Miss C and I headed to the toy store last weekend. It was a lazy, rainy day…a perfect day for her to go shopping with the gift card she received last month for her birthday.
At 9 she’s at that age where so many of the toys she played with just a couple of years ago are no longer on her “cool slash must have” list. She bypassed all things pink and glittery and ultimately settled on a fun new virtual pet game for her Nintendo DS.
As we walked toward the checkout aisle, I overheard a sales associate asking a woman if she needed help finding anything.
“We’re looking for a, uh… dracula girl doll?” I heard the woman inquire with a nervous giggle.
Dracula. Girl. Doll.
I knew exactly what she was talking about.
The salesperson led her to the Monster Hell, I mean Monster High, aisle, an aisle that, thankfully, Miss C breezed right by. My girls tend to be tomboys, but when they do play with dolls they go for the good and boring and predictable variety, like American Girl or Barbie.
When I was a kid the level of bizarre doll universe was pretty well limited to my brother ripping Barbie’s head off and switching it with Skipper’s. These days, though, the freak level of dolls marketed for little girls seems to be somewhere between pole dancer and spawn of Lady Gaga. (Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Lady Gaga but I don’t necessarily think 6-year-olds need to play with dolls that wear more make up than clothing.)
If you’re not familiar with Monster High dolls, think slutty great granddaughters of Morticia Addams. While I have friends whose daughters love these dolls, I am not shedding any tears over the fact that my girls have never expressed interest in them.
I love how the Toys R Us website promotes this doll from the Monster High series (and as a reminder, this is a series of dolls that is marketed toward girls ages 6 and up.)
Lagoona is always dressed in a hip outfit that’s ready for surfing, volleyball or meeting some guys.
I bet she is.
And Barbie here I thought you were such a wild and crazy girl with your dream townhouse parties back in the 70s.
I seriously think some of these toy designers and manufacturers work high.
That is the most horrific and tragic doll I have seen in a while.
And maybe that woman you saw looking for the doll is high too.
I try not to be a judgy judgy mom, but really?
(This is why I rarely, if ever, take my kid to the toy store…)
Hilarious, post…
You know come to think of it…
(ha ha!)
I try to avoid the big box toy store, too. I was obviously desperate to get out of the house on a rainy weekend.
OH my. I’m so glad I have boys…
These dolls make me sick. I’m always shocked when parents by their girls toys like this. I just think they are completely inappropriate.
I think these designers just can`t find out new clothes for dolls which will attract girls anymore. They need to find something unprecedented. So, they make these horrific dolls!
Maybe we, moms, here are just too old-fashioned and we don`t understand high art! (giggling)
Yeah, I don’t think the Monster High dolls send a very good message for little kids. I especially hate Clawdeen’s box (the wolf-girl). It talks about how she has to shave her legs constantly because she’s sooOooo hairy. Sheehs, if I was a wolf-girl, I would just let all my body hair grow how it likes to grow. Plus, it’s ridiculous to place these kinds of beauty standards on 6 year olds. I don’t think it’s the end of the world if a girl doesn’t feel like shaving her legs or spending an hour in front of the mirror putting makeup on.
All that said, I love the monster high dolls. Lol, I’m 23 and I have 4 of them and will probably get more =_=. I think this doll should be marketed to older kids… and young adults tee hee.
I’ll never like those Bratz dolls though… They just creep me out.
hey i luv monster high and they work for many ages im 12 and luv them my friends 11 and luv them
oh and im 12 and i dont wear make up or shave sure i want to but i decided to wait til im allowed besides i dont need it anyways cuz im only 12
i dont see whats so bad my parents thought they were creepy at first but now they still buy me them and dont think they bad
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