I'm very sad about the My Little Ponies being sexed-up. I had so many Ponies as a child (my mom hated Barbie and so I got Ponies instead) and always thought they were a relatively wholesome toy that still had hair to braid.

I don't really understand the outrage over Bebe Gloton (other than the name) because any little girl who has a doll and a mom who is breastfeeding a younger sibling is going to "play" breastfeeding with her dolls too. Just as she will rock them to sleep and sing to them, etc., as she has seen her mother do. I don't think this is anything new--Bebe Gloton is just capitalizing on something that's already happening. I doubt that most nursing moms try to hide their breastfeeding from their preschool-age (maybe even older) daughters and sons, or think that it's something they "shouldn't be exposed to." And if the kids copy it, it's just natural role-playing behavior.

The Bebe Gloton doll just reinforces the idea that babies are sweet little dollies to be played with and then put away in a toy chest when you are tired of them. We already have teen girls having real babies becuase they think they are cute accessories, we don't need to be starting this at age 5. It is possible and acceptable to teach a child about real breastfeeding (my mom did with me with my little brother) without having her imitate a behavior that she shouldn't even be thinking about doing.

Struts (made by Playmates) have nothing to do with My Little Ponies (made by Hasbro), except for both being horses. Mares of questionable virtue being sold as toys for little girls is quite screwed up anyway.

Where are the bratz dolls? Or the revamped Rainbow Brite?

Ditto to the bratz dolls.

Yeah, as a my little pony collector i have to reiterate that those god-awful things known as struts are in no way related to the classic toys. That's some other company's brain child, and I absolutely agree that they are reprehensible.

Anyway, I don't get why there's anything wrong with a tattooed barbie. The only time I've ever even heard of them is on your list so perhaps I don't know the whole story, but I actually think it's nice that they are representing a different form of beauty. And as far as painted on clothing goes, I haven't seen these dolls but I do know that (well, obviously) painted clothing is cheaper to produce. So if these dolls are being made as a cheaper alternative for lower budgets (though, I'm doubting it), I'm all for it.

I'd put the Bratz dolls way ahead of Barbie in the wtf stakes. At least there are many different types of barbies for different girls. There is only one type of Bratz doll, the overly made up Pussycat doll wannabe.

Personally, speaking as a male (for what that matters or is worth), one of the worst elements I've encountered from the toy industry is the relative dearth of female action figures, especially when they're from licences that have prominent female characters in the cast.

Obviously, this all stems from the "boys won't play with/won't get 'dolls' bought for them" issue. And aside from how sexist and outmoded that may be on it's face, I also have to bring up the question of whether any figure that comes with armor, alien physiology, and/or a modest collection of firearms can be properly called a "doll."

But, anyway, this gets especially aggravating when the female characters toy incarnations get pushed back to later release waves, usually after monsters, and pointless variations of existing male figures (like Wolverine in a New Hat, or wearing Alien Hydro Armor, or somesuch)...and just as likely get cancelled anyway, as the toy line's becoming unprofitable by then.

I think I remember reading that the toy line for "Avatar the Last Airbender," a pretty popular and well-done cartoon, had no female figures. Despite *half the cast,* including the core group of heroes and several villains, being female.

It's been damned galling, ever since I was a kid. And I draw only faint comfort from the fact that the toy companies are surely cheating themselves out of profits they could make because few of them have the guts to try and pathfind a wider market.

Hell, *GI Joe* had to do it, forty years ago, and look where it got Hasbro. And for that matter, all the major female GI Joes have got at least one figure released, and often several, right up to the present day. Yo Jane, indeed.

Let's see how well those breastfeeding dolls will sell when those videos of them simulating blowjobs on other toys -and various family pets- start popping around Youtube.

Let's see how well those breastfeeding dolls will sell when those videos of them simulating blowjobs on other toys -and various family pets- start popping around Youtube.

Yeah, Avatar's toy line skipped over a major character like Katara, yet released King Bumi who at that point was a one-shot character. By the time Toph and Azula were introduced in the series the toy line was already close to cancellation anyway.

Mattel (who made the Avatar toys) is especially bad with female characters in toy lines they view aimed primarily at boys: the He-Man revival series that was released a couple of years ago did have toys of Teela and Evil-Lyn, but only in some countries. Mattel UK (which is essentially in charge of what Europe as a whole gets) decided not to bring them over, citing poor sales of the original toys. 20 years ago.

The Bebe Glutton I was totally against when I first saw it. That was until I actually started paying attention to my daughter.

She's turning 3 and my wife is nursing my youngest daughet now. My daughter mimics my wife's actions, She'll breastfeed the baby, dote over the baby and put the baby to sleep. She takes this completely seriously.

If there's a baby out there on the market that promotes breast feeding as opposed to bottle feeding like every other baby out there that seems to have a bottle as an accessory, why not promote it? It's a natural thing in life. The point of these babies is for the child to become paternal and role play as they see their parents interacting with their siblings.

And yes, if I had a boy and he wanted a doll he could act like a parent to I would support him and let him have it.
Its not sexist. It's a part of life.

And a baby you can rock to sleep via the wii remote is brilliant.

I do agree toys shouldn't be marketed to one gender and I agree that sexism in toys has no place whatsoever.

For the record I had an April O'Neal TMNT action figure.

With all due respect, you've got it wrong when it comes to The Rose Petal Cottage, being a crime against womanity and all. I've lived in mine for over 14 years, and though it's a little cramped, the compact size makes it very easy to clean and tiny appliances are a true cost savings.

wow!that's like making a child a striper, consitering i am one.

The BEBE GLOTON ( breastfeeding doll) is Available in the USA check on ebay where the distributor in the States is selling them

the 3rd batch of Bebe Gloton the breastfeeding doll has arrived yesterday 11/26/09 only 8 left , It is available on eBay, Next batch will arrive by the end of December