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OUTRAGE AS ‘PATRIOTIC KENNY’ DOLL WEARS REAL EAGLE FEATHERS, SPARKS FEDERAL INVESTIGATION

In what critics are calling the “moral bankruptcy of blind jingoism,” the viral “Patriotic Kenny” doll—a singing, flag-waving action figure marketed as “the ultimate American idol”—has ignited a firestorm after it was revealed that its headdress and epaulets are adorned with genuine bald eagle feathers.

The toy, produced by the shadowy startup “Uncle Sam’s Treasures,” is now the subject of a joint DOJ and Fish & Wildlife Service probe. Animal rights groups and religious leaders have united in condemnation.

“This is not patriotism; this is desecration of a sacred national symbol for profit,” said Rev. Alistair Thorn, a prominent social critic. “We are worshipping an abstract idea of country at the expense of the living creatures and laws that define it. When a child hugs this doll, they are hugging the corpse of our national identity. This is the end of reverence; we are now a society that commodifies even the symbols meant to unify us.”

The doll’s catchy anthem, “I’m Kenny and I’m Proud (To Sell You My Soul),” is already being pulled from streaming platforms. Critics argue the scandal reflects a deeper sickness, where blind consumerism and performative patriotism have replaced true civic duty.

As one parent on X wrote: “First we let the flag become a product. Now we let the bird become a costume. What’s next? A constitution-flavored soda? We have lost the plot.”