Bye Bye Bratz Dolls

Lawsuit Christmas  Good News for Barbie maker Mattel: A judge has ruled that rival Bratz dolls must be pulled off of shelves after the holidays.
by Steven Norris
Published: Thu, December 04, 2008 - 10:26 am CST Last Updated: Thu, December 04, 2008 - 10:29 am CST
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shares of Mattel are soaring today after a
big court victory for the toy giant that could leave a lot of young
girls upset.
Yesterday, a federal judge banned rival toy maker MGA from
making and selling its hugely popular Bratz dolls.
The pouty-lipped dolls with almond-shaped eyes appeared in 2001
and were an instant hit. MGA took the original four dolls developed
by designer Carter Bryant, and spun them into a line of more than
40 characters, complete with accessories and related lines,
including Bratz Boys, Bratz Petz and Baby Bratz.
MGA has made millions in profits, while sales of Mattel's Barbie
have slid.
But yesterday, U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson ordered MGA to
stop making Bratz after a jury found that Bryant developed the
concept while working for Mattel.
The toy maker will also have to get the dolls out of stores, but
not until the holiday season is over.
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I personally don’t like these dolls. Because of the incorrect facial features, and especially the extremely large lips(on bratz). The thing is, with these dolls, no one will buy them if there is nothing special about them. Haven’t you noticed, all the dolls have either some accessory, or sparkly jewelery/clothing, or come with an extra, like a hair dye machine or some makeup? A majority of people who play with these dolls are children. And children are too young to be learning about makeup and all these superficial things, like dying your hair!

I recently saw a commercial, for barbie, with the giant head to make-over? Dying hair for both the doll and the user, it was ridiculous! Children shouldn’t be playing with those things. Those things come later on, like how there is a time and place for everything. I noticed, that is how all spoiled brats grow up. With too much makeup at a young age, clothes far beyond their age group, and acting high and mighty.

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