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Yes, if you haven't heard, Dora the Explorer, is getting a makeover. She will no longer be that chubby little cutie (like real little girls). Mattel & Nickelodeon are turning her into yet another empty-headed Bratz-like character. Even though I have 2 boys, I am still angered & saddened at yet another way Madison Avenue is sexualizing young girls. Dora is a symbol for girls to love science, math & caring for others. This new image (Mattel hasn't shown her yet, only by sillouette) now has Dora living in the city instead of in nature. I am just saddened that yet again, girls are being fed this obsession of being glam thin and superficial.
Yes, if you haven't heard, Dora the Explorer, is getting a makeover. She will no longer be that chubby little cutie (like real little girls). Mattel & Nickelodeon are turning her into yet another empty-headed Bratz-like character. Even though I have 2 boys, I am still angered & saddened at yet another way Madison Avenue is sexualizing young girls. Dora is a symbol for girls to love science, math & caring for others. This new image (Mattel hasn't shown her yet, only by sillouette) now has Dora living in the city instead of in nature. I am just saddened that yet again, girls are being fed this obsession of being glam thin and superficial.
