Comments on: Stupidest Doll Ever?

By: 5 Reasons American Girl Dolls are Awesome and 1 Reason they Aren’t?

5 Reasons American Girl Dolls are Awesome and 1 Reason they Aren’t? — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:20:44 +0000

[...] rave reviews about them from parents and heard confirmation of it from little girls. I wrote a critical post about a year ago about a particular American Doll character that had what was, in my opinion, a [...]

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:38:20 +0000

Paula: Tienes el derecho de no estar de acuerdo, pero no es amable llamar a otras personas tontas solo porque no estes de acuerdo con lo que dicen.

By: paula

paula — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:28:06 +0000

hola las muchecas no son ridiculas quien l escribio es un totnto

By: Reborn Babies: Pandering to a Mental Disorder

Reborn Babies: Pandering to a Mental Disorder — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:52:07 +0000

[...] people are not content with normal dolls. Some people want dolls that are as close to the real thing as possible without actually being [...]

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:52:05 +0000

Mitzi, I had no idea that Target was selling a replica. I don’t keep up on the doll scene very well. But, I’ll tell you, 40 bucks sound a whole lot better than 95!

By: MitziB

MitziB — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:49:21 +0000

I’ll never spend that kind of money on a doll made in China. But I did get my daughter a retired one from eBay, and made sure it was a vintage one made by the American Pleasant Co. (Before AG was bought out by the Chinese.) I don’t typically allow my daughter to go for these super-trendy things, because it’s just ridiculously expensive. But I like the historical stories behind them, so I gave in to the used one. The cheaper version from Target is very much like the real ones, and only $40. Makes me see that AG from the store itself is SOOOOO not worth it. And this new Gwen doll? I don’t like that story either. There’s enough family destructive stories/movies/shows out there. I know things like this really happen, but it doesn’t need to be ‘normalized’. Positive family stories would be better to promote to these kids, no matter what their circumstance, a better family ideal for them to attain to.

By: Handmade, High Quality Dolls: The Lucky Pebble

Handmade, High Quality Dolls: The Lucky Pebble — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:43:47 +0000

[...] I don’t have opinions about them. For the most part I think dolls are cheap mass marketed piles of plastic crap. There are a few that I find acceptable but none that have made me say to myself, “Now [...]

By: Barbie Girl Commercials

Barbie Girl Commercials — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:13:09 +0000

[...] have two boys, and they have no interest in dolls. I’ve been completely tuned out to girl targeted toy commercials so I’ve missed this [...]

By: Keith Wilcox

Keith Wilcox — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:13:32 +0000

I’m with you Stephanie. The branded toys are usually nothing special. Your crafts and long walks are the sorts of things most kids need to be doing. Playing with gwen dolls doesn’t seem like a very worthwhile activity to me Glad someone agrees about the Bratz dolls! Thought I might have been all alone on that one
.-= Keith Wilcox´s last blog ..Pumpkin Carvings: Most Creative =-.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:46:01 +0000

Interesting. I actually hadn’t even heard of the Gwen doll before reading this post…and I have two little girls!

That said, we’re not big into dolls in our house – especially branded ones (Barbie, Dora, etc.). My girls have a few dolls (that were given to them as gifts), but they much prefer other toys/activities. On most days, you’ll find us: baking, going on long walks, doing arts & crafts projects, reading books, and thinking up ways to help other people.

P.S. I’m “with you” on the Bratz dolls.
.-= Stephanie´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday: away from my computer =-.

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:35:27 +0000

Jamie, Thanks for stopping by. I hear what you’re saying about stereotypes being there for a reason. That makes some sense. However, there are many sucky mothers out there too yet all I ever hear about it the saintliness of moms. I just don’t hear the criticism even though there is clearly criticism to go around. Why is that? I think it’s because of perpetuated myths about men. Your situation is unfortunate, but also not indicative of men in general. Like I said in my previous comment, if this had been turned around to make women seem like the evil doers then the reaction would be much different. I’m a stay at home dad, all my friends are either stay at home dad’s or involved parents. I don’t know a single dead-beat dad. I just don’t. Yeah, it’s hurtful and wrong. No might about it.