Study: Bratz Dolls May Give Young Girls Unrealistic Expectations Of Head Size
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Study: Bratz Dolls May Give Young Girls Unrealistic Expectations Of Head Size

Researchers have found that girls who play regularly with Bratz dolls may start to develop feelings of inadequacy about their own, proportionate head size. Once this generation of kids grows up, it is feared there will be a rush to the plastic surgeon for silicon implants on the scalp to imitate the big-headed look of the popular dolls. Really?...
Bratz Back on the Corner … er, I Mean Shelves
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Bratz Back on the Corner … er, I Mean Shelves

Bad news for parents who don't like the slutification of toys: A judge who earlier this month ordered Bratz dolls off the shelves because of a patent infringement, could rule the vixens in cellophane should remain through the end of 2009.Oh yay.The fight has something to do with a party where Barbie was all, "Like what up?" and the Br...
Babble Wrap 05.12.08: Barbie Triumphs Over Bratz
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Babble Wrap 05.12.08: Barbie Triumphs Over Bratz

Barbie triumphs over Bratz Toy giant Mattel Inc. has won a after a four-year legal dispute with MGA Entertainment. On Wednesday a federal judge banned MGA from making and selling its pouty-lipped and hugely popular Bratz dolls, following a jury's finding that Bratz designer Carter Bryant developed the concept for the dolls while working for Mat...
Scholastic Says Bye-Bye To Bratz
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Scholastic Says Bye-Bye To Bratz

I know there are a lot of parents out there who despise Bratz - who think they sexualise children and fear they will turn their precious little girls into tramps in miniskirts and go-go boots. Read more...
Barbie to Bratz: Pay Up B*tch
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Barbie to Bratz: Pay Up B*tch

The headline of the Los Angeles Times business section read "Mattel Wins Skimpy Damages in Bratz Doll Case". How much is skimpy? Well I guess in plastic doll circles, 100 million dollars is considered skimpy. That's some math I can't even begin to comprehend. But Mattel had asked for 1.8 billon so they ended up with only about 5.5% of what they...
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W Magazine Amputates Demi Moore’s Hip

5:43 PM Okay, we know the gorgeous mother of three likes plastic surgery, but wasn’t it a bit presumptuous of W magazine to liposuction Demi Moore’s thigh without her approval?... read more

Johnny Depp Drunkest Man In NYC (Brilliant Video)

5:00 PM After an evening out with punk legend Patti Smith in New York on Wednesday night, the newly re-crowned Sexiest Man Alive, one J Depp, looked like he was back on the set of Fear and... read more

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Star Baby: Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban’s Baby Uggs It Up

5:14 PM I think there is some kind of law in place that Aussies Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have to put a pair of the Australian born Ugg boots on their daughter, Sunday. It’s... read more

Boy’s Retro Lounge Set

10:00 AM I can’t think of a reason not to love this Boy’s Retro Lounge Set. The bold colours are amazing and the set appears to be extra comfy. The set includes a matching white s... read more
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