bratz dolls, apparell etc . .

Not rude, I was thinking about doing that with barbies. Luckily we didn't get any

theres probably a nice way and a rude way to word those types of things..

like, for example...

"We are a Bratz free home - please respect that"

is polite

"Dont buy bratz we dont believe in them"

may be considered a bit rude....

I don't think there's anything rude about it - it seems a really good idea, come to think of it. Ella was given 3 Bratz... 2 of the 'baby' ones (not as offensive as the usual ones) and a 'normal' one, which is sitting in her cupboard until she's a little older, and I've gone out and bought it big puffy dorky princess dresses, like I feel little girl's dolls need, to replace the skanky outfit it came in.

My MIL is pretty bad for the plastic... but at least I think she will listen if we ask her not to buy that kind of junk for him (must remember to ask her! probably too late this year ) We've bought him a cute little wooden table and chair set this year, which should last him till he's 5-6, and will be usable for plenty more kids afterwards. My mum is great, doesn't even need to be asked, always buys him clothes/books/2nd hand things. (some of the 2nd hand things were a bit junky, like his play tent, and toddler bike, but they are also great toys and rather that than new rubbish)

Edited by AliaDawn

ugh ! i hate bratz dolls ! i do NOT want my daughter to think its ok to wear a belt as a skirt and a scarf as a top and ...that you can wear pale pink lipstick with dark red lip liner and dark eyeshadow, we are NOT members of the rikki lake audience people !

Yeah those dolls are all skank. I don't think it's rude by stating it on your invite espcially if you worded it nicely .. but in saying that - depending on how I felt on the day and who had sent the invitation I may also think to myself "well really you should get what your given".. So yeah that depends on how many bitch pills I had that day

We are a big bratz free house too - we do have a couple of the baby ones which are fine.   We have gotten a couple of the bratz babys videos from the vid store (mike took them) and they were ok. but he let them get a big bratz vid the other day, and noooo way, i was no happy - it was soo inapparopriate. I was glad they lost interest.

Most of the parents i know share the same idea - and paris has asked a few times to buy ones for her friends - I told her that no, I would never buy something for someone elses child that i wouldn't buy my own - even if they apparently "were allowed them" - there are plenty of other things to buy kids.

I think myscene are almost a combination between Bratz and Barbie ....Hmmm Ken and Jayla Bratz love child ??

Brooke (although older than most of the girls on here) has had Bratz dolls and loves them. She has never said she wanted to dress like them nor has she tried to make her clothes into bratz clothing look alikes.IIn fact like most of her dolls they lie clothes-less..I do see your point of view of them though

Actually Brooke said today she was growing out of her Bratz and doesn't play with them that much - Anyone want to buy some Bratz dolls LOL Kidding

I wouldn't have had a problem with a request like that for any particular item. I'm with ya'll on the Bratz dolls. Even the name - who wants to be a brat even, let alone the skankiness. Ugh.

I was brought up not allowed Barbie dolls because of the impossible perfect body thing, I don't think it really ever occurred to me as a kid anyway, and I certainly played with other girls' dolls. They were just another way of playing going shopping or mothers and fathers. So i don't have a problem with them, and at least they dress nicely!

But I do think that preschoolers (that's as far as I've got but probably a bit older?) should be having baby dolls, not grown-up dolls. It's what they seem to like best, anyhow.