Remember all of the hoopla over the shape of the Barbie doll? People would talk about the detriments to little girls' impressionable minds of having this perfection as an example of ideal body types. Well, it's gotten a whole lot worse in our electronic world.
Meet Mattel's Barbie Girls VIP. For $5.99 per month, your little princess can go into a very pink virtual world of Barbie glam, games, and shopping, teaching them all of life's important lessons about being beautiful, having lots of stuff, and getting VIP status handed to them on a silver platter.
Don't get me wrong. I'd be addicted to this as much as the next girl, and I think that's a big part of the problem. By buying girls this service, it's reinforcing the lack of imagination that often goes along with today's toys, not to mention the previous concerns about values. It's the first step in turning young brains to mush. read more »
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