So yesterday, my husband and I went with my parents to my brother's mother-in-law's house for Thanksgiving. We had a really nice time...lots of food...laughing...playing with my brother's three daughters (all about 7 and under in age) and my older nephew.
We started talking about movies we have just seen and one of my nieces, who is about 6, came up to me with a DVD....of the Bratz! I don't know what the title of the DVD was, all I could see were the Bratz characters on the front cover, scantly dressed....with big pouty lips, sultry eye make up, with a figure that is basically unattainable in real life. A feeling of dread, and of heart break, over took me.
My little niece took my finger and rubbed it on the cover, which had some fuzzy fabric on it, and she went on and on about the dog in the movie that talks. But, I honestly didn't hear her because all I could do was wonder if the images of these characters are already starting to make her feel inadequate about her figure...about her self worth. I didn't say anything to my sister-in-law, but maybe I should have. But I seriously doubt she would have understood my position on why I think the Bratz shouldn't be allowed in the house.
I really hope that when all my nieces reaches my age, that they'll be smart, confident young women who can see past the marketing stereotyping of their younger years and realize that they don't have to model themselves after these types of images.... I hope they try to be the best that they can be, what ever that is.
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I think you will be surprised what they turn into! I know I was raised on typical BS. It is the self discovery as they grow that will shape them, not the stuff they figure they should like as kids. Kids are simple people, so let them be until they get to the point they start questioning everything. Then let them know there is more to life and let them decide how they want to be on their own. :)
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