Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Bratz Games and Young Girls


There are many concerns from parents and other parenting groups that the Bratz dolls might not be appropriate for younger girls. The short clothing and promiscuous stance of the dolls are decidedly edgy and parents are concerned that their young daughters might be swayed somehow by these young dolls. Therefore they complain bitterly that the dolls should be removed from the shelves and replaced with something more wholesome.

Bratz games have always been a bit edgy – that is there appeal. But the Bratz games aren’t threatening or even remotely dangerous to the mass population. If parents aren’t interested in their child having Bratz dolls simply don’t give her any of the dolls to play with. As for removing them from the shelves, there is no need for the parents of a few to make decisions that influence many. The Bratz dolls have a home in toy stores and have a ready market group. And presumably it doesn’t even contain the children of those who don’t care for the dolls, so there really isn’t much of a problem to consider.

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