If you are a reader of this blog, you know our love for political games and particularly political videogames. But what about political toys? Certainly, these are not new, since there is a long tradition of making dolls of political figures (see, for example, the excellent spoof ad for Jesus Christ, the action figure). And, of course, political uses of doll, such as Gay Barbie and such. I wonder if there are other, non-doll, political toys. I do remember a friend who had a small towel with the image of a particular soccer team flag that he used to wipe his ass with (I know, I have wacky friends). Not sure if that qualifies as a political toy, though. I heard of the existence of mini-kits with American flags and a set of matches, so you could desecrate the flag anytime, anywhere (I haven't been able to track these down, so they may be an urban myth, but those would certainly qualify as political toys). Certainly, there are politics in toys (sexist Barbie doll and violent toy guns are the obvious examples), but I am asking here about toys with an agenda. In the realm of software toys, there are certainly some politically motivated cubicle-based tamagotchis and all Maxis games have certainly political connotations. Are there out there Marxist Legos, liberal balls, Catholic crayons? Chime in if you know of any. Meanwhile, enjoy the beauty of a teddy bear deliciously bleeding to his death.