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 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 ...

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 ...

Ida Lockett explained to CBS in Sacramento that the birthday gift, bought for her five-year-old son by his aunt, has one accessory that made her eyes go wide and her jaws drop. The figurine is of a ...

One mom was surprised to find a “former slave” figurine — complete with slave collar — in her child’s birthday present. When she expressed her displeasure, people came out of the woodwork to call her ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Ollie and Henry Ferguson pushed their toy pirate ship into the North Sea, there was a sudden pang of doubt from the pair. Tentatively, they released it into the choppy waters off the coast of the ...

Which toy pirate ships are best? Kids are fascinated by swashbuckling pirates and have been for over a century. With their iconic eyepatches, peg legs and skull-and-crossbones flags, the pirate is ...