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Berjuan, a Spanish toymaker, is releasing a new product in the U.S. called Bebé Glotón, which is a baby doll that nurses at a child’s chest with the help of a halter-top that resembles a nursing bra. I can understand why some would think this is an educational toy since breastfeeding is a natural process. However, I think their product is advertising the wrong message to little girls and one troubling the public.
First, this type of toy enforces gender stereotypes and encourages little girls to think that they are only good for feeding babies. Secondly, the nursing bra is inappropriate and wearing under garments on the outside of their clothes is not teaching little girls how to be modest. Thirdly, this type of doll could also be offensive to the public, which means that there could be lawsuits regarding this product in the future. Lastly, the doll could force parents to answer questions about a woman’s private part (if their children see this product advertised) when children are not at the mature age to discuss such topics.
There is no way to know how a child is perceives the environment around them. Therefore, there is no telling what message is being sent by this doll and how it affects the development of a child. I think it would be best to have the child use her imagination, especially since the doll is meant to suckle a private part and could lead a little girl into thinking it is okay to be touched in the chest area.
How do you feel about a breast-feeding doll?
Photograph Credit:
Sabrina Segal
1. enaknhoj22 |Sep. 7, 2010 @ 10:59 AM
I would imagine the children who do have these dolls probably got them from their parents. Let's face it; even though the sight of a six year old girl breast feeding a baby can be seen as disruptive, ill-conceived, and possibly even sickening, we do not have the right to judge the way other people raise their children. If the parents are not opposed to exposing their young children to such adult subject matter, why should we? Whow are we to tell another parent that their way of educating their children is inappropriate?