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cupcakeonastick:
--- Quote from: jhocking on 13 Jan 2008, 09:51 ---Those aren't hotpants.
Now that I see the dolls you are referring to, they don't look so ridiculous or anything. I mean no that's not how people dress on a daily basis, but those are all how people dress when they want to evoke a traditional look from their country (eg. Koreans dress like that for special holidays.) Well, except for Canada I suppose, that one is kinda odd.
EDIT: Actually, Spain is pretty fucked up too.
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The one that got returned to me did not have pants like that. It may be that the parent had failed to realize the doll was pantless and just returned it missing certain pieces. That would explain the lack of head wear on her, too.
Either way, I think saying most of those are a fair representation of those countries is stretching it.
I see it as another cheap effort by toy companies to confuse parents into thinking they're educating their children by buying them that set. Which is easy to do, at least going by the parents who shop at Target. But then, I hate most dolls that are sold. They're either creepy or incredibly stereotypical or BRATZ, which deserve their own category for obvious reasons.
EDIT: But as I said, I think China and India were fine. And I'll give you Korea.
Inlander:
I think the greater stretch is the claim on the part of the toy company that those dolls are in any way cool (or "kool", if you prefer). "Super-Nerd Toyz" might be a better name for the line.
Paav:
Isn't anything with "Kool" or "Kewl" just code for "Super-Nerd." Kind of like anything with "X-treme" is code for "Brain Dead."
Johnny C:
--- Quote from: Inlander on 13 Jan 2008, 19:06 ---I think the greater stretch is the claim on the part of the toy company that those dolls are in any way cool (or "kool", if you prefer). "Super-Nerd Toyz" might be a better name for the line.
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"A toy set for the socially-conscious little shit taking up space in what was supposed to be your den!"
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