The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Center for a New American Dream slammed the doll as a poor role model and said the Barbie-themed patches will turn the girls into 'walking advertisements.' However, Girl Scouts of the USA said it will continue its partnership with Mattel.
NEW YORK — America’s top doll, Barbie, finds herself in controversy once again, this time over a business partnership between her manufacturer, Mattel, and the Girl Scouts.
On Thursday, two consumer advocacy groups often critical of corporate advertising tactics — the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Center for a New American Dream — criticized Barbie as a flawed role model for little girls and launched a petition drive urging the Girl Scouts of the USA to end the partnership. The Girls Scouts said they would not do so
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