A mother whose 5-year-old son got a Playmobil pirate ship as a birthday present is raising questions about one of the toy set’s characters. She says the dark-skinned figurine, which comes with a neck ...

A dark-skinned toy inside a Playmobil pirate ship has caused an uproar for characteristics that appear to resemble to a slave. The figurine appears to have a shackle around its neck, is barefoot and ...

Some assembly — and a lot of explanation — required. A Playmobil toy pirate ship equipped with what appears to be a shackled slave figurine has sparked outrage after a California woman stumbled upon ...

There is also a cargo cell below the deck of the ship, which Lockett believes is reminiscent of a slave hold. "It's definitely racist," she said. "It told my son to put a slave cuff around the black ...

German toymaker Playmobil is in the hot seat after distributing a toy that some purchasers are calling racist. The toy, a pirate ship play set, comes with a dark-skinned character and instructions to ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A Californian mother complained to Playmobil via ...

Playmobil Pirates, the first Playmobil game for a digital platform, is now available as a free download on iOS and is coming soon to Google Play. The app is launched worldwide in ten different ...

Playmobil has been accused of racism over a black pirate figurine with a shackle around his neck. Mother Ida Lockett had given the toy to her five-year-old son as a birthday present from his aunt ...

A Playmobil children's toy set has sparked outcry after a concerned parent noticed that one of the figures resembled an African slave wearing a neck shackle. Ida Lockett's 5-year-old son was given the ...

A mother in California says a Playmobil pirate ship toy is racist for containing a dark-skinned figurine wearing a neck shackle. “It’s definitely racist,” Ida Lockett told CBS. “It told my son to put ...

There is also a cargo cell below the deck of the ship, which Lockett believes is reminiscent of a slave hold. "It's definitely racist," she said. "It told my son to put a slave cuff around the black ...