Hello!
Today I was messing around with Darwin's little chair, and decided to remove the clips temporarily, as we do not yet use them and they are just a nuisance and seem to rather impede the comfort. The chair is called a 'Bumbo' and they are quite popular, so I guess that some others here may also have one at home.
Anyway, as I was removing the clips, which technically are not supposed to come off, I found an Ichthys
etched on the chair, hidden beneath the fitting where the clips was:
I thought it was a bit odd, so had a quick Google, and others have found the same on later models of the chairs.
I did think it odd to find it hidden away there. It is not part of the design, and according to the bit of information I could find on the net it just seems to reflect the religious beliefs of the company which have been described as 'very religious' but on what measure that is taken, who knows?
Though it does not bother me in the slightest, I do wonder how more religious people would feel if, for example, they discovered 'God does not exist, trust in science' or something similar etched into the underneath of their baby goods? I dare say that there would be a few rather upset people: maybe more so in the US and a number of other nations.
Of course, with our son being named Darwin, I could always add to it, anyway:
Would it stop me buying another? Certainly not (though the design of the clip might: it seems really awkwardly placed), but I genuinely do not think the same would be true if it were an atheist message found by many religious buyers.
