"Just grasp it firmly by the legs and find a place to slam it. The £9.95 Dammit Dolls come in a variety of colours and patterns, and each have a poem stitched on them that reads: "Whenever things don't go so well, and you want to hit the wall and yell, here's a little Dammit Doll that you just can't do without. One of the stress dolls with the suggestion to ‘grasp it firmly by the legs and find a place to slam it’ Mrs Church was referring to controversy surrounding Halloween costumes being sold at Asda and Tesco, which depicted the mentally ill as axe-wielding psychopaths. To me, it's as bad as the mental patient costumes that were taken off supermarket shelves recently. This 12 inch novelty gift is the dose of stress relief youve been looking for. "I feel it's a really poor-taste thing to sell. Relaxing is for the sane Grab a Dammit Doll and whack away your frustrations. "If they witness adults banging dolls against a wall, would they then feel it would be acceptable to bang their dolls against walls and then progress to babies when they're older? They're important learning tools, and help children to act out real-life situations. "We give children dolls to cuddle and look after. I think they’re really shocking and irresponsible. She said: "He said they're just a bit of fun, but I disagree. The controversial Dammit Doll is on the shelves at Fenwick in Whitefriars, with people encouraged to slam it against a wall to let off steam.īut some shoppers in Canterbury said the toy sends out the wrong message to children and could encourage copycat violence.Īmong them is retired children's nurse Phyllis Church, 65, who said she was so appalled when she spotted the dolls on sale that she complained to the store's manager. The Dammit Doll left some shoppers appalledĪ Canterbury city centre department store has been slammed for selling a stress reliever doll critics claim promotes violence and could lead to child abuse.
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