toys

I Can Has Feminizm?

March 13, 2010 at 3:11pm

You may have seen some news this week about a new line of Mad Men Barbie dolls. Not surprisingly, the dolls are lacking in the body diversity department, even though they are supposed to be doll versions of actual... Read more »

Cartoons and the commercialization of childhood

by Veronica Arreola

June 16, 2009 at 7:57am

Saturday morning cartoons was a rite of passage for many of us growing up in the USA in the 1980s. Smurfs, Transformers and even the WWF cartoon was on the docket each weekend. Yes, each of them were platforms for selling us cereal and toys, but it still stinks. Last weekend PBS held "play dates"... Read more »

Bollywood Barbie

by Mandy Van Deven

May 5, 2009 at 8:07am

Barbie was all over the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai this year. The doll celebrated its 50th Anniversary by sponsoring the event. At first I thought it was the company's obliviousness to irony that prompted the fashion... Read more »

Nice ink....Barbie?

by Belin Liu

March 5, 2009 at 11:13am

Barbie will be turning the big 5-0 on March 9 and based on the photo I stumbled across today, half-a-century ain't nothing but a number. Of course, it does help if you're made of plastic. Behold Totally Stylin' Tattoos Barbie! Read more »

Star Trek Barbies: Fanboys Freak Out about Girlie Space Toys

by Tammy Oler

January 23, 2009 at 8:15am

There are a gadzillion reasons why I'm not a fan of Barbie dolls, and they all apply to the new Lt. Uhura doll, part of Mattel's upcoming Barbie Doll line being released in conjunction with J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek film. But there's also a hilariously awesome reason to... Read more »

Sexy kids' toys go to the dogs.

by Kelsey Wallace

November 17, 2008 at 4:01pm

Apparently, the stuffed animals of yesterday just aren't sexy enough for today's smokin' hot youngsters. Enter Tini Puppini. These tiny stuffed dogs are, according to the products' website, "the most popular pups in town." They wear shoes, clothes, and makeup.... Read more »

Under the knife: A thinner, sexier Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears

by Andi Zeisler

June 16, 2008 at 12:19pm

We've run articles on many a controversial subject here at Bitch, and readers have responded with appropriate ardor to such topics as fat suits, pro-porn theory, eating disorders, the "hasbian" phenomenon, and more. Yet some of the most impassioned letters we've gotten in the past year or so hinged... Read more »