It is all about marketing. Would you buy toilet paper named Sandpaper? How about a soft drink called diarrhea? How about a bed called Lolita for your 6 year old? I know my two examples were extreme but one mother thought the name of a bed marketed to 6 year old girls was extreme also. Woolworths had a bed online that was geared towards little girls and when a Mom discovered the name of the bed was “Lolita” she fired off postings on a parenting site. Once Woolworths found out about it they immediately pulled the beds off of the website. According to Woolworths they had no idea the word was used to describe sexually active pre-teens. I guess we can give credit to a giant corporation for finally putting people before money.
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