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| "Kids These Days!!" A Terrifying Trip To Toys-R-Us XD
by ava_adore at 9/13/2009 9:08:54 PM
Heh, I actually have something funny to write about today. So I was out shopping with my mom the other day and I had the random idea that we should go to Toys-R-Us, since it was next door to the place we were at, and see if they had any new collector's Barbies (She collects the "I Love Lucy" dolls). Well, they did. And one of them struck me as quite inappropriate. Please tell me I'm not the only one who sees something wrong here...
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My jaw dropped when I saw it. Barbie, a children's toy (Though I know this particular one is most likely not meant for kids to play with), in fishnet tights, a miniskirt, a corset, heavy eyeliner, red lipstick, and standing next to a wolf who is licking his lips. Gah! I don't know, it just disturbs me to see the doll I loved in my childhood looking like a gothic jailbait stripper standing next to a furry sex offender. I am not digging the new faces and body shape on even the noncollectible ones, though. The old Barbies I had had anatomy like dolls. They looked good in clothes, but underneath them they were not very sexy, like toys should be. I saw a few ones in the store in swimsuits and noticed they've changed things around. She has a slightly flatter chest, which is a plus I guess, but her waist and ribcage has been reduced to anorexic levels. D: Yeah, flatten the bust so little girls don't grow up with unhealthy attitudes regarding their bosums... But don't worry about little girls growing up worrying about their weight. 
You know what my favorite Barbie was growing up? It was a "Wheelchair Barbie." She has really nice quality hair and could move a lot better than other Barbies (Since she had to be able to sit down in the wheelchair and all), had more casual clothing (A plaid jacket, tee, and jeans), and had a nice backstory (She was a photographer for a college newspaper or something, as I recall. She came with a camera.).
I also found a baby doll that said on the box that it was anatomically correct. Yes, anatomically correct. Apparently the little boy model could "pee" on you when you changed its diaper. One of the employees said a person brought it back yelling about how inappropriate the doll's anatomy was. Lol! She also said there was a scary baby doll that screeched and tried to find it for us so we could hear it but she couldn't find it. Yeah, you know times are bad when toy store employees think the toys are scary, haha. There was also a doll that came with a plastic toilet complete with plastic, um, human waste. Egads.
The good thing I can say is that there appeared to be a larger section for arts and building toys, so kids must still be using their imaginations to a degree. 
When I was a kid, Toys-R-Us was awesome and toys were awesome, imho. I liked the old school Polly Pockets (Choking hazard to the max but so much fun!), Grand Champions horses, Puppy In My Pocket and Littlest Pet Shop figurines, and a wooden dollhouse my sister and I put out animal figurines in. The new Puppy In My Pocket and Littlest Pet Shop toys look nothing like the ones from the 90s. On one hand, they're very cute in a stylized, bobblehead sense, but the older ones look more proportional and realistic, which is usually what I prefer in everything including my artwork.
So, what did everybody else play with as kids?
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