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Caylee Anthony Tribute Doll
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The story of Caylee Anthony, the little girl who was most likely murdered by her own mother, continues to stir strong emotions in many of us. My mother can't talk about what happened to her without crying and I find it difficult to even look at her photo. You know the photo -- cheek resting on her little hand, gazing sweetly up at something off camera. It's heartbreaking.I know my mother and I are not the only ones moved by Caylee's story, but one man has been moved in a way that many will find disturbing and just plain wrong. Jaime Salcedo is the president of Showbiz Promotions, a company that specializes in the "creation of products directly from the headlines." Along with his (Michael) Vick dog chew toys and Sarah Palin boxing shorts, he is now offering the Inspirational Caylee Sunshine Doll.
The first of his company's products to be inspired by a crime victim, the doll sells for $29.99 and is intended to be a tribute to the slain girl. As proof of his good intentions, he says he plans to donate some of the proceeds from the doll to charity. Just which charity and how much is still up in the air as he hasn't actually made any arrangements for that.
The 18" doll, dressed in jeans and a Caylee Sunshine-logo t-shirt, looks nothing like the brown-haired girl we've all seen in the photos. This, according to Salcedo, is intentional. A doll that looks like the murdered child would be too morbid. A doll that bears her name and plays "You Are My Sunshine" when you press her belly is not.
What do you think?
| Yes. Anything that brings awareness to this crime is a good thing. | |
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| No. It's just another huckster trying to profit from a tragedy. |
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1-27-2009 @ 2:44PM
Jenni said...I can go both ways on this one. Especially if she was still missing, this would bring some great awareness. Now that her body has been found, I would want to hear the family's viewpoint on this. They may see it as a great way to keep her memory alive and to see how many lives this child touched in just a short time.
I can also see where it can be inappropriate and I think most of that comes with how it's marketed and how much the family's wishes are considered.
By family I mean the part that didn't murder or contribute to murdering her.
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1-27-2009 @ 3:03PM
Joy said...Something about this saddens me.
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1-27-2009 @ 3:38PM
SKL said...I find this doll spooky. I don't agree that it doesn't look like the real Caylee - if her hair were darker, it really would. They have copied her eyes - the windows to the soul.
One of the reasons the feminist movement was so against dolls as a steretypical girl's toy is that a doll objectifies the female. To that theory, I generally say bunk; yet in this case, I do feel like this doll sort of offers to be a replacement object for the real child. It sort of distances us from the fact that Caylee was a real child who was murdered. Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't feel right to offer this doll for sale.
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1-27-2009 @ 10:36PM
ann said...That doll completely inappropriate! I understand bringing awareness IF she was STILL missing but sadly that is not the case. How could this possibly be a good idea?
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4-22-2009 @ 3:23PM
vonnie said...i believe the doll should stay.she will keep caylee alive forever.the hair should be changed,and the shirt changed to a dress,with lots of ruffles and lace,but keep the logo. and she should be larger.most people comment with such negative thoughts.they should try and find something positive out of all this.no one can change one thing about the anthonys.it' a done deal and {poof} a small child is gone forever.buy the doll and some day,when this terrible ordeal is over.show and tell the story.things like this can and will save a child.i think some of the proceeds should go to,missing chidren or murdered even abused children and to those who are still missing.the doll will stand for so many other thing's,jut find them.
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4-18-2009 @ 2:07AM
lavvon said...p.s. at this time i my life ,i can't afford the doll.my husband passed away,and on a very tight budget.when and if the price goes down, i will buy the doll.
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