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Attack of the the tiny consumers, or, hate mail from Bratz fans

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I underestimated the power of Bratz (TM).

Hits to this site have gone up about a million percent since I posted twice about Bratz dolls. Many are downloads of one of the Bratz photos I posted. I think it’s being used as an avatar.

The Two Knives mailbag is also feeling the power of Bratz fans:

I like Bratz. I have been collecting ever since they came out. I turned 11 last week. You people are rude for saying bad stuff about them!

yoo people r sik 4 finkin tht bratz r sexy i luv bratz the make up just makes them mur intresting 4 the girls who buy them ,skirts well they look nice on the dolls i mean bratz r just a doll a fantasie they wud wanna look like but they calnt

you suck and BRATZ rock poop-head

Fans with a more positive message are also writing: 

the bratz sasha have a name of me!!!!!!! I love Sasha!

I love bratz and your bratz website

I don’t know if these are actual kids writing to me or if this is some sort of MGA Entertainment-sponsored spam. But I’m looking into it.

The blogosphere continues to ramp up its fight against the assumptions that these dolls represent: 

Tracy at Whim thinks we should let family and friends know how we feel about Bratz dolls before gift-giving occasions.

IzzyMom encourages us to take part in the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood’s call to remove Bratz books from school book fairs.

Tracee at So Sioux Me puts her foot down when she finds out that her preschooler’s soccer team name is “The Bratz.” (Are you effin’ kidding me?)

And Two Knives? For one, no more posting Bratz doll photos. And did I mention that I’ve got some big plans? BIG PLANS.

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2007 at 9:09 am and is filed under Parenting, Bratz, The Corporation, Marketing to Children. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

11 Responses to “Attack of the the tiny consumers, or, hate mail from Bratz fans”

  1. Izzy Says:
    May 10th, 2007 at 9:23 am

    I think those letter writers, assuming they’re for real, need to slowly step away from the Bratz and pick up some books with real words, spelled out in their entirety, and READ THEM! *gasp*

    Thanks for the shout-out :)

  2. zesty Says:
    May 10th, 2007 at 10:17 am

    HAY GUYZ I luv ur site it is awesome and so r teh Bratz!1!!

    I sort of think of things like this as the internet version of the angry mob with torches and pitchforks, except none of the people are very bright and they all just sort of amble slowly off in no particular direction.

  3. Awesome Mom Says:
    May 10th, 2007 at 10:33 am

    Hmm well I guess I know how to get some more traffic to my blog, although it would not last. I am with Izzy, those hate male writers need to learn how to spell, it will make people take them a little bit more seriously.

  4. Tracy Says:
    May 10th, 2007 at 11:13 am

    HAHA! I can’t believe you’re being e-mail bombed by kids! That is SO funny! Not so funny, though, that kids can’t spell or use punctuation anymore. That’s sad. Maybe if their toys were a bit more educational…

  5. Oh, The Joys Says:
    May 10th, 2007 at 2:25 pm

    I am so glad I don’t even really know what they are (yet.)

  6. chilihead Says:
    May 10th, 2007 at 9:09 pm

    I did a post last May about Bratz and I get the same type of spam. I’m sure it’s spam b/c what 11yo actually reads Mom blogs? Give me a break.

    We stand firm against The Bratz franchise here. They are completely unacceptable and inappropriate.

  7. Mommasworld Says:
    May 11th, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    I am with Chilihead. What mother would let her 11 year old on the computer alone or allow her to read MommyBlogs? I had to laugh at the emails you posted. I personally do allow my 8 yr old to have Bratz but she is more in to Barbie. Bratz in my book look rediculous but I am ok with her playing with them as long as she doesn’t aspire to look like them.

  8. Flametree Says:
    May 12th, 2007 at 11:09 pm

    Can we also blame Bratz for the continued breakdown of the English language as displayed by your ‘fan’ emails?!

    Insights (open-discussion public affairs show in Australia) had an episode on Bratz and adolescent marketing and sexualisation on the other week. Transcript available here:
    http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/trans.php?transid=1000

    I refuse to buy these dolls for my nieces - besides which, they prefer playing with trucks!

  9. Two Knives Says:
    May 13th, 2007 at 8:58 am

    Thanks, Flametree!

  10. Amanda Says:
    June 23rd, 2007 at 9:10 pm

    I think that theres more important things in this world to worry about than Bratz dolls. Whats next? Hillary Duff Stuff is too tight? Too Sexy?

    Give me a break!

  11. Mercy Says:
    September 19th, 2007 at 11:09 pm

    We have a lot of Bratz. They don’t seem bad to me. I think you guy are just thinking wrong about them. I think you guy think you are smarty pants but you are wrong. They are nice .

    Thank you for your atttention

    Yours truly,
    Mercy

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