Get your barf bags ready, people. The braintrust that brought the world Bratz dollz are at it again…
Bratz Twin Babyz Lingerie Dollz
Phoebe “Sugar” is described as “sweet and mild” and dressed in a fluffy pink jacket with pink and black underwear, while Roxxi “Spice” is described at ‘wild and spicy” and has an open fake leather jacket and skimpy red and black lingerie. Both dolls have baby milk bottles hanging off chains strapped to their legs.
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I’m not sure if these things are being sold in the US or not but in Australia, sales are expected to reach one million this year. WTF???
But WAIT! Grab another barf bag. It gets worse…
Target stores in Australia are also selling Bratz and Barbie padded bras for little girls starting at size 6 and if you look at it in the photo below, the first two sets on the left and in the middle are very mature looking. In fact, it’s not unlike lingerie that I own. But it’s for little kids which is just gross.
The padded Bratz “bralettes” were among more than 30 different junior bra styles starting at size six on sale at a city Target store visited by the Herald Sun yesterday.The Australian Family Association warned parents against sexualising their children. “We have a growing problem with pedophilia and people viewing children as sex objects,” spokeswoman Angela Conway said. ~The Herald Sun
LITTLE GIRLS SIZE 6, people!
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The sets in the middle and to the left are very similar to lingerie that I own except that they’re for little kids. It’s disturbing…
The spokeswoman for Funtastic, distributor of Bratz dolls said “The idea of the padding is for girls to be discreet as they develop.”
I can’t believe any self-respecting woman would propagate such a line of BS.
Target also stood by the underwear line. It provided “fashionable items that give girls modesty and style as they go through development changes”, a spokeswoman said.
Does anyone actually believe that load of crap?
The Australian Family Association is right to warn parents against sexualizing their children. I mean honestly, who would buy any of this stuff for their kids? Flame me if you must but I’m going to be uncharacteristically judgmental for a moment…
The people that buy and thus create a market for this kind of stuff are incompetent morons.
DO YOU HEAR ME? If you are buying this stuff for your kids, you really are an idiot. Grow up and BE A PARENT.
There is simply NO EXCUSE. It’s not cute. It’s not funny. Children are children. They are NOT little adults and they should NOT be sexy (unless, of course, you are in favor of child sexualization, in which case, I hope you’re reading this from jail.)
If you are as incensed as I am (and you should be) contact Target Australia and let them know your objections to padded bras for little girls.
You are not alone. Your voice matters. Make it heard.
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Your mother let you wear a PADDED bra at age ten? Seriously?
In any case, I think you missed the point here, my young friend. We are not talking about ten year olds who are developing and need bras. We\’re talking about PADDED bras for six year olds. There\’s a BIG difference and if you don\’t understand that right now, which I doubt you do because you sound a bit immature, you will if you ever become a parent. Now go outside and play.
Stumbled across this while searching for what age clothes to buy for my 5 year old next year. I can’t believe people are so upset by bra’s in size 6. Be upset by those pre-teens who need a bra and are too in the dark to wear them. I wore a patted bra starting about age 8 and that was 30 years ago. In the winter I usually wore an undershirt as well. I agree we do not need to sexualize children but if your chest is flapping around under your shirt that is not modest. All the woman in my family have started there periods by 9 and been full height and there adult bra size by 11. My daughter is starting to wear a size 6 she doesn’t need or want a bra right now but if she does I won’t hesitate to buy one. I bought underwear a few years ago for some underprivileged 4th grade girls for back to school. I bought underpants, t-shirts and basic white bras and didn’t even think twice about it.
Just for grins
my mom has a picture of me playing outside in my super girl underoos in the snow one christmas and it is none to modest either. Makes me blush
I see where you’re coming from but I believe you’ve missed the point entirely.
There’s a big difference between 9 yr old 4th graders and five and six year olds. A lot of nine years olds are beginning to develop. Of course a bra is warranted.
What six year old do you know that has a “chest flapping around”? (If you do know one, they need to see a doctor and be treated for a condition called “precocious puberty”)
What six year old needs SEXY underwear and bras? Please…explain this to me.
Bras are for actual breasts so unless a girl has them, what exactly is the point other than to dress up like you are much older than you are, thus further encouraging the sexualization of children.
As for Underoos, those are cute and age appropriate for the sizes in which they are available. This discussion, however, is NOT about undershirts OR Underoos. Again, there’s a big difference between undershirts (my own daughter wears those to stay warm at school) and sexy padded bras for kids for six year olds.
I own 2 lingerie stores and this isn’t right, cute, just DUMB…
Okay, i myself play with Bratz(Im 12) and i agree that the bra’s are crazy but the dolls are not… not through my eyes. I’ve been playing with bratz sense 2end grade and i love them. I love some of they’re outfits and i do agree that some of them are kidding… well you know the word(s)im thinking of… but i really dont think it should have a strong impact on your children, not sayin gthat you raise your child bad to anyone out there, but if you raise your child to NOT follow the crowd and don’t care what people say and stop looking up to the damn media…then this percentage can go down. Yeah it can be hard because kids, i know, can get confussed with you saying dont follow the crowd .. it can seem like your saying don’t do this and this, and I know im 12, so why listen to me, but thats another thing ADULTS are believe not listening to what your kids have to say not letting them have a different opinion from yours, NOT letting them be what they want… so “izzie mom” i think you should do a blog on what kids have to say.
Thank you. “Jamie” for your insights. I do appreciate hearing from someone in your age group. But, there are inherent limitations to the degree of understanding you can have for my situation. You see, I have already been a kid so I know a little bit about that. But you? You’ve never been a parent.
So…please come find me when you’re thirties and trying to raise kids in this shithole of a world and perhaps we’ll have some common ground, no?
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