Mattel has done it again. You would have expected they’d have learnt after consistently copping criticism for the classic Barbie dolls which have been selling for the last fifty years due to her idealised and unrealistic silhouette (see my post here http://is.gd/sUHvfw) – but instead they’ve taken it a step further. Monster High dolls are now filling the shelves of your local toy store alongside Barbie and her friends – marketed for children as young as six.
‘Draculaura’ and her friends on shelf at perfect reach for your four-year-old
Monster High dolls come fully attired in bondage gear and my personal favourite, hooker boots.
‘See these shackles baby I’m your slave…’
Would you let your little girl out dressing like this?
‘Coffin Bean’ is steaming it up in here
Each kinky playmate features streaked hair, smoky harlot-worthy makeup, and sexy scars. And is it just me or do names like ‘Coffin Bean’, ‘Robecca Steam’, ‘Clawdeen Wolf’ and ‘C.A. Cupid’ sound like porn stars?
I can’t choose… they’re all ‘dot dead gorgeous’
You can meet all the ‘ghoulfriends’ at http://is.gd/G111zh
REFERENCES:
Cavazos, C 2011, Are Some Children’s Dolls Too Sexy?, online article, CBS, accessed 28/10/12, http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/03/18/are-some-childrens-dolls-too-sexy/
How to Explain Monster High and Other Hyper-sexualised Dolls to Young Kids, 2011, online web post, accessed 28/10/12, http://blog.pigtailpals.com/2011/12/how-to-explain-monster-high-and-other-hyper-sexualized-dolls-to-young-kids/
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