AIBU to find this name offensive?

[Snowleopardsspots]

Blindness is a serious disability. Not some word to be chucked around for marketing attention. There are a lot of other words that could have been used - mystery box, suprise box.

This can’t be real. I really hope not

Yes this. People might refer to them as blind bags/ box’s but that isn’t what they’re called, usually.

i just searched smyths toy store and although you can search blind box the returned products are actually called mystery boxes as below

😂😂

That's what I thought too

I do that often.

I’m completely blind in one eye and the others on the way out.

If you were genuinely concerned about blind & visually impaired people on here you would have included alt-text on your image. 😉

You can use the word 'blind' to mean other things as long as it's not derogatory. Same as saying to a blind person 'do you see what I mean?' Neither are discriminatory or exclude blind & visually impaired people.

But posting pictures with no alt-text excludes blind & visually impaired people from understanding your post 😉

Some people are visually impaired & some are blind. They are both disabilities but not the same thing.

I cam understand what you’re saying and how language can be inappropriate. Look at development- slave and master for example. Its good to call out the language but not only m&s.

A blind or visually impaired person would know not to exclude other blind or visually impaired people from understanding their post by posting an image with no alt-text. 😉

All the blind & visually impaired people will be struggling to understand what OP is talking about.

Alt-text is added to images so screen read software can tell a blind or visually impaired person what the image shows.

Mumsnet does not currently have an alt-text function but a description can be added to the post.

Example Alt - text for my image :

[Image shows a small pale cream coloured Labrador- retriever cross puppy wearing a blue collar with the words guide dogs and the guide dogs association logo ]

I haven't heard of blind boxes before - I think we'd have probably called them lucky dip bags or something.

My first instinct was, "ooh, might have to get one for my blind friend!" and I still might. It's a change from Haribo. (We met on OLD, so it was definitely a blind date.)

So the box contains a random pig?

Have any blind people complained about it?

😂😂😂 I may have to borrow this! I love the idea of window winks!

Just reminds me of this

@runnerducky made me spit out my wine on my sun longer lol 😂

Give me strength…

I won't stand for this, d'you hear me? 😡

There are absolutely blind boxes on Smyts. They have it in the title on items

I thought you were complaining about the name Percy being slang for penis.