The NYT reports: “There’s a new doll entering the American toy market called the Breast Milk Baby. In addition to the doll, little girls (and boys) get a halter top that they can wear, with two flowers that symbolize breasts. As the doll’s mouth is brought to the flowers, it makes a sucking sound, as if it is drinking milk. Afterward, the doll cries until it is burped.”
The Times asks: “The controversy brings up an interesting question about what sort of doll is appropriate. By letting girls play with dolls that come with baby bottles — and there are many to choose from — are we conditioning them to think that the bottle is better than the breast?”
Yes, but … sort of weird, isn’t it?