What are Bratz?
Her new doll is Meygan, the most recent in the line of Bratz dolls. I relied on the girls at my daughter’s birthday party to get me up to speed on these dolls. According to the girls, the Bratz dolls are hip, amazing, and incredible dressers with attitude. When I asked the girls what they felt was the best thing about the Bratz dolls, they all said, “They’re not Barbie!” They’re right about that much. The Barbie is the standard in fashion dolls. Regardless of the doll’s numerous redesigns over the years, she continues to be the delicate princess. Despite the various costumes and packaging, Barbie’s appearance doesn’t seem to change much. Long hair, cotton candy sweet facial features, big bosoms, teeny waist, and long, long legs give the pink princess an image that is completely unrealistic and almost sickeningly wholesome. Even the ethnic versions of Barbie look like the same doll except with different colored skin and hair. And the clothes? Forget it! Though little girls like the pret
