Vintage cartoon characters from our youth being reworked to appear slimmer and more trendy?

Question

what do you think of this?

http://jezebel.com/5015462/berry-disturbing-makeover-for-strawberry-shortcake

Answer 1

I think they just took her out of the bloomers... although the cell phone thing is a little bit disturbing.  

What the second article was saying was a bit extreme.  It's good that childrens programs are trying to talk about healthy habits, I would never look at that as a bad thing.  Now if they deleted cookie moster all together, yeah that would be bad, like the article said.  The way she was scoffing at putting beloved cartoon characters on packages of carrots was uncalled for.  At that age, the packaging made all the difference to me, and it's an effective way to promote ANY food product aimed at young people.  Simply put, that article was too snarky and insincere for my tastes.  

Those care bears that are de-chubbifying makes me mad...

Answer 2

It's all faintly sexualized isn't it? To compete with Bratz dolls, I suppose. Putting so much pressure on young girls so early about their appearance just seems so wrong.

Answer 3

I'm sickened but can't explain exactly why.

Have you seen the new X-treme toons?

Answer 4

That's very annoying. I guess the one thing I'm happy about is at least she isn't wearing trashy clothes like some of these other dolls/cartoon characters.

Have you ever seen those Bratz dolls? I mean they cator to what 6-11 year olds but they dress like hired s*x workers.  I remember looking through the toy section for my niece once and on one of the doll boxes it said "Bratz know that looking good no matter what the situation, whether you're going shopping or going dancing, is the most important thing."

I kept thinking "d**n what kind of shallow, self-absorbed little girls are we bringing up in this world with this junk?"

Consenting adults who dress that way and choose to go into the business of s*x is one thing but there is something very wrong with our society when we sexualize children.

Answer 5

I say they ruined the new real ghostbusters.

Answer 6

h**l yeah. gotta keep up with the times.

Answer 7

I don't buy into the "ZOMG, she looks like a trashy heroin-using prostitute" argument when talking about Bratz dolls (because I don't have any kind of moralistic issue with s*x workers, or women who "look like s***s"), but I do get really pissed off when I see clothes and toys that are marketed to young female children, that are clearly sexualised.

We live in a society that sexually abuses kids. We also live in a society that sexualises kids. And strangely, many, if not most people find that quite acceptable. Parents buy clothes for their young daughters that are considered "s**y".

I work with children and adults who have been sexually abused.  A common trend is that people seem to be less critical of perpetrators of sexual assault, when they demonstrate that the girls they assaulted "looked s**y, and wanted the attention." Somehow, the way a young girl dresses becomes an excuse as to why an assault has taken place.

Whenever I take my 8 year old niece shopping, I find it incredibly difficult to find clothes in her size that don't have ridiculous words with obnoxiously large fonts on the front such as  "tease" or my most recent favourite "s**y" This last summer, I was unable to find her a skirt, which wasn't a mini skirt. She's 8, ffs. Trying to explain to her why I have issues with buying clothes such as these, is predictably answered with "but my friends wear this." It's quite understandable for her to respond this way, since she has limited understanding that sexualising children is *ucked up. There is no excuse however, when marketing standards allow this to happen. There is equally no excuse when adults respond to the marketing pressure that involves the sexualisation of children, by buying these products.

s*x sells. No matter what age you are.

A friend of mine had the misfortune of going to an event which involved modelling the current swim-wear fashion by  both children and adults. It seemed inappropriate that the women were wolf whistled by a group of men in the audience, but when the young girls who were aged 4-6 had their turn, this group still did not see anything inappropriate about wolf-whistling them.

WTF is wrong with our society?

Answer 8

She does look a little Jon Benet Ramsey-ish.

(Makes ick face)

Well, none of it is as self-absorbed and impossible looking as Barbie, and I survived that...or did I????

(Looks at HUGE closet full of clothes)  Well, maybe not!

Answer 9

It is difficult to tell.  She had puffy clothes back then and no fingers.

Answer 10

They have the same body size, but the hot one has a much bigger head and nice hair.

*have you got one for s****. Doo? I here they did another one last year.

Answer 11

that sucks. they are ruining the classic. i hope they leave rainbow bright alone. she was my fave.