The NYT reports:\u00a0 “There\u2019s 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.\u00a0 As the doll\u2019s 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.”<\/p>\n
The Times asks:\u00a0 “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 \u2014 and there are many to choose from \u2014 are we conditioning them to think that the bottle is better than the breast?”<\/p>\n
Yes, but … sort of weird, isn’t it?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NYT reports:\u00a0 “There\u2019s 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.\u00a0 … Continue reading