Comments on: Commercial Free Childhood http://thegirlrevolution.com/commercial-free-childhood/ Growing Girls With Purpose Tue, 22 May 2012 18:14:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tracee http://thegirlrevolution.com/commercial-free-childhood/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Tracee Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:30:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/commercial-free-childhood/#comment-514 I know it's simplistic, but maybe it's that parents aren't even thinking about it. <br/><br/>Perhaps they are just thinking, "If this were bad they wouldn't be allowed to sell it. It's just a children's toy. Toys don't mean anything." <br/><br/>I was baffled when some of the girls showed up with messages on their bums that included "Hot" and "Cute." I think the reason the mothers bought it is because the mothers themselves would wear it and they think it's cute for the 5 year olds to be Mini-Me's. <br/><br/>Those are the hypothesis I've come up with - anyone else? I know it’s simplistic, but maybe it’s that parents aren’t even thinking about it.

Perhaps they are just thinking, “If this were bad they wouldn’t be allowed to sell it. It’s just a children’s toy. Toys don’t mean anything.”

I was baffled when some of the girls showed up with messages on their bums that included “Hot” and “Cute.” I think the reason the mothers bought it is because the mothers themselves would wear it and they think it’s cute for the 5 year olds to be Mini-Me’s.

Those are the hypothesis I’ve come up with – anyone else?

]]> By: Violet http://thegirlrevolution.com/commercial-free-childhood/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Violet Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:32:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/commercial-free-childhood/#comment-512 The reason they sell these toys is because parents buy them. <br/><br/>I recently read that Mattel has had to slut up Barbie to compete with the 20% of the market they lost to Bratz. I'm sure that is just one example of a company who is financially rewarded for sexualizing their products. <br/><br/>I don't get it. What's going on with parents? Why are they buying this stuff? The reason they sell these toys is because parents buy them.

I recently read that Mattel has had to slut up Barbie to compete with the 20% of the market they lost to Bratz. I’m sure that is just one example of a company who is financially rewarded for sexualizing their products.

I don’t get it. What’s going on with parents? Why are they buying this stuff?

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