tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post5837554534538337263..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: The Good, The Bad, and The BratzHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-16528273835697749372007-05-10T14:56:00.000-04:002007-05-10T14:56:00.000-04:00I'm getting bored of Bratz. What other nasty thing...I'm getting bored of Bratz. What other nasty things can be turned into dolls?<BR/><BR/>I KNOW. How about lewd construction worker dolls with their asses hanging out, and when you pull their finger, they shout, "NICE TITS!"<BR/><BR/> We could call them Pigz.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540373421574507821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-47142330946575003062007-05-10T13:48:00.000-04:002007-05-10T13:48:00.000-04:00I tried to write something similar months ago abou...I tried to write something similar months ago about it being about the parenting and that these are just toys. People were not happy. I do not buy my kids Bratz dolls, but other people do. I let themplay with them because we have a good relationship and I know that ultimately I need to teach them right and wrong or whatever degree they choose in between myself and not let a toy be what they look to to see what they should be. I still can't articulate what I mean, but you did and for that I thank you!Radioactive Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588217525296865718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1465751735515618972007-05-09T19:30:00.000-04:002007-05-09T19:30:00.000-04:00I just don't like the word "slutty", period. That ...I just don't like the word "slutty", period. That bothers me more than the Bratz dolls do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-63550564840273211642007-05-09T14:00:00.000-04:002007-05-09T14:00:00.000-04:00My girls have Bratz and Barbies and to them they a...My girls have Bratz and Barbies and to them they are just dolls. In fact my girls think the Bratz are ugly. They have never asked to dress like them. I've watched them play with them and basically they are mimicking what they see the adults around them do. Which brings me to the point that we can blame dolls and toys for our children dressing like prostitots but it really is their real life adult role models that influence our children the most. They are like sponges and it is so easy to teach them to think how we think and do what we do just by how we live. I have always pointed out how silly girls look in their short shorts and crop tops or that celebrities may dress sexy for the stage or tv but it is not appropriate for real life. If their friends are dressed inappropriately I will comment that it is so sad her mom isn't teaching her better. Now my girls will ask me if the clothes they choose are appropriate and if they see a prostitot they will point out how ridiculous she looks. No worries if your daughter plays with a Bratz doll or any other sexist toy, she's already becoming the woman she's going to be just by watching you. <BR/><BR/>You do good her bad mother.Slackermommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865649499682881722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-77325442715956059172007-05-09T10:55:00.000-04:002007-05-09T10:55:00.000-04:00At the pediatrician's office last week I saw a 3 y...At the pediatrician's office last week I saw a 3 year old dressed like a Bratz doll. It was jaw dropping. <BR/><BR/>I can see now how hard it is not to be a judgemental parent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13015426688784900202007-05-09T10:48:00.000-04:002007-05-09T10:48:00.000-04:00When I began my idealic journey through motherhood...When I began my idealic journey through motherhood, I swore that my children would NEVER have toys that look like whores. It would never, never happen. I would most certainly die on that hill because it is my duty to protect my daughters from such things. Fast forward four years. Emma's best friend has a million Bratz dolls. Emma knows their names and which ones are "good" and which are "bad." To this day I have no idea whose qualifications those are. For Christmas, Emma's maternal birth-aunt and birth-family friend sent her gift cards to Toys 'R Us. On the drive there, she couldn't set still. "I know what I want, I know what I want." she said. She simply glowed with happiness. "What?" I asked. "My very own Bratz doll." Her happiness was infectious, even if I got a lump in my throat when she said that. In the end, my one attempt at being a "good" mother was to make her pick a Bratz doll that had some sort of substantial outfit. As she floated on her cloud to the register I decided that some battles aren't worth dying for. She'll learn more about being a woman from me and living role models than she will from a silly doll, who is rather cute, actually.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988244502155885428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-75890381872614196722007-05-09T10:37:00.000-04:002007-05-09T10:37:00.000-04:00As a mom of six, 3 of them girls, i have to agree ...As a mom of six, 3 of them girls, i have to agree with the Bratz are skanks theme but.... I caved in. My 9 year old begged me for anything Bratz and so she got the Race Car Driver (only one we could find that was covered from head to foot) and guess what - was her favorite toy for about a month and now she can't even find it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-48933987882978989372007-05-09T09:14:00.000-04:002007-05-09T09:14:00.000-04:00right now I tell my kids how much we disdain those...right now I tell my kids how much we disdain those dolls. they are young enough to believe me. I am dreading that first birthday party where one of their unsuspecting friends presents one of the with a Bratz.. I'll be holding my breath and snapping a picture.Erin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689090055350850549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-58308575724376129852007-05-09T08:45:00.000-04:002007-05-09T08:45:00.000-04:00ModMom - Bingo! It is indeed a ring-stacker thingy...ModMom - Bingo! It is indeed a ring-stacker thingy (rings long since lost!)Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-28616073839415802772007-05-09T07:48:00.000-04:002007-05-09T07:48:00.000-04:00WonderBaby looks so grown up! When did that happen...WonderBaby looks so grown up! When did that happen?<BR/><BR/>As for the Bratz dolls, I cringe whenever I see them being advertised. Totally skanky. I pray neither one of my boys ever brings a girl home who aspires to emulate these...these...plastic pieces of garish hell. Because I'd have to hurt them. Badly.<BR/><BR/><BR/>So. What exactly is that phallic object...?ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-29479313946613749262007-05-09T01:36:00.000-04:002007-05-09T01:36:00.000-04:00i don't even take my daughter down the bratz aisle...i don't even take my daughter down the bratz aisle at target. is that a ring toss thing?mod*momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072518787342325987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-23020439375898496382007-05-08T23:44:00.000-04:002007-05-08T23:44:00.000-04:00Oh my Word. That's her LOVEY? Gotta love kids.Oh my Word. That's her LOVEY? <BR/><BR/>Gotta love kids.tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-26232883225981398442007-05-08T23:36:00.000-04:002007-05-08T23:36:00.000-04:00WHere have you been all my life, Her Bad Mother!?!...WHere have you been all my life, Her Bad Mother!?!?!? WHy have we not cyber-met yet? This is awesome! First, I found you from that adorable little cherub with the Mutha Sucka shirt--TOOOO CUTE!<BR/>Then I get a load of Still Life with Skank Ho and Child with Fluffy Dildo Thingamagig.<BR/><BR/>Where have you been all my blogging cyber life. You are a riot!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-24346673554325248452007-05-08T21:52:00.000-04:002007-05-08T21:52:00.000-04:00NSS - If WB ever articulates the slightest aspirat...NSS - If WB ever articulates the slightest aspiration to skankdom I may just have to introduce the burka to our household.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-23470388019983285822007-05-08T21:48:00.000-04:002007-05-08T21:48:00.000-04:00That mommy-right to reversal of opinion...is there...That mommy-right to reversal of opinion...is there a statute of limitations on that? 'Cause that might explain my relationship with my mother.<BR/><BR/>On a totally different note, it breaks my hear that beautiful little WB might one day aspire to look like the Skank Ho next to her in that shot, when nothing could possibly compare to her sweet, sweet face.NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-79075364007825837052007-05-08T21:27:00.000-04:002007-05-08T21:27:00.000-04:00Tracysan - 'Chucky was just a doll.'LLLLLOL. I'm t...Tracysan - 'Chucky was just a doll.'<BR/><BR/>LLLLLOL. I'm totally stealing that line one of these days.<BR/><BR/>Here's the thing - I have the same anxieties that you do about those dolls - and the Barbies and the princesses (I ESPECIALLY hate the princesses) and all that crap - because it seeps into the psyches of young women and messes them up without them even knowing it. Which is why I won't be letting one into our home. BUT, I have to recognize that she's going to come across them, and that the best way to defuse the bad messages is to not let them have any power - to raise her to be critical. To encourage her to fling the thing to the floor. And maybe stomp on it. And if not, maybe just get her to understand that SKANK IS BAD. <BR/><BR/>(For girls, that is. Bad mommies get a pass.)Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-11401731375150871862007-05-08T21:13:00.000-04:002007-05-08T21:13:00.000-04:00Oh wow, I'm going to have to TOTALLY disagree with...Oh wow, I'm going to have to TOTALLY disagree with you here! Just because a girl can articulate that she realizes that "it's just a doll" does not mean that being surrounded by such dolls and their ilk doesn't have a subconscious effect on her. I am an educated adult and I still struggle to overcome the self-esteem problems caused by evil-marketing-geniuses. Because the more unhappy we are with ourselves, the more shit we buy to "fix" ourselves. Bratz and Barbies are a way of undermining a girl's self-esteem at a young age so that by the time she gets a job, she'll be more than willing to fork over the dough.<BR/><BR/>God, that totally sounds like I'm some sort of conspiracy theorist, but I hate to see women give in to the evil-that-be because "It's just a doll."<BR/><BR/>Chuckie was just a doll.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878861630868233689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-8189176251341490812007-05-08T20:36:00.000-04:002007-05-08T20:36:00.000-04:00Hi HBM,I've been stalking your blog lately, and wa...Hi HBM,<BR/><BR/>I've been stalking your blog lately, and wanted to let you know how much I'm enjoying your writing! As I'm going to be a new parent in mid-July, I've found great stress-relief in reading the blogs of parents with wee ones. Thanks for posting.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Smurfette? Total whore. Even Gargamel knew that.Animalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011608269211715910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-19627451748037086882007-05-08T19:52:00.000-04:002007-05-08T19:52:00.000-04:00Oh, and Mom-101? I did have my own little freak ou...Oh, and Mom-101? I did have my own little freak out, but it was well-restrained. I felt much, much better when she flung it to the floor in disdain and then ignored entirely. Saved me from dealing with the issue.<BR/><BR/>And Barbies? Dude. My Barbies got up to some seriously dirty shit, naked and otherwise.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-78306083975033574212007-05-08T19:50:00.000-04:002007-05-08T19:50:00.000-04:00Metro Mama - it's not the Toronto zoo, actually, i...Metro Mama - it's not the Toronto zoo, actually, it's the High Park zoo (which, by the way, is a sweet little diversion for small people and a little more interesting than Riverdale Farm)Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-8694850878778029492007-05-08T19:42:00.000-04:002007-05-08T19:42:00.000-04:00This puts to shame my freak-out when Thalia was of...This puts to shame my freak-out when Thalia was offered a mere Barbie. She was naked, yes, but it was preferable to the thong in my opinion.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-71582330926639279172007-05-08T18:36:00.000-04:002007-05-08T18:36:00.000-04:00Just to be clear I also hate Bratz dolls. With th...Just to be clear I also hate Bratz dolls. With that said I used to strip nekkid my Barbie and Ken dolls and had them do all manner of things to each other. And yet I'm not a sexual perv or anything. <BR/><BR/>That you know of anyway. ;)Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-56598400234997891452007-05-08T18:22:00.000-04:002007-05-08T18:22:00.000-04:00I used to have a whole slue of issues...Like Ariel...I used to have a whole slue of issues...<BR/>Like Ariel, Cinderella and the like... When Scooter was a baby I was trying to keep the wrong message away from her... Like men were the saviors and if you are pretty, and patient, all things good happen... all those Disney Gals sell that package...and then Scooter received endless videos of these dames...and I could not turn a gift away even if I had my principals...<BR/><BR/>and as life has gone on...she has had her fair share of Bratz, she has a gazillion barbies,They are all fads...<BR/><BR/>I say live by example... and all the things you think are horrible... end up fading away... my daughter has not played with a bratz doll in two years... and yet she loved 'Chloe' because she was 'nice and kind' to her friends...This is all my wee gal saw in the Brat... Chloe is now tossed aside to live in a pile with the princesses, unicorns and alike.....<BR/>The model Scooter built with her dad for her Playmobile village has taken over her bliss... and at the age of nine, we are soon travelling out of toys... but hope that toys stay with her until the age of twelve...as I hate to even think of the next stage....<BR/>And by the by and by... whoa! a very entertaining time at the zoo...Pendullumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833881250780345533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-44966283078927477762007-05-08T17:36:00.000-04:002007-05-08T17:36:00.000-04:00Bossy is waiting for Milton Bradley to package The...Bossy is waiting for Milton Bradley to package The Corner Office.BOSSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137297805742498961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-63462929642939217692007-05-08T17:31:00.000-04:002007-05-08T17:31:00.000-04:00i dunno, sometimes i look back and wonder if Smurf...i dunno, sometimes i look back and wonder if Smurfette wasn't really terribly pernicious after all. <BR/><BR/>but i love the photo of your beautiful elfin Wonderbaby and the skank-ho.Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.com