Dolls

I want to find a way to critique the sexualization of girls that doesn’t include adding to it, and I think this is possible. It just involves being really honest — with ourselves as well as with our kids — and thinking carefully about what we’re feeling, what we’re saying, and what our kids are hearing.

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These dolls have knocked Barbie clean off her pink, plastic perch in Nigeria. Now, will the rest of the industry finally wake up?

Rokudenashiko makes beautiful art out of molds of her vagina. Japan does not approve.

The CIA hoped to scare small children with these red-faced toys, but pulled the plug before the figurines could work their anti-Osama hysteria.

Be true to yourself, and you'll find love. Unless, that is, your self is fixated on an adorable fake cat.

While applauding efforts to launch a realistic, healthy doll, let's dive in to just how bad the current doll scene is.