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Douchebag Decree: Monster High

Social Commentary post by Deb Jannerson, Submitted by Deb Jannerson on April 28, 2011 - 12:28pm; tagged dolls, Douchebag Decree, mattel, sexualization, teenage girlhood, toys.

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Sometimes, products are all the more disappointing when they sounded pretty cool at first.

Case in point: Mattel's blockbuster franchise, Monster High. This series of dolls is centered around the children (mostly daughters) of werewolves, mummies and other classic beasties of horror tales. When speaking about the franchise to the New York Times, Tim Kilpin of Mattel said, "Who doesn't feel like a freak in high school? It started with that universal truth." Of course, high schoolers aren't Mattel's target market; in fact, most Monster High products are officially listed as "Age 6-8." Still, dolls that promote not buying into superficial mainstream standards would be neat, right?

Yeah, they would. Too bad that's not what's happening here.

Alarming pics and video after the jump!

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Girls Just Wanna Play With Dolls

DigiBitch post by Sara Reihani, Submitted by Sara Reihani on November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm; tagged barbies, cyndi lauper, debbie harry, dolls, joan jett, mattel.

Mattel has recently released Barbie versions of Joan Jett, Cyndi Lauper and Debbie Harry as part of its "Ladies of the 80s" series. Stare into the empty plasticized eyes of your youth!!