Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding: Teen Malia and Sasha Dolls?

January 22, 2009

They say kids grow up fast, but Ty, the toy company famous for making Beanie Babies, has given Malia and Sasha Obama a lil push. The manufacturer is now marketing dolls in the supposed likeness of the 7- and 10-year-old first daughters. Only instead of capturing their classy and age-appropriate essence, the young ladies were made to look like identical teenagers. What's your opinion — would you buy these for your child?

20 Comments

lickety split 4 years 16 weeks

here is the white house response http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20254728,00.html

mecita 4 years 16 weeks

Ummmm.... kinda creepy because they look too old and look NOTHING like the girls themselves.

Sarana 4 years 16 weeks

I think the dolls are cute and except from the names have nothing to do with Obama's daughters.

SKC Sparkle 4 years 16 weeks

Thanks for posting a link to the Obama action figure - the pictures are HILARIOUS - especially the one of Obama battling Darth Vader.

lisasp 4 years 16 weeks

In defense of some of us in the toy industry, check out www.karitokids.com for great dolls and books that teach children about other countries and cultures and also about charity. Lulu, our doll from Kenya, is a beautiful example of what ethnically accurate dolls can look like!

emmebeth 4 years 16 weeks

Why does it seem like the toy industry is encouraging the sexualization of little girls?

Mel475 4 years 16 weeks

I agree with other posters - all they did was put the Obama girls' names on dolls that bear no likeness and in fact, are identical to each other! I think it's poor form and not an appropriate representation of these young ladies.

CaterpillarGirl 4 years 16 weeks

Im sorry but you cant just whip out the african american generic dolls and call them the presidents daughters and expect the public to buy it. Lame

momma tikita 4 years 16 weeks

why are they identical? why do they have bigger boobs than me? crazyy!

bigestivediscuit 4 years 16 weeks

These are ridiculous - I hope they don't really make it to the shelves and are pulled if they do.

La Tua Cantante 4 years 16 weeks

This is weird - let them have some normalcy. I'm glad I'm not in the public eye and people can't attempt to make creepy dolls that are supposed to look like me but fail miserably