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I love Ugly Dolls -- they're plushy and soft, sure, but they're also a nice antidote to the usual super-sweet kid stuffed toy. Because they're ugly, see! And I have boys, which means that we don't have a lot going on at my house in the "doll" category, other than the Uglys. And I'm not the only parent of boys who has fallen for the Ugly Dolls -- Donald McNeil wrote a piece for last spring's New York Times where he pointed out that "there is no doubt that there is something preternatural about the boy-Ugly bond."
But now, thanks to First Kid Sasha Obama, the super hip Ugly Doll isn't just a boys' toy any more. On her first day of school at Sidwell Friends, seven-year-old Sasha was spotted with an Ugly Doll keychain hanging from her backpack. Specifically, Sasha was toting a Babo's Bird doll: "Babo can't stand birds! They always eat the crumbs his cookies leave behind! Well, too bad because one bird has taken a liking to Babo and now likes to call him mommy." I doubt that Sasha worried about whether her Babo was a boy toy or a girl toy, but it's kind of cool to see a girl with something other than a Hannah Montana accessory on her bag. Shakes things up a little.
As for the acualy Babo's Bird Ugly Doll, this thing is so ugly that it's ... well, it's cute. For boys and girls.
Malia and Sasha Obama
Sasha Obama Takes Her Ugly Doll to School
The newest Obama trend, courtesy of Sasha, 7, is an Ugly Doll by the name of Babo's Bird. Photographed with the stuffed toy on her backpack, Sassy Sasha sure is trés-cool for school.
Callie Shell, HO/Change.gov
Malia and Sasha's Excellent Adventure
Malia, 10 (right) and Sasha, 7, wave to the crowd at the 2008 election night rally in Chicago. Politics are child's play to these sweethearts, and we can't wait to see them come into their own.
Jae C. Hong, AP
Sasha and Malia, kissing her mother Michelle, get ready for the first day of school in Washington, DC, as President-elect looks on. The Obama family are staying at the Hay Adams Hotel prior to their move into the White House.
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US President-elect Barack Obama orders shave ice treats with his daughter Malia and Sasha during an afternoon outing in December 2008 in Hawai'i Kai, HI.
Tim Sloan, AFP / Getty Images
The girls kept it casual on their Hawaiian vacation, enjoying days at the beach with friends and shaved ice treats and a dolphin show with their dad.
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Malia gives Barack Obama a big hug -- followed by one from Sasha -- at the Honolulu Zoo on December 30, 2008.
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Sasha (left) and Malia Obama stayed in Chicago for Thanksgiving 2008, squeezing in some volunteer work with their dad at a food bank at St. Columbanus Parish and School. The President-elect said he wants the girls "to learn the importance of how fortunate they are, and to make sure they're giving back."
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Sasha and Malia walk to school in Chicago after their father dropped them off in November 2008. Sasha takes gymnastics and tap classes while it's soccer, dance, drama and (by the looks of the case) flute for Malia.
Charles Dharapak, AP
The Obama family wave during a rally at the Ohio State House in Columbus, OH, two days prior to Barack's historic election to the White House.
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The Obama clan leave a restaurant in Chicago in August 2008. We know where the President-elect stands on taxes and bailouts, but about comfort food vs cuisine?
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But now, thanks to First Kid Sasha Obama, the super hip Ugly Doll isn't just a boys' toy any more. On her first day of school at Sidwell Friends, seven-year-old Sasha was spotted with an Ugly Doll keychain hanging from her backpack. Specifically, Sasha was toting a Babo's Bird doll: "Babo can't stand birds! They always eat the crumbs his cookies leave behind! Well, too bad because one bird has taken a liking to Babo and now likes to call him mommy." I doubt that Sasha worried about whether her Babo was a boy toy or a girl toy, but it's kind of cool to see a girl with something other than a Hannah Montana accessory on her bag. Shakes things up a little.
As for the acualy Babo's Bird Ugly Doll, this thing is so ugly that it's ... well, it's cute. For boys and girls.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 10)
1-19-2009 @ 6:12AM
Lindas603 said...My daughter also has an ugly doll keychain that she had on her backpack last yr. I think that they are cool, funky and original, as she thinks so too! lfs.
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1-19-2009 @ 4:48PM
bubs said...sound to me like you buy what you like in toys and hope your kid likes it too grow up you dumm ass
1-18-2009 @ 7:01PM
adm said...If people actually go out there and buy this toy because somebody else has it is ridiculous . some people in this country need to be leaders and not followers.im not going to get my child something that somebody else has just because it's a famous person has it if my child says oh i want that toy because they want it they saw it in a store or something but not because of popularity. the news and these entertainment news programs they use the propaganda to have people buy things that are "in style" this season and they try to brainwash us to care about what this celeb or that celeb is wearing and that we should have it too and its amazing that people will actually go and by it because a celebrity has it. be your ownself and create your own identity.
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1-18-2009 @ 9:14AM
Erna said...I believe it's better to learn where to put the periods before assuming the rigors of parenthood.
1-18-2009 @ 6:58PM
adm said...You go Erna! Not only are you a freestyle writer but you are a English professor too! Correcting people on their grammar and their punctuation,i'm telling you what would I or anyone on here do if you weren't on here to correct people. I'm going to throw out my dictionary, all my English books because I don't need them anymore I'll just go on the web and people like you can fix what I don't do and make it all better. BRAVO!!!! When I grow up I want to be JUST LIKE YOU !!! Thanks!
1-18-2009 @ 11:01AM
Kate said...It reminds me of how Rosie O made "Tickle Me Elmo" dolls so popular just by featuring them on her show *rolls eyes*
That said, the dolls ARE kinda cute :)
1-18-2009 @ 11:38AM
Dusty said...WOW! You are an angry little republican. Get over it. We won and that's not going to change for at least eight years. How did you decide you wanted a Barbie doll when you were a littlle girl? you saw her on TV in the arms of someone famous or someone you knew personally. I hope if your daughter want an ugly doll that dad or Grandma will sneak her one.
1-18-2009 @ 2:48PM
nellie said...you are so good at how you do things
1-18-2009 @ 12:40PM
Lisa said...Welcome to the world of being a parent. Kids always want what the other kids have. It'sy how they explore their world and find out where they fit in. It's fine for you whose fully grown to "go your own way" but for kids it's all about finding the place that they "fit in" in the scary world of all day school and day care.
If a little piece of conformity helps them cope....how's it going to harm you?
1-18-2009 @ 1:45PM
KMT said...Amen, adm. It is ridiculous how much time and energy we put into being hip. We teach our children to be the same way when we run out and buy everything they say they want. And we wonder why US children are lagging behind in terms of education. I am an educator and you would be surprised how many of our children know the latest brand of clothing, but can't spell their names. It's hip to be ignorant now, but no one makes public that trend.
1-18-2009 @ 1:50PM
Dick said...My sentiments exactly We are of one mind
1-18-2009 @ 1:48PM
Doc said...adm - Punctuation is a nice touch, don't you think? I agree that people shouldn't buy something just because famous people or their kids have it. At the same time, these dolls are cute, gender neutral, not unreasonable representations of human shapes and moderately priced. Seems like a good toy to me.
1-18-2009 @ 3:57PM
Addie said...How do you think trends start? Someone does it and if it catches on then EVERYONE wants it!
It's just a doll. Why be so bent out of shape about it?
Calm down!
1-18-2009 @ 5:19PM
Ashley said...I havent been a parent yet but I'm 16 so I remember my childhood pretty well, and I remember that whenever I another kid with a cool toy, I wanted one too. Its how kids work. They can have their individuality and stuff, but their children and this is a toy. Its not like she's gone out saying "HEY I HAVE AN UGLY DOLL!!! BE LIKE ME AND GET ONE TOO!!!" She just has one. We shouldnt really be considering her a celebrity, she's just a little girl. But I like Ugly Dolls, my boyfriend gave me one for my birthday.
1-18-2009 @ 6:21PM
Lo said...adm;
Run on sentences? One doesn't know how to interpret the meaning of your blog because you've used no punctuation.
1-20-2009 @ 12:38AM
shea said...Like "girls gone wild"; it is imperialism gone bad...
Commercialism is the more sophisticated form of imperialism...
1-18-2009 @ 8:07AM
shea said...I am going to go out and buy as many as I possibly can. I want every different one the store has. I have a grandson who will soon be born and I am going to stock the nursery with this trendy new toy...Yeas!!
TRENDY it is going to be...
if Lil' Sasha says its in, its in;
STOP HATIN"
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1-21-2009 @ 6:11PM
Kitten said...I hope that you don't run out and buy every single toy the Obama's or any one else advocates. Did you run out and buy Bratz dolls? Those are a GREAT example to set for children.
1-18-2009 @ 5:04PM
Betsy Segal said...Can you really be serious???????
1-18-2009 @ 5:19PM
shea said...I am like the Murphy's Oil Soap commercial; if it is good enough for that house, then Lord knows it is good enough for this one. I feel that our collectivism greatly defines our being. In order for Obama to become president, he had to overcome so huge obstacles. The way he views things and his drive, got him to where he is. The same expressive components he uses to become popular, you can bet your right ear, those little girls, once their abstract thinking has evolved, will be able to mimic or even express to a greater magnitude. Plus, those children come from really good stock; 2- Harvard grads...
Who else's style would I choose to copy?!
Any Suggestions?