Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Jul 17 2008
Dolls and little girls
The whole Mattel Inc. vs. MGA case concerning the Bratz dolls is interesting. I recall being given baby dolls as a little girl and then I figured out how much work that sort of fake baby could be with diapers and all the undershirts and other items one drags around if one wants to play Mommy. I quickly moved toward the fun of Barbie and her fashions. We didn't have Bratz dolls available to us at that time, though Skipper and Betsy McCall were around as dolls for the younger set.
The whole baby doll wardrobe and its world of fake milk and dirty diapers was not so much play to me as a hint at the work grown-ups did. I can't say I'm really in love with the image of Bratz dolls, but long as they don't drag around their own version of babies, I suppose they are a viable alternative to the unrealistic proportions of a Barbie doll.
posted at: 20:41 | category: /Playing | link to this entry
The whole Mattel Inc. vs. MGA case concerning the Bratz dolls is interesting. I recall being given baby dolls as a little girl and then I figured out how much work that sort of fake baby could be with diapers and all the undershirts and other items one drags around if one wants to play Mommy. I quickly moved toward the fun of Barbie and her fashions. We didn't have Bratz dolls available to us at that time, though Skipper and Betsy McCall were around as dolls for the younger set.
The whole baby doll wardrobe and its world of fake milk and dirty diapers was not so much play to me as a hint at the work grown-ups did. I can't say I'm really in love with the image of Bratz dolls, but long as they don't drag around their own version of babies, I suppose they are a viable alternative to the unrealistic proportions of a Barbie doll.
posted at: 20:41 | category: /Playing | link to this entry
