Wait, did I read that right? Her 17-year-old daughter likes to play with the Nimbus 2000? And this didn’t seem the least bit suspicious? Come on parents - let’s think about this for a minute. My oldest daughter (17) really likes it too! I recommend this for all children.” They really seem to like the special effects it offers (the sound effects and vibrating). Her friends love it too! They play for hours in her bedroom with this great toy. “‘When my 12-year-old daughter asked for this for her birthday, I kind of wondered if she was too old for it, but she seems to LOVE it.
My only problem I see with the toy is the batteries drain too fast and his sister fights him over it, so now I need to buy her one.’”
#VIBRATING BROOMSTICK ARCHIVE#
Shortly after its release, users on began commenting on the toy’s popularity among kids, especially groups of younger girls.Īn archive of Amazon’s “ Spotlight Reviews” had the following comments: Yeah, you heard right: a vibrating toy broom children are expected to put between their legs and “fly” around on. If the Internet is searched for various forms of scandalous Harry Potter paraphernalia the results won’t be very fruitful - unless they are in the form of a YouTube or blog parody.ĭon’t lose hope though, there are two incidents which flew under the protectorate’s bludgers to eroticize Harry Potter and the naughty bone.įirst was an incident concerning a Mattel Toy released in February 2001 called the “ Nimbus 2000.” The toy was a vibrating replica of the broom Harry Potter uses to uphold Gryffindor’s status as Quidditch champions, according to an article in The New York Times written the same month. and author JK Rowling have successfully protected the Harry Potter name.
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