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 ...

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 ...

Which Playmobil pirate ships are best? For decades, Playmobil has been producing creative playsets and figurines for clever toddlers. One of its most popular series is the Pirates series, replete with ...

Playmobil is perhaps best known for being the also-ran in the best-toys-that-snap-together competition against Lego, despite predating its Danish counterpart. But the German toymaker has been selling ...

A Sacramento, Calif., mother was upset to find a black doll with a slave collar in the pirate ship that her 5-year-old son got as a birthday gift. Suggested Reading Heroes of Hurricane Katrina: Where ...

A Sacramento mother is outraged over a Playmobil pirate ship set figurine that resembles an African American slave wearing a neck shackle. Ida Lockett of Sacramento said her 5-year-old son received ...

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 ...

It’s hard to pick a favorite accessory when it comes to Playmobil’s new Large Pirate Ship. There’s the hammock, a perfect napping spot for one of the four pirates; the ship animals, including two ...