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   Rated: 70% (2 votes)  Loading ...Disabled Dolls - The DebatePermalink| Discussion:Posted in on June 27, 2008 at 11:44 am The air is thick with all sorts of things at Bizarre Towers: clouds of toxic gas, biblical plagues of winged beasts, wisps of neon yellow smoke…most of them emanating from Picture Editor Tom Broadbent’s crotch region. Today, though, the air is full of debate. Earlier this week, we saw a girl with Down’s Syndrome appear with her father on BBC breakfast TV to talk about a series of Down’s Syndrome dolls which have been produced, and we can’t stop talking about it.
The girl herself seemed to like the playthings, but her father was outraged, seeing them as some kind of inappropriate sick joke. An educational psychologist, on the other hand, thought they were a great product that could be used to teach children about diversity and make disabled and special needs kids feel more accepted within society. We’ve tracked down dollies with cerebral palsy, ones that look like they’ve had chemotherapy, and toy babies with prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and canes. What do you think about this? Are ‘disabled dolls’ a good idea or not? Do you think children with a certain condition (and indeed, those who are unaffected) would appreciate a ’special needs’ toy? Is this positive or patronising? How do you think such models compare alongside Bratz, Barbies and Action Men? I think, first and foremost, they need to rethink the outfits :O) I like the idea, we have dolls with glasses don’t we? This is certainly going to provoke quite the vicious controversy over its merits and consequences. Hmmm…I believe the main problem here is creating a standard by which all children of the same disability are marked with the scarlet letter that is their appearance. whats new! look at barbie her waist is freakishly small and her neck can rival a giraffes. Bratz on the other hand have freaky large heads. I think these dolls are a positive thing. They may help kids understand not everyone is the same.Its better than teaching them to become blond bimbos that dress like tarts to get laid by the captain of the football team. i live with with people with disabilets i my self have a desibilty and like the idear but as long as they dont start makeing fat barbie who cares what’s the obsession with making mini me’s and plastic clones of any ability or description, I think kid’s and adult’s should have totally outrageous and insane looking dolls. it might just wake up some creativity. Mutate for survival. X Make a comment |
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