Durrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!"
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  8. 1st Feb 2008, 9:04 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carol Baynes View Post
    I know it's not a very politically correct reaction, but my initial response was to stick my bottom lip out with my tongue and say "Durrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!"
    Exactly!
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