Gauntlet
12-31-2005, 01:20 PM
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=bizarre&id=3766875
(12/29/05 - PHILADELPHIA, PA) - Tiana Ennis was excited about Sasha, the bottle holding Baby Bratz doll she got Christmas morning, along with three other teenage Bratz. They're known for their bold fashion statements. But the 8-year-old was unnerved by the skinny underwear she discovered under the Baby Bratz's skirt.
It was a thong. Tiana's discomfort is clear as she recounts showing her big sister and mom.
"I didn't feel too right about it," she said. "I said, 'Umm... She looks too grown wearing that.'"
Tiana's mother Evonne Ennis said, "I just wanted to know why would they put something like this on a baby. If I knew the doll had this on I wouldn't have bought it." The Bratz dolls are clearly not conservative. Still, Evonne expected Baby Bratz were different based on a booklet attached to the package.
"She has on (what looks) like underwear and a little shirt," Evonne said.
And she contends the package didn't show the back of the doll's skirt.
"Look how short it is," Evonne noted. "That's what gets me."
Evonne worries the thong and short skirt send a bad message to young children who are already exposed to much that's beyond their years.
"I would like to see more clothes on the dolls. Maybe a little sleeper or a Pamper," she suggested.
Evonne tells Action News that late Wednesday afternoon doll maker MGA Entertainment apologized for what they call a mistake and promised to send the Pampers that should have been on Tiana's Baby Bratz doll in the first place.
(Copyright 2005 by Action News. All Rights Reserved.)
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Yeah sure... manufacturing error my ass.
(12/29/05 - PHILADELPHIA, PA) - Tiana Ennis was excited about Sasha, the bottle holding Baby Bratz doll she got Christmas morning, along with three other teenage Bratz. They're known for their bold fashion statements. But the 8-year-old was unnerved by the skinny underwear she discovered under the Baby Bratz's skirt.
It was a thong. Tiana's discomfort is clear as she recounts showing her big sister and mom.
"I didn't feel too right about it," she said. "I said, 'Umm... She looks too grown wearing that.'"
Tiana's mother Evonne Ennis said, "I just wanted to know why would they put something like this on a baby. If I knew the doll had this on I wouldn't have bought it." The Bratz dolls are clearly not conservative. Still, Evonne expected Baby Bratz were different based on a booklet attached to the package.
"She has on (what looks) like underwear and a little shirt," Evonne said.
And she contends the package didn't show the back of the doll's skirt.
"Look how short it is," Evonne noted. "That's what gets me."
Evonne worries the thong and short skirt send a bad message to young children who are already exposed to much that's beyond their years.
"I would like to see more clothes on the dolls. Maybe a little sleeper or a Pamper," she suggested.
Evonne tells Action News that late Wednesday afternoon doll maker MGA Entertainment apologized for what they call a mistake and promised to send the Pampers that should have been on Tiana's Baby Bratz doll in the first place.
(Copyright 2005 by Action News. All Rights Reserved.)
http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/5607149836182359.JPG?0.19433504057705142
Yeah sure... manufacturing error my ass.