Yet, parents keep buying this garbage and then wonder why their "little girls" dress like sluts at the age of 12.
Just can't fix stupid.
HO', HO', HO': DOLLS TO MAKE YOU CRY
By KIRSTEN POWERS
December 14, 2006 -- WHEN did the doll section turn into a porn shop?
I'd gone to FAO Schwarz with a friend and her three small children;
while they shopped for stuffed animals, I wandered over to recapture
some of the innocence of my childhood. What a mistake.
Just
feet from the Etch-A-Sketches and paint-by-numbers were dolls dressed
in garter belts, bustiers, fishnet stockings and high heels. "Ella" was
in a teddy; "Justine" in an evening gown with her breasts overflowing.
Cleavage and lingerie were the order of the day.
As small
children filed by, I felt myself panicking, wanting to cover their eyes
or steer them away, as if they were going to be exposed to something
they weren't meant to see. Never mind that they were the target
audience for these hyper-sexualized dolls. I was, after all, in a toy
store.
A 4-year-old girl was mesmerized by one of the dolls
with the flowing cleavage. Next to her was another doll wearing just a
black bra and panties, set on a mini sofa, with legs splayed. The
girl's father mindlessly pulled her away, seemingly unconcerned.
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