Saturday, August 22, 2009

The Dirty Truth About Bratz Games


You’ve heard it all. Bratz games are ripped off from Barbie. Bratz games are provocative. Bratz games are ruining our youth, blah, blah, blah. There are many things to say about Bratz games, most of questionable authority, but there are some elements of Bratz games that are certainly true – even if you don’t particularly want to believe them.

Bratz Games are Popular With Good Reason
Bratz games are popular for a very good reason. They makes ense to kids and are enjoyable. Kids today like to play Bratz games for many reasons. They like to dress up dolls that are close to their age. They like to play with fashion items that seem like something they might wear. They also like the element of fantasy. The vast majority of girls realize that they won’t be wearing mini skirts and three inch heeled boots to geography class someday, but they can still enjoy the illusion of it all.

Fashion Games Aren’t Reality
If you think playing a fashion game, such as the Bratz games is akin to feeding your child mistruths about the world, look first to what she’s watching on television. There are few shows that show the truth about the world and how demure young women should dress. Blaming a small plastic doll for fashion risks and risqué clothing items, these parents are truly stretching.

Bratz Games Are a Rip-Off
There is no way around it, Bratz games really are a rip-off. The guy who designed them stole the idea for fashion dolls from Barbie. The problem is he just so happened to work at Mattel, Barbie’s parent company while he was having these brilliant ideas. If I worked at Coldstone Creamery and had a brilliant idea for mixing in toppings with ice cream, it would be the same sort of deal. Of course that didn’t stop the ice cream from being delicious and it certainly didn’t keep the Bratz games from being fun.

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