Parents outraged as kids get Kinder Surprise toy with 'Donald Trump hair and KKK balloons'

January 15, 2019 | by Claudia Harrison

When one buys a Kinder Surprise egg, one expects the toy to have to do with a children’s movie or television show, but not with politics. Recently purchasers of the candy in Australia got more than they bargained for.

Kimberley, a mother from Australia, bought a Kinder egg for her 15-month-old son, Alexander.

When she opened it for him, she was horrified to see what toy had been included, and she isn’t the only one.

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Bought myself a Kinder egg (don't judge) and here's what I got. I mean I know you can't get these in the US, but why make kids the target audience of this active measures/disinformation/sharp power campaign? Foul play, KKK! pic.twitter.com/hwy8Tn78Kv
— Anton Tsvetov (@antsvetov) October 21, 2018

INAPPROPRIATE TOY

The toy is of a Kinder character with yellow hair that resembles the style of President Donald Trump and holding three blue balloons each with the letter K on them.

The three balloons together spell KKK, which shocked Kimberly due to its white supremacist implications.

is this a KKK kinder surprise? @kinderus pic.twitter.com/SJzdZjzVNk
— victor Rina Ben david (@china_victor) December 21, 2018

The parent company, Ferrero, apologized for the oversight and any offense that the toy caused their customers. In their statement they said:

“We do not support this organization in any way. The K on the balloons was solely meant to represent Kinder.”

My son got this as the toy in a Kinder Surprise chocolate egg!

White pointy shaped character.
Donald Trump hair.
“KKK” balloons.

Make chocolate great again??@colbertlateshow @iamjohnoliver @kindersurprise pic.twitter.com/07HwyHVjIc
— Liz Cameron (@lizjohnson6) November 3, 2018