Take that Bratz: Barbie is Back?
Apparently, Toy giant Mattel is coming back with a vengence on the strength of sales of T.M.X. Elmo and...Barbie? After stiff competition from those slutty-looking (allegedly foul-mouthed) Bratz dolls, Barbie is finally making a comeback. From the Washington Post:
Gross sales of its Barbie line rose 3 percent domestically and worldwide during the quarter.Take that, Bratz! We at the Consumerist have an anti-Bratz bias.—MEGHANN MARCOFor the past few years, Barbie has faced a stiff challenge from privately held MGA Entertainment's Bratz dolls, but Barbie sales should continue to rise, and Bratz sales appear to have peaked, Johnson said.
Mattel Profit Rises; Barbie and Elmo Rule [Washington Post]
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Thank God for that. I rebranded Bratz as "My first little Ho" doll when I first saw them on the market.
Then Barbie is a highly paid call-girl.
Barbie has been criticized for promoting an unrealistic beauty/body image to young girls, but nothing compares to the horror of those sexualized pre-teen training-whore Bratz dolls.
The creepiest thing about Bratz dolls is that you don't change their shoes, you change their ENTIRE FOOT
Oh, Babs had her problems--obsession with youth, beauty and fashion, of course--but at least she has a job! Those skanky little bratz dolls literally do nothing--nothing--except shop! And, like, pout with creepy eyes.
Barbie has held every job from McDonald's to presidential candidate. Having grown up in the "We girls can do anything, right Barbie?" era, I simply do not get behond those bug-eyed shopping freaks.
Something I forgot to mention; Barbie has no gaydar when it comes to boyfriends, but she owns her own Dreamhouse.(and a Corvette).
Should they change the name to 'Ho'z'?
I sincerely hope it's due to parental backlash.
When my daughter was born, one of the first things we told everyone was "No Bratz." I'll be darned if I ever let those things in my house.
Bratz are creepy enough. Baby Bratz, however, are creepier by a factor of 10.
The first time I saw Bratz dolls, my mind immediately renamed them "Slutz".
They seem to be popular, so SOMEBODY must be buying them, but hypersexualized prepubescent dolls just squick me out.
Don't get too excited. The only reason Barbie is coming back is that most of their new Barbie products look exactly like Bratz dolls. Take a look next time you're in the toy aisle. Disney even has a whole line of their classic characters in Bratz style.
My daughters play with Groovy Girls, which despite the stupid name are incredibly chill.
Bratz and their related products are the only things actually banned from my household. Hell I'll let my girls watch Family Guy before I let them play with a Bratz doll.
the worst thing about Bratz dolls are the commercials, I saw one where there were 8 -9 year old girls shopping with dolls or whatever and the tag line at the end of the commercial is "You're Hot!"
Unfortunately there are a couple Bratz products that got through under radar in my house. I think the only possible step down from Barbie's anroexic chic is the Bratz, Bulimia and Botox look.
My second daughter was born this last Friday. My other is two years old. I hereby pronounce a ban on all whore-dolls in my house.
seriously.