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    Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described

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    Image of par3 par3
    03/07/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    did it bother anyone how the newscaster said that dora had a 'little pudgy stomach'- she's (supposed to be) a CHILD!
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    What I want to know is how little kids who already love Dora are supposed to reconcile the coexistence of Sweet Little Dora and Skank Tween Dora. I can hear it now from my offspring: "which.one.is.real.mommeh??!!!


    Christ, are they going to do the same to Diego too? Will Dora and Diego be played in a live action movie by refugees from High School Musical?


    I suspect I'm overthinking the matter. But it really pisses me off.

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    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Shit, Dora is often held up as proof that boys can be interested in stories/activities/toys/etc that feature girls.


    Oh well, that was nice for a minute.

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    03/06/09

    @info*ninja: The little boy I nannied never seemed bothered that Dora was a girl. But I guess times they are achangin'.
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Why couldn't she just be an older cousin or relative? No need to 'skank' up (thanks CNN) the real Dora.
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    Image of Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Sweet Jebus: That silhouette's dome is HUUUGE! Must be hiding a lot of geographical facts in that giant cabeza. You may even find Carmen Sandiego chillin' up there...yep, that's were that chick's been hiding all this time.
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    03/06/09

    @Ulookinatmyjunk: Diary of a Mad Black Blogger: Chuck Norris always knows the exact location of Carmen San Diego.
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    Image of Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
    03/06/09

    @sequined: Chuck Norris is the world's fastest land mammal...even while standing still.
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Isn't Dora for little kids? Why are they aging her? Did Mattel think there was a market for tweens who sit around thinking, "I'm into exploring societal gender norms, drinking, drugs, teen sex and annoying my parents. If only there was a doll that explored my needs!"
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    03/06/09

    @AbbyNormal: Braincrazy FemiZombie: Oh man, that would give a whole new meaning to whats inside Dora's magic backpack. "Lo hicimos!! We found the beer and condoms!"
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Here's another idea Mattel: stop being such lazy gits, put your collective brains together and come up with a new product for "tweenagers". For example, if you want a bilingual tweenage character to bounce around squealing "Ni hao" (how fucking annoying was that???) how about a Chinese character?
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    03/06/09

    @MizJenkins: They do have Kai Lan on Noggin that is a Chinese character. The whole show is called "Ni Hao Kai Lan". My kid loves it. And I find it considerably easier to watch than Diego or Dora due to better animation.
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    03/06/09

    @Sister Jukebox: I kind of like Dora. I try to get the kid I nanny (well, used to nanny) to learn along with Dora so it was less embarrassing that I was. I learned up and down in Spanish that way!
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    Image of RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee) RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee)
    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Dora the BRATZplorer. Mattel just can't leave it alone.
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    Image of brendahamLincoln brendahamLincoln
    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Dollies are boring. WE WANT A NEW TOY!


    Presenting...LOG!


    Whaaat rolls down stairs, alone or in pairs, rolls over your neighbor's dog? It's good for a snack, fits great on your back, it's LOG LOG LOG! It's lo-og, lo-og, it's big, it's heavy, it's wood! It's lo-og, lo-og, it's better than bad it's good! Everyone wants a log. You're gonna love it, log.

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    Image of zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
    03/06/09

    If Dora is 'so widely admired by her intelligence, spunk, etc' why couldn't they have left her fabulosity as is?
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    Image of Cookie Dough Monster Cookie Dough Monster
    03/06/09

    @brendahamLincoln: I'm friending you for this.
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    Image of brendahamLincoln brendahamLincoln
    03/06/09

    @Cookie Dough Monster: And I'm sending you a box of Sugar Frosted Lumps.
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    Image of happymisanthrope happymisanthrope
    03/06/09

    @brendahamLincoln: happy happy joy joy happy happy joy joy happy happy joy joy joy
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    Image of mariamariamaria mariamariamaria
    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Doesn't Dora have any older cousins they could exploit instead? And if they insist on making an older Dora doll, why the shopping? Why can't she keep exploring and having adventures? Maybe the lack of parental supervision is less funny as a tween than it currently is a grade-schooler (seriously, does that little girl even have a curfew? My sister and I laugh about it all the time.)
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    Image of saintbernadette saintbernadette
    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    But it's not like they're doing away with original Dora, a la Strawberry Shortcake, right?


    How about they just don't buy the new Dora?

     Reply
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    Image of Le Kangourou de Kataroo Le Kangourou de Kataroo
    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Why does she have to be thin and attractive and fashionable? Why can't she still be a kickass adventurer that's maybe a little roly-poly (not roly-poly, but Dora definitely has some substance to her) and likes to wear real pants/shorts?


    WHY?

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    Image of kelsium kelsium
    03/06/09

    @Le Kangourou de Kataroo: Pants are only for pre-pre-pubescent girls. Didn't you know?
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    03/06/09

    @Le Kangourou de Kataroo: Uh, we wouldn't want girls to think there are options or that anything other than appearance is valuable.
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    03/07/09

    @Le Kangourou de Kataroo: My guess is that if you're climbing mountains, swinging from trees, and carrying on - you're gonna have soccer girl legs, y'know, with muscles - not Barbie legs.


    Mattell is once again messing with reality.

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    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Did you guys catch the headline on CNN.com?


    "Dora the Explorer Going Skank, Moms Fear."


    I am not making this up.

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    03/06/09

    @hortense: Holy fuckbags. Why not just go for a "Dora the SEXplorer" headline, CNN?
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    03/06/09

    @hortense: what?! i want my tv back NOW!!! i'm missing out.
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    Image of zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
    03/06/09

    @hortense: for realsies, Hortense?

    WOW........
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    Image of kelsium kelsium
    03/06/09

    @hortense: Sometimes, like today, Jezebel explodes my brain. But then I remember how bad the rest of the media is.
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    03/06/09

    @hortense: Is "Going Skank" like "Going Rogue"?
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    03/06/09

    @zombie.nancy11372 is a godess of fierce: It's on the CNN.com homepage right now!
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    03/06/09

    @hortense: gah! you are rite (as always)
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    Image of stacyinbean stacyinbean
    03/06/09

    @Eeva: You just gave a porn producer an excellent idea.
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    Image of aubonpam aubonpam
    03/06/09

    @hortense: CNN headlines are like a portent of the Idiocracy future we have to look forward to.
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    Image of applejuice applejuice
    03/06/09

    @hortense: I bet somebody already ordered it on one of their special Headline t-shirts...
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    Image of CherriSpryte CherriSpryte
    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Um, in that silhouette, where is her torso? you know, the place between one's chin and above one's hemline?
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Breaking: The New Dora Has Been Spotted, Described
    Well, as long as she's not a pregnant prostitute I think we're good!
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