I think would be a good idea for Matell to pull any product promoting any type of religion. Obviously we can see what an outcry it causes.
While I don't agree, I've yet to see any evidence that mattel has anything to do with the doll, it can't be found on any mattel site. I have a hard time believing that that there would be a pic and news of it's impending arrival, without at least a press release from mattel.
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The one I'm referring to is the one where the takes the sales pitch of "Secret Spells" and makes it seem as though little girls everywhere will start keeping secrets from the parents who bought them the dolls.
Seriously, the dolls don't come with spells pre-packaged for the girls to cast or whatever.
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The one I'm referring to is the one where the takes the sales pitch of "Secret Spells" and makes it seem as though little girls everywhere will start keeping secrets from the parents who bought them the dolls.
Seriously, the dolls don't come with spells pre-packaged for the girls to cast or whatever.
It really didn't matter what post you were reffering to, calling someone's opionon, or statement, pathetic, is just rude. There's other, more polite ways to disagree.
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I just find that trying to bring some very shaky logic to that sort of conclusion is just bad, and the sort of thing that gets the fundamentalists in a knot over this sort of thing.
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MrsMom, so far I have been unable to find anything regarding "Secret Spells" Barbie on the Mattel site or any other official information regarding it. None of the listed retailers that Mattel refers to to buy their products has it either.
However, I saw a few copies on ebay. Not exactly sure who makes it and who doesn't.
However, the pictures I have seen of the doll don't seem to resemble much of anything witchcraft, nothing more than you see in Harry Potter. It is all brightly colored and stylish. Just barbie with some little spell book (of which I bet are cheesy anyway), and a little stirring pot (cauldron?). You can find the same thing in Harry Potter, and plenty of kids play with that. You can also find the same in say, some various themed Lego sets.
I doubt this would drive children to witchcraft, especially after seeing it. The Barbie that was linked to earlier I don't believe is the actual one. This is a picture of it, reminds me very much of a Harry Potter Lego set for girls, which had brightly colored things that resembled the pic
I dislike Barbie totally, however, I wish I could have the Borg one
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While I don't agree, I've yet to see any evidence that mattel has anything to do with the doll, it can't be found on any mattel site. I have a hard time believing that that there would be a pic and news of it's impending arrival, without at least a press release from mattel.
Well, Matell owns the Barbie trademark and sells the dolls through KB Toy Stores - though they have changed the name of it since its release on January 1st 2003.
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