Ha, ha, ha. Sorry, title makes me laugh.
Anyway, Mattel and Nickelodeon people are creating an older version of Dora the Explorer aimed at young girls ages 5 through 10. The image above is the silhouette of the "new" Dora that Mattel released a bit ago. And apparently, the image pissed off a bunch of moms.
Ha, ha, another great headline. The Huffington Post had the headline "Did Mattel turn Dora the Explorer into a Tramp?" for their article on the topic.
Mattel and Nickelodeon say this new Dora is not replacing Dora the Explorer, it's just going to be a new interactive doll for a slightly older age group than the current little bity Dora is aimed at. Fun!
Leigh Anne Brodsky, president of Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products says "People care so deeply about this brand and this character. The Dora that we all know and love is not going away."
Gina Sirard, VP of marketing at Mattel says "I think there was just a misconception in terms of where we are going with this. Pretty much the moms who are petitioning aging Dora up certainly don't understand... I think they're going to be pleastly happy once this is available in October, and once they understand this certainly isn't what they are conjuring up."
Yeah. TAKE THAT overprotective, let's ruin EVERYTHING idiot moms out there!
This slightly older version of Dora is NOT wearing makeup, she's got on a tunic and leggings. The BRATZ dolls were little sluts. Dora the slightly older explorer is not.
Damn. I get so annoyed at parents who freak out about a bunch of crap when they shouldn't. It's these same parents who are buying their 11 year olds little mini skirts and tube tops thinking it's cute, but something like this new Dora is unbelievable to them and must be stopped! WTF?! Ew. Annoying.