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The doll Clawdeen Wolf of Mattel's Monster High line has a disproportionate, Bratz-like body, short skirt, and midriff-baring top, but that isn't why some people are protesting the doll. It's because Clawdeen's character description reads: More »
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We already knew Strawberry Shortcake was a sexy goner, but — et tu, Tinkerbell? In this brave new world, every childhood icon is lissome and dressed in tight jeans. And when she's not? Well, let's just say these fairies must have a good waxer. We're not even going to talk about the sexy horse. See the whole gallery here; these are a few we found most disturbing. More »
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"Not recommended for children," indeed. More »
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Last night at the Grammys, Katy Perry's performance included a swing. Hmm, where have we seen that before? More »
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"Action figures" and "dolls" tend to be pose-able and non-pose-able, respectively, reflecting the idea that boys are encouraged to be active agents and girls passive objects.  So j_l_larson devised a way to make girl toys that can do things. More »
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The cartoon character SpongeBob lives in a city at the bottom of the sea. It's called Bikini Bottom.  So this "Bikini Bottom Groom and Go!" kit for kids three and over . . . More »
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A Pennsylvania driver caused a collision when he braked to avoid what appeared to be a body in the road. It was a blow-up sex doll. All were unhurt. More »
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This vintage Tree Tots Amusement Park is available on eBay for just $297, but there is a catch: If you leave it out at night, "when you wake up the play house is most definitely played with by the supernatural." More »
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Even if you don't like Will, this should put a smile on your face. Bert wears glasses! More »
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True Blood action figures are here! More »
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This cat went through a lot of trouble to mark these stairs as her own, so don't get any ideas about tumbling down after her. More »
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Good news: Teens who have sex might just fare alright in their lives! The bad news is that they're probably still going to hell. More »
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A 12-year-old girl was arrested in Minnesota after cops caught her drunk driving late Saturday. Apparently, she ended up behind the wheel after a 19-year-old man she met at a party asked her to drive him home. More »
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According to a study conducted at the University of California, Riverside, the personality traits we exhibit at the age of 7 or so are the very same personality traits we carry throughout our lives. [Yahoo] More »
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Following a recent discussion of the trend of women having children at older ages, the Pew Research Center also just released data on women who do not have children. More »
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Toy Story 3 opens on a woman-empowerment high, with Mrs. Potato-Head displaying mad train-robbing skills and cowgirl Jessie skillfully steering her faithful horse Bullseye in the ensuing chase. And that's the end of that. More »
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Take a deep breath and get ready for an ovary-explosion, because the folks at J. Crew's Crewcuts have cast some adorable little whippersnappers. Free shipping! More »
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Even beyond the amazing title, this Soviet-era Latvian cartoon is compulsory viewing: not just mesmerically odd and strangely beautiful in its muted palette, but set to a score that morphs at minute 3 into awesome prog-rock. [YouTube via BoingBoing] More »
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"With Mother's Day around the corner, new research is shedding some light on what happens when a parent — particularly the mother — gives more time or attention or privileges to one of the children." Findings? It's harmful. [USAToday] More »
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In this British commercial, a dad tickles his daughter's Baby Pirulin Pee Pee to make him stop laughing, then his "little willy moves" and he pees in dad's eye. "Naughty, naughty, naughty," is right. [Buzzfeed] More »
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Regretsy shoppers, tread lightly: This seemingly innocent porcelain doll, said to be possessed by the malevolent spirit of an 18th century hussy, is not playing. [Regretsy via BuzzFeed] More »
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In this gallery of bad celebrity dolls, Princess Diana looks like Janet Reno; Teri Hatcher looks like Cher and there's something… wrong… with Harry Potter's crotch. Not included, for some reason? Boy George. [The Sun] More »
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This Barbie ad, originally appearing in Grazia magazine, might throw you off a little bit. These dolls look a little a different. More »
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The Mad Men dolls are not for kids. According to The New York Times, they're part of the "premium-price collectors' series" for adults. But there's a problem with the mini Don Draper, Betty Draper, Roger Sterling and Joan Holloway: More »
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If your parents bought you a Remco Baby Laugh A-Lot doll after seeing this horrifying commercial we have some bad news: They were trying to scare you to death. [Babble] More »
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Are these Sesame Street costumes for adults funny and cute, or downright disturbing? There's no way of knowing what Bert and Ernie would say, but we think grown women should not be dressed as Big Bird. [Gothamist] More »
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The toy industry magazine Playthings poses an interesting question: if Chinese department stores don't segregate their underwear section by gender, why must we segregate our toys? More »
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As Nancy Gibbs writes for Time, the worst toys are "overdesigned, overengineered, the product of so much imagination on the part of the toymaker that they require none from the child." That's why Play-Doh is one of my childhood faves. More »
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When I compiled my list of "scary non-scary movies," I neglected to add the most horrifying film of all time: The Peanut Butter Solution. Thankfully (or, perhaps not), a commenter reminded me. Don't believe the happy trailer: nightmares FOREVER, crew. More »
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Last week, Sadie compiled an excellent list of "the best horror movies ever," focusing on films that aren't of the slasher/maniac/zombie variety. But what of those films that scared us as children...without really meaning to? More »
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If you don't have any mental health issues know, you will after watching this PSA. Its message seems to be that stress causes child abuse causes doll abuse, all in an environment of creepy music and misery. [AdFreak] More »
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Some people love to sing along with pop songs, even if they're suggestive. Lyrics like, "I'll get him hot, show him what I've got," and "If you seek Amy," which sounds like "f-u-c-k me." But what if the people in question are kids? More »
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As we mentioned earlier today, a nine-year-old boy, Alec Greven, has written a sweet-natured junior version of The Game, which he's titled How To Talk To Girls. Which, quite obviously, calls for a companion volume for little girls, How To Talk To Boys. More »
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The accusations have been flying since before the Olympics began: some of the women (girls really) on the Chinese gymnastics team may be underage. After the team won gold in yesterday's final, Meghan O'Rourke took the debate to next level. In an article in today's Slate, she says that next to the Chinese team, the American girls looked, well, old. So how do even begin thinking about a sport in which twenty-one is already over the hill? More »
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