Article 5SHGN Prickly present: dancing cactus toy that raps in Polish about cocaine goes viral

Prickly present: dancing cactus toy that raps in Polish about cocaine goes viral

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Matthew Cantor
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Walmart removes listing by third-party seller after Ontario woman discovers one of toy's songs is about cocaine and hopelessness

A word of warning before you go toy shopping this Christmas: beware the rapping cactus.

The toy, marketed as educational, may teach your children more than you want them to know, as a woman in Brampton, Ontario, discovered the hard way. The miniature, bright-green dancing cactus Ania Tanner bought sings in English, Spanish and Polish while squirming to the beat. After buying it for her granddaughter, Tanner discovered that one of the songs in its repertoire was an explicit tune about cocaine and hopelessness.

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