Dolls Get Breast Implants in Miss Bimbo Game
Seems as though there are people out there who believe it is a good thing to teach our children that breast implants and being materialistic is okay. Not to mention teaching them to watch their weight and being rewarded for all of this. Children as young as seven years of age are playing a Web-based game called Miss Bimbo. When will the craziness stop?
I certainly hope that parents will do all they can to keep their children from this website. We just can’t raise our children thinking that this is okay!
This site has also taken off in France, where it is called Ma Bimbo. The creator is quoted as saying that he thinks this is all harmless fun.
I don’t have children but if I did, I sure would be monitoring their Internet usage.
This is just the absolute wrong message to be teaching girls who are already struggling with body image issues. Also, it is so dangerous to be teaching a child that breast implants are something that every woman should have.
When I was a kid I played Chutes and Ladders and Mouse Trap. I can’t even imagine this type of game. At seven years of age, I didn’t even know what a breast implant was nor was I concerned with my weight. This sends a very bad message to children.
This is craziness. But another thing that drives me nuts is BRATZ dolls. I have two little boys and we go to lots, lots, lots of birthday parties. Walking through the pink and lavendar aisles of the girls section of Toys R Us is an exercise in feminist humiliation. Nearly every toy is over-sexualized — as though we are raising a generation of tiny hookers. If, in retrospect, we thought Barbie (the doll that launched a million eating disorders) was bad, the BRATZ dolls are even worse. Their obviously collegen injected lips, their clear breast implants, and their remove-a-rib wasp-like waists combined with their slut-for-hire wardrobes. Aiiiiiii! And the saddest part of it all is that the little girls WANT the Bratz dolls. Their faces light up when they receive them “this is just what I wanted!” AND there are now “Baby Bratz” for littler girls.
Comment by suzannabanana23 — March 25, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
From what I understand, it targets truly young girls, as young as six. Girls that age don’t get around the Internet on their own very easily yet. Does anyone know the average age of the girls visiting Miss Bimbo? The younger it is, the more likely that moms helped the girls get there, which would be a really sad commentary on how women have been brainwashed and are now helping to brainwash their children.
Comment by Gloria — March 25, 2008 @ 5:56 pm
Good point Gloria. It is sad to think that a Mom would help her daughter get to this site. I just tried to get on there but couldn’t as the connection dropped. It must be very busy tonight and my guess would be from all the media attention.
Comment by bethtaylor — March 25, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
Wow! If I were a mother with a child that age, I’d block the site.
They could improve the site by adding choices to the list of dreadful ones. Those new choices would be college education, career track (listing various careers and what it takes to get them), nutrition facts - knowing these, make your own choices, etc.
But that would put a Pollyanna beat on Bimbo.
There seems to be no choice here but to be a Bimbo.
Seems, too, like a perfect spot for child predators to frequent.
Comment by Sybil — March 25, 2008 @ 6:32 pm
i think itz stupid
Comment by clo-clo — March 26, 2008 @ 2:34 am
I realize it isn’t in good form to “advertise” your site in comments you leave, but in this case I feel justified — apologies all around BUT…
There are options to Miss Bimbo. There are great, age-appropriate sites for preteen girls. Check out http://www.beaconstreetgirls.com
This is positive media with strong role models for preteen girls. Girls post (safely, all monitored) comments on things like: Are we too old for Halloween? What’s the appropriate age for wearing makeup? They discuss friendship and social issues, even cyber-bullying and Internet gossip. Yes, the site has fashion content and dress-up games, puzzles and quizzes, but it is all stuff that any reasonable parent is going to be OK with.
Meanwhile, I have been seeing the Miss Bimbo story everywhere — sad that it is so hard to get that same visibility for a site that does girls some good.
Comment by Bobbie — March 26, 2008 @ 2:09 pm