Do You Gossip About Other People's Kids?
Nearly 75% of you said yes; 44% gossip with close friends, while 30% limit your gossiping to "when it's relevant."
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The Science of Premature Babies
Despite the cost and the risks, 53% of you say that medical advances in caring for micro preemies are "a miracle." Another 36% are just plain impressed by what doctors can do to save these littlest babies.
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Hollywood's Hottest Dad
51% of you voted Hugh Jackman the Hottest Dad in Hollywood by a landslide. Wolverine edged out Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp -- and we can see why.
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Best Stepdad
How cool would it be to have Ashton Kutcher as your stepdad? Pretty cool, according to 52% of you. After all, you wouldn't have to teach him how to send a text message or use Twitter! Kutcher is pictured here in 2007 with stepdaughters Rumer and Tallulah Willis.
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Who cares about IQ?
Not ParentDish readers! 80% of you said that this 24-year-old UK mom should be allowed to keep her baby--even after social workers said she was "too stupid" to take care of her.
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Enough With the Gosselins!
Will you buy Kate Gosselin's cookbook? 64% of you say no -- and you're also tired of hearing about her.
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Best Babysitters
31% of you said that you would leave your kids with Ellen and Portia, while only 9% would trust Oprah to babysit. Interesting, since none of the celebs are parents.
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Fav Celeb Mom
Jennifer Garner is your favorite celebrity mom, beating out Angelina Jolie and First Lady Michelle Obama with 37% of the vote.
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Bad Mommy
Dina Lohan and Courtney Love tied for worst celebrity mom, each with 32% of your votes. Only 3% of you said that Kate Moss was a bad mom, though, which says a lot -- mostly what a mess Dina Lohan is.
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Unimpressed
Only 8% of you think Bristol Palin a better parent than baby daddy Levi. [Get the full story]
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What could be worse than
Baby Bratz with thong underwear? Well, Bratz Big
Babyz may not be worse, but they're certainly on the same downward spiral. The new tart-tastic addition to the Bratz
line supersizes the Future Prostitutes of America, making them even larger than the original teen versions.
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Nicholas 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM
Isn't everyone always clamoring for dolls that don't give children unattainable (and unhealthy) views of their bodies? Sounds like a decent attempt to me, so maybe Bratz aren't all bad.
Anyway, do small children even play with dolls anymore? Shouldn't they be out building robots and coming up with simple solutions for the world's problems (just a joke).
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Nancy Toby 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM
I'm also disturbed by the lower-limb edema that is apparent on these individuals. They've got the ankles of an 80-year-old. Or is that elephantiasis?
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AJ 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM
Read the Amazon customer reviews. Your opinion is valuable too. Share it.
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Jay 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM
What happened to simpler toys and times? It seems that girls are being enoucraged to appreciate the provacative styles at earlier and earlier ages. Where is the balance?
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Wendy 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM
I can't believe that surprises you, even barbie was based on sex. The Barbie Doll was originally a doll from Germany. The doll's original name was Lilli. The doll's appearance was modelled after a comic book character named Lilli Das Bild. In the comic strip Lilli was a sexy, sultry, hooker aimed at men. This was the complete opposite of the ideals Ruth wanted the doll to represent: purity and innocence. With a few changes to the heavy make-up, full lips and slight alterations Barbie was created.
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Starr Elaine 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM
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 these things.
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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