to not allow my daughter to have bratz and monster high dolls

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my daughter is 8 this christmas and keeps asking for a monster high doll.
last year she wanted a bratz doll but we got her other stuff that she wanted as i just hate these dolls.
I just feel they are completely innaproprialy skinny and have silly lollipop heads. The brats look like baby prostitutes and the monster high ones are also really tarty.
she has some disney princess dolls that she plays with loads- a belle and rapunzle but although these are slim they are at least not dressed tarty and are in long dresses.
maybe im being neurotic but i just feel these dolls are horrid??
anyone else feel the same??

Disney Princesses - always having to be rescued by a man?
Monster High have a bit of attitude? [hgrin]

my mum one bought me a sindy- i cut all her hair off and colourd it in blue with a flt tip so she ended up with navy short back and sides- lol
i did something similar to my girlsworld- only with that one i shaved of one side of her hair and braided the rest!!
honestly- they never bought me stuff like that again- i think it got them worried!!!!

TBF the new disney princesses dont simper so much as they used to

Yanbu. Bratz dolls are hideous and you can't take their shoes off - only their whole feet!

I cut my girls worlds hair and covered her face with pen My mum went mental ,

yes interchangable feet what is that all about

my mum went mad too, she was pretty angry i recall, but i hated girly stuff!!! my dd3 is like me, she hates dresses and will only wear jeans and leggings with tshirts and if they have flowers or hearts on- biggg nono!!! the only 'doll' she like is repunzal and thats only cos she hits flynn rider with a frying pan which dd thinks is amazing!!!

store.drmartens.co.uk/p-7096-dr-martens-8175-kids-boot.aspx
how lush are these???? better not let dd see she will def want these!!! lol.

I used to like my little ponies and sylvanian families when I was a kid - however I dressed like a massive slut in my teenage years so

I always ranted about Bratz, but then DH's sister bought DD some for her birthday. DD opened them, curled her lip, put her hands on her five year old hips and absolutely dripped vitriol as she announced "We don't have Bratz dolls, they are skanky" and dropped them on the floor

Fictinonal representation of teenagers in high school learning things useful to their future life taking over their family business vs fictional representation of teenage girls sitting around in long dresses waiting to be rescued by a prince.

I know which I prefer.

Not being mean at all. My daughter was given a Bratz doll for her birthday by her friend & I have to say it found it's way into the bin. In my defence, she hardly played with it & it sat in the bottom of her toy box for well over a yr, untouched.

I hate them, they are horrible.

I don't know the MH dolls, I'm guessing they're gothic looking?

Bratz dolls though... yes they look incredibly inappropriate. I wouldn't let my daughter play with things like that, regardless of whether she wanted to copy them or not.

And to whoever it was right at the top of the thread, yes people who wear clothes like the bratz dolls DO look like tarts.

Oh worra think your earlier comment wasn't given the recognition it deserved do you have gripping hands?
I played with sindy (sp?) Etc dolls as a child in some very tarty outfits, I just thought they were very glamorous. I didn't ever feel the urge to start wearing these clothes or put myself on the rack to get unfeasably long legs.
My dd wants a bratzilla doll because she thinks they look scary and full of attitude. If I buy one it will have no bearing on the way I dress her, I hate to see any child in anything vaguely resembling adult clothing so how would a doll suddenly make me start dressing her from Anne summers? Is anyone really that easily led and not in charge of their own thoughts or children?

Meh, it's a toy. I really don't get all the angst over a bloody toy. She may play with it for a couple of weeks then it'll be consigned to the toy box with all the others.

I remember buying DSD a Bratz skiing outfit doll thing when she was about 8 - they had sold out in UK but I managed to get one on a Ferry. She was overjoyed - but within weeks was asking for something else.

I think the MH dolls look pretty cool, a darn sight better than a Princess or a Barbie. If DD wanted one I wouldn't have a problem with it - I don't have to play with it - DD does.

I agree. I bought dd the operation game but she has shown no interest whatsoever in becoming a surgeon.
Don't know how she thinks she is going to be able to afford all those skanky outfits now?

My dd is 12 so has moved on from dolls now - she finally gave away the last ones just recently. I refused to buy any Barbies/Bratz for her when she was little (in her group they were really big around the 6/7 age range) and told her that was because I thought they were horrible. I've never bought either of my children things that I really dislike, why on earth would I do that?

She was a fair few Barbies by other people including her cousin, and had a whole drawer full of them at one point, along with various cars, horses, unicorns etc. And one Bratz, which we all agreed was really just rubbish - weird looking and badly made. Those Monster High dolls look like Bratz imitations to me.

I think dd may well be a goth teenager and I've no problem with that (I was one myself) I like a bit of drama appearance wise, much prefer make up for an interesting affect rather than to hide who you are. Plus charity shop clothes are a way cheaper way to get to a cool look.

OP, personally I think you are way over thinking this. I know you mean well, but seriously, you should be happy your 8 year old daughter is still into dolls. Some of the 8 year old girls I've seen over the summer have shocked me deeply! Short skirts, chewing gum and lots of hair flicking and flirting with older boys! Now I know what I'd rather my 8 year old doing...

You are over-thinking the situation.
I had Barbie's & Sindy's when growing up, did me no harm.
She wants these toys, aslong as you can afford them there is no reason why you should disallow her them.

Bratz dolls are exaggerated, even uglier versions of the way some women look and dress.
Monster High dolls are 'monsters', fictional characters.

I take it you won't be allowing your dC to dress up in the same way a monster high character is dressed up for Halloween OP?!

I had Bratz dolls and I've turned out okay. People really other think these things.

I only wanted one because one has the same name as me!

We dont celebrate halloween actually, we celebrate light and health on this evening with some other of our christian/ anti- halloween friends.
This is a personal choice and not something i try to push on others but since you asked KittyFane1!!
We also dont watch TV. This is also a personal choice, i like to raise my children to celebrate positive things not, monsters and death!!!
If you think it is harmless then good for you , i dont have a problem with that but I do think its harmfull.

I think you are being ridiculous. It's a doll. I doubt many young girls will be influenced fashionwise, weightwise or sexually by their toys. That will come from TV, magazines, friends and the internet. You can't ban everything, you can just try your best to educate your DD to grow up into a strong and confident young woman who has her own mind. For now she's 8 just let her be a kid and play with the age appropriate toys she likes.