What is my 2-year old learning from this?
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On rainy days we get to play with paper dolls! Well, not paper, exactly, but the Colorforms "Dress-Up Fashion" game
Except — it isn’t. One little girl is wearing what looks like one of those goofy Sports Illustrated swimsuits that can’t actually be submerged in the water. It’s a one-piece with deep scallops above the hips and presumably no back — we’ll call it a T-front. I have a hard time imagining what the Colorforms artist was thinking when he (or she?) decided that this little girl underwear needed to expose just a little more skin. I know, this isn’t as bad as Wal-Mart selling come-hither panties for pre-teens, but it comes kind of close.
Personally, I’d prefer that little Colorform girl be in a union suit, to be honest, but at least a full bodysuit would be OK.
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Union suits don’t get the kind of respect they deserve. I applaud your effort to champion their return. Far too many ankles on display nowadays if you ask me.
But I agree with you about the paper doll. WTF is that about?
I blame the Bratz. Bane of polite society if you ask me.
Blame the Bratz or the people that buy that shi — I mean, stuff? Try searching youtube for “cussing baby” — *those* are the people that buy their kids slut dolls.
Still… COLORFORMS?
Sigh.
I’m with you – my paper dolls as a child all wore a vest and pants (a vest being what we Irish refer to as an undershirt).
My friend and I met with our daughters at a local water park a while back – her daughter was clad in the itsy bitsiest teeny weeny bikini – you know the triangle type ones – I just cringed – it’s mad what some people put on their baby girls.
It scares me having a daughter growing up today. It is ridiculous they way people are okay with sluty children’s stuff.
I cannot in any way understand why they could have possibly felt it necessary to expose the sides. What kind of messed up mind actually thought , “oh little girls are going to be dressing theses little thing..mmmmmmmmmmm….definitely need to expose some skin or they might not like them.”
Yea, I think it’s a bit much.
And seriously? Those teensy bikinis they make for toddlers? What the heck is that about? Sorry, but I think I should at least get until teenage rebellion sets in to have to deal with my daughter dressing like a hooker. I’m sure not going to voluntarily dress her that way.
Are those clothing manufacturers not aware of the existence of pedophiles?
Yikes. Not to mention the funky tan lines Little Miss Colorform is going to have to deal with.
OMG, totally. Somehow those little swimsuits are even more disturbing than just letting your kids run around naked or topless…
OH come on really? I agree about the brats, but I love my chubby little girl in her ruffles and little two piece suit its not sexual in any way.
@kim – Well, opinions seem to run largely against. I think there’s a wide range of what’s appropriate, and some two-pieces might fall into that, BUT I also think that a lot of little-girl fashion is designed too much on the adult model.