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  • Today in Bratz news: Producer Avi Arad tells MTV the Bratz are "X-Men for girls — it's just that their superpowers are singing, fashion, soccer and cheerleading." He left out "getting their periods and talking on the phone," but clearly he's...

    2:20 PM on Fri Jul 27 2007, by Dodai, 683 views, Comment

  • Barbie Beats Bratz

    On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that Mattel is the legal owner of the wildly popular Bratz dolls, which are manufactured by Mattel's main rival, MGA Entertainment. The ruling comes from a previous ruling this year when a jury found that the...

    9:40 AM on Thu Dec 4 2008, by Maria, 1,008 views, Comment

  • After many complaints from parents and educators, Scholastic has decided to stop offering the Bratz line of books. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood raged against the Bratz, arguing that by allowing the books to be sold to students...

    3:40 PM on Thu Sep 18 2008, by Jessica, 1,309 views, Comment

  • Year Of The Living Dolls

    For some reason (It's the money, stupid! -Ed) Hollywood has decided that making a movie based on the ever-popular and increasingly-sickening Bratz dolls is a good idea. Coming this August from Lionsgate is Bratz: The Movie, a live-action (comedy?...

    3:56 PM on Thu Apr 5 2007, by Anna, 78 views, Comment

  • The woman with the best makeup wins in Bratz world! Babble.com points us to the "educational" Bratz "Election Perfection" version of the Quantum LeapPad learning system, which seems like it's a computerized sort of notebook filled with learning...

    9:45 AM on Mon Dec 10 2007, by Jessica, 1,030 views, Comment

  • The Unsluttification Of Bratz?

    When MGA Entertainment launched Bratz dolls onto the toy market six years ago, the dolls' huge bobble heads, giant anime eyes, pouty lips and tacky-wacky fashion choices made them instantly popular and instantly controversial. Earlier this year,...

    11:40 AM on Mon Jul 16 2007, 4,017 views, Comment

  • The Bratz Movie Will Be So Good For Feminism, In Case You Can't Tell From All The Shopping And Makeup

    Full disclosure: I am kind of fond of the Bratz. I once made a career chronicling Mattel's desperate attempts to compete with them and whichever southern Chinese children Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment finds to sew their little belts and...

    5:19 PM on Tue Jul 24 2007, by Moe, 2,409 views, Comment

  • Toy Story

    In a focus group conducted in the UK by toy manufacturer Martin Yaffe, children were invited to play with what are expected to be this year's popular Christmas toys. Seven out of 10 girls chose to play with toys "designed for boys." The girls...

    4:45 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007, by dodai, 1,490 views, Comment

  • Bratz: Campaign To Convince Parents Movie Is Harmless In Full Effect

    Maybe you heard? Bratz: The Movie is opening this week. Both the Washington Post and the Philadelphia Inquirer have profiles on the stars of the film today. One of the young actresses tells the reporter from the Post, "I didn't know anything about...

    4:15 PM on Thu Aug 2 2007, by Dodai, 2,373 views, Comment

  • An Alternative To Bratz? Jesus Christ!

    We all sort of agree that Bratz dolls are a wee bit skanky. Guess what? There's an antidote to the fishnet-wearin', pouty-puckered little wenches, thank the Lord. No, really. Thank Him! Because instead of playing with mini-skirted, ethnically...

    4:59 PM on Wed Jul 18 2007, by Dodai, 1,729 views, Comment