Auntie Theresa brought Fiona a nice little gift to Mother’s Day brunch….a little activity center that either goes on her crib or she can lay flat and play with….Fisher Price I believe is the brand. Like most toys these days it has several “noise” settings. It can be louder or quieter, play music continuously or just play music when Fiona moves certain pieces. But this one also has a setting where instead of music you get a woman’s voice talking to your child. The voice itself is fine, just fine, but what the voice says is a little disturbing.
She starts of giggling followed by a “hi baby” and then a “ooooooooh”….it goes on from there….she sounds exactly like she’s trying to seduce someone in a cheap porno flick not play with a child. My family…well really my brother =)….played it over and over again and I don’t think I’ve seen everyone laugh that hard in years.
Now I make my living sitting in teams of creatives, brainstorming with copy writers and concepting out every minute detail of the smallest product. I know there are no accidents when it comes to these things. Somewhere in Fisher Price head quarters is a team of overly caffinated people who are totally bored with what they do thinking they’ve pulled a fast one. And on some street corner is a well payed hooker whose voice will forever be a part of my daughter’s early education.
