Mom declares war on Baby Bratz dolls

First of all is the "strip of material" on the "BIG" baby bratz or the lil' baby bratz? I bought my daughter a lil one and it came with regular underwear. However, I plan on buying her a BIG one for her, despite these reviews. I would have to say that I agree with the comment that was made about the fact that kids don't know what thongs are and only react to adults reactions on things. If we didn't make a big deal about it then kids probably wouldn't even think anything about what the underwear in question looked like. Also, how many kids actually keep clothes on their baby dolls, barbie dolls or any doll for that matter. Their bottoms are uncovered, so what's the difference. My daughter will have just as much enjoyment playing with this doll despite the style of "so-called thong" underwear it is wearing.

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People tend to think that the reason you would change something like this or want to get rid of it is to hide it from our children. Yes, it is true that if we were to not make a big deal about this our children would think nothing of it. This is NOT the only problem. I don't think that many mothers, fathers, and entertainment industry associates realize the affect that this is having on people in general. Males 14-28 are bombarded with sex in the media, and the real world CONSTANTLY. They see developed 15, 16, 17 year old girls walking around showing it off, with things like "sexy" or "hottie" written across the butt. At the swimming pool in possibly the same or similar thong underwear that their brats doll wears. Sure that girl is not being affected. She can go on and grow up. BUT, what about that guy who walked by and saw it. Some guy who is trying so hard to keep thoughts out of his mind. How are we helping? Whether you like it or not, we are in this world together. We affect each other in so many ways. Its not the pedophile taking our child that we should be afraid of. It’s the friend next door who we are turning into a “pedophile”. Whether in his mind or not. It is OUR responsibility to make sure that things all the way down to these dolls stay clean, safe, and fun for everyone. IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Think about it. There is a very REAL problem here.

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And what of this new Bratz party bus? The guy are girl in a van having a party? With a "smoothie bar"????? Uhhhh....Let not be stupid.

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Well, I for one am completely offended by these Bratz Babyz. They're sexualizing babies! And I cannot believe that there's not a national uprising over this.

I am actually in the process of creating an uprising where I live. Today I was in Target, and for some mysterious reason, I was drawn into the WHOLE AISLE devoted to these Bratz dolls. I think the regular Bratz dolls are pretty sick, and I would never let my daughter play with one. But the babies, give me a break! That's where I draw the line. I immediately called the manager over and complained vehemently. I mean, there was a Bratz Baby motorcycle (what baby rides a motorcycle). But worse, the drawing of the doll on the motorcycle box had her mini-skirted booty pointing right out at me. I challenge anyone to debate me that that is not sexually suggestive. There were Bratz Baby twins called Phoebe and Roxxi "My name is Roxxi, but my friends call me Spice, 'cuz I like to spice things up." I'm sorry, but
"Roxxi" is a porn-star name, and I don't think this "Baby" was alluding to cooking. Well, the mgr of Target agreed, but he couldn't pull the dolls without corporate approval (I called headquarters from the aisle, but they were closed for the weekend). I also called a few other stores in my town. All of the managers agreed with me, except they were bound by "obligation" to keep the dolls on the shelves. Except, one of the Wal-Marts in town actually did pull the dolls (Yay!). They said they were going to send them back to the District headquarters and request that they stop sending the dolls to their store. This is probably the only good thing I can say about Wal-Mart.(Another Wal-Mart in town, though, told me the same story of having to get instructions from headquarters).

I, personally, am going to fight to keep these dolls off the shelves. They are extremely sexually suggestive, and I would challenge anyone to debate me on that.

These dolls are a clear sign of how sick our society is. I work with domestic and sexual violence survivors, and I make no distinction between the images and suggestions that these dolls are selling, and the pervasive, epidemic cycle of brutalizing and oppressing women. The psychological and sociological (not to mention pathological) impact these dolls have on our psyches is way too much for me to go into here.

Educate yourselves. Protect the women and children in your lives. Boycot MGM Entertainment. Put pressure on retailers to ban the dolls. Let's start teaching our lovely children about self-respect and not "bratitudes." (Quoted from a Bratz box).

As I'm sure all are well aware, unspeakable things happen to babies and children all over this planet. The U.S. is not immune (quite the contrary). Vow to stop the sexualization of children (and the sexualization of women). Women, we need to collectively reclaim our true, God-given sexuality. We've been robbed of it over centuries by a force seeking to objectify us. I believe that there is a force seeking to systematically corrupt our children. I've studied this for years, trust me on it. I hope I'm wrong, but for their sake, PLEASE don't let your children play with these dolls.

One final note, my good friend works with young people in drug rehab. At his fairly typical rehab center, at least 95% of the girls there have experienced some form of sexual abuse. Now, I wouldn't go quite as far as to say that these dolls CAUSE sexual abuse, but I do consider them to BE A FORM of sexually abusing children. Not to compare a plastic doll to the abhorrent, evil acts themselves, but they are unequivocably in the same realm.

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So you say "if we don't make a big deal out of the fact that this "could be" a "thong" our children will not make a big deal out of it either.Well that would be what I would do when my little girl saw it so maybe she wouldn't remember it then I would toss it out cuzz I wouldn't want her to think that it was normal to wear that.
I would never get her one of those dolls they look like they have no self. JUST SLUTS thats not what I want for the norm for my little girl.

Oh and HELLO!!!!
As an adult doll collector who likes to display and even play with my dolls too,
WOW you need to grow up ...No kids huh
GET A LIFE!

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I'm a 25yr old childfree female, pretty wild in a lot of ways myself but I still have my morals and I've always disagreed with the Bratz line.
The message it seems to send to kids is for them not to just allow themselves to be kids!
I think they promote materialism and early sexualization, and with all of the shite in the media (TV, Movies, Music) these days...it's just another piece of kindling wood to add to the fire.
Kids need to feel that they can just be kids
(everyone remember that episode of the Simpsons when the new girl joins the school, voiced by "Phoebe" from Friends, and pressures the schoolkids to wear revealing fashion/bring a date to a school dance, and sticks her nose up at everything that kids her age actually have fun doing: "you can giggle and stink all you want...I have a credit card." ?) and with the rampant commercialism targeting kids/tweens/teens as mega "consumers," along with music lyrics and/or TV shows glorifying violence (especially against women) and promiscuous sex...
Dude like what does that say for our society's value system? The money goes to the military and not to the education system. Parents are very much to blame too.
Parents work multiple jobs to pay the bills and keep up with their kids' increasing demands for new this and that, and then these same parents whine and complain about how their little darlings are unappreciative, spoiled, belligerent, unmotivated/lazy, hyperconfrontational, hanging with the wrong crowd, not doing their schoolwork, getting pregnant at 14, coming home drunk and stoned at 2am when their 13, sitting infront of the XBox or TV for hours and hours and getting fat cuz they're eating crap and dulling their minds/wasting time in the process...

Where is the parental guidance? Oh yeah...sorry. It's working overtime at the office while JR. eats microwaved pizzapops while watching MTV where oiled up bimbos gyrate around some dude hyping himself as a #1 P.I.M.P. before biking to his bestbuddy's basement to participate in a "rainbow party" with the local schoolgirls instead of working on his science project cuz mom, dad, or big sis aren't around to help him out with it anyways.

'Bratz' are only one brick in this wall, people.

My 3 cents.

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I allow my daughters to have Bratz stuff. We have lotz and I expect to purchase more. Here is the thing: Bratz are way over the top. It's very easy to explain "Bratz are too Sassy" and "Bratz are too young to wear makeup". The passive 1950's overstuffed bra that lives to marry Dr. Ken is a lot more difficult to explain. My opinion is simply put "Don't act like Bratz would act." into your vocabulary, and let them have the dollz if they want them.

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Seems to me some people need to get a life. If you don't whant your children playing with them fine, but dont make a big deal about it. The doll had on underthings and to me the women who lifted the dress and the first thing she thought about was being sexy she is sick! And yes some of the music vidos are nasty but you need to have more controle over your kids. And they wernt made your young kids "look at the radings". And do you people remenber wareing hot pants when you were young? And mini's when they were out the first time? Let the girls be young when there young. The last thing this world needs to see is a 40 year old women wearing short mini's because her mom wouldnt let her ware them when she was 16.

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I have NEVER liked these dolls. My 9 year old received one as a gift a couple of years ago, and it met, "an untimely demise". I have a hard enough time steering clear of "hoochie mama" apparel in the stores, music videos and suggestive advertising. I am not about to bring those little creatures into my home.

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Wow, these dolls rock it's a bad thing they're Bratz Babies, I wonder do the older models come with risk?ingerie and kinky leather accessories.

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