Comments on: Strawberry Shortcake: Extreme Makeover Edition

By: Beauty and the New Lego Line For Girls « Marketing

Beauty and the New Lego Line For Girls « Marketing — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:53:09 +0000

[...] here; it is the exact same makeover that we’ve seen in recent years with Dora the Explorer, Strawberry Shortcake, Holly Hobbie, Lisa Frank, Trolls, Cabbage Patch Kids, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, and Candy Land (or visit [...]

By: Beauty and the New LEGO Line for Girls : Ms Magazine Blog

Beauty and the New LEGO Line for Girls : Ms Magazine Blog — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:42:10 +0000

[...] here; it is the exact same makeover that we’ve seen in recent years with Dora the Explorer, Strawberry Shortcake and Holly Hobbie, Lisa Frank, Trolls and Cabbage Patch Kids, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, and Candy Land (or visit [...]

By: mistery

mistery — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:40:55 +0000

i like strawberry shortcake…………………………………………………………………..

By: Shawna

Shawna — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:23:53 +0000

I have to say that I was rather impressed with SS’s current look. Sure, it’s a giant leap from where she was when I was growing up in the 80′s, but it’s so much better than what is out there right now for girls. She’s actually clothed! Compared to Bratz, Barbie, Disney’s fairies, and Polly Pockets, I’d much rather that my daughter emulate SS.

By: Bronwyn

Bronwyn — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:45:26 +0000

Ok, so I was never a fan of Strawberry Shortcake, probably because my mom so completely discouraged interest in it. ( I was born in 1973 just for age reference.) I really can’t compare the new and the old, Strawberry Shortcake.

All of that said, my girls are watching the new Strawberry Shortcake right now (literally). They love it. I have thus far watched all of the movie and episodes with them. It has good messages. The characters are always sweet, polite, and pretty darn wholesome. My oldest, who will be 5 next week, is one of those naturally skinny kids, with long hair that has literally never been cut, not even a trim. So…yep, she relates to the character, and well…I do too. She wants to wear her hair in a pony tail like Blueberry. That’s about all she wants to emulate physically. The characters don’t show any sign of breasts. Shoot, we can’t even see their ankles. The only skin they show is their faces. I just can’t find anything to be distressed about.

I’m just not seeing any negative impact from the modernizing of the character. It’s not like Strawberry and her gang are going around announcing their ages…”Hey I’m Strawberry and I’m five years old today.” There are no age expectations associated with the character. I am thrilled that they don’t really wear makeup. I am thrilled that their hair is long and not some weird ultra modern cut. The have manners! They are polite! They are super thoughtful! My five year old has pickup some extra polite language watching the clothes…”Thank you …Anytime…Sure Thing!” And made some comments about friends helping each other.

I really feel all the distress in about ‘change’. Hasbro is messing with the childhood friend and memories of all our inner little girls. Nope, its not the same, but compared to most of what is out there, its a good clean cartoon with a majority of good messages, social skills, manners, etc.

By: anna

anna — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:41:25 +0000

I think those same things myself. I like this article, thank you for posting it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:49:07 +0000

This is sad. I love SS and will be using it as theme for my daughter’s 1st bday. Its sad to know what the world is doing.

By: Why Does Growing Up Require Glamour? « Following In My Shoes

Why Does Growing Up Require Glamour? « Following In My Shoes — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:40:44 +0000

[...] over at Context Blogs, wrote an interesting article hypothesizing the purpose behind these new, slimmer, less-childlike make-overs. Are the new looks [...]

By: Celena

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By: The Evolution of the Dungeons and Dragons Playbook » Sociological Images

The Evolution of the Dungeons and Dragons Playbook » Sociological Images — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:02:20 +0000

[...] shower girl, this crazy post on hot horses and puppies, and the makeovers of Dora the Explorer, Holly Hobbie, Strawberry Shortcake, and the Sun [...]

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By: The New Sun Maid » Sociological Images

The New Sun Maid » Sociological Images — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:12:18 +0000

[...] think–considering also the recent makeovers of Dora the Explorer, Holly Hobbie, and Strawberry Shortcake–we can officially call this a trend. 42 Comments Tags: food/agriculture, gender, [...]

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:02:50 +0000

A friend of mine and I have been discussing trends like these, and we’ve decided to start our own line of toys. It will be called Hookerz. The dolls will be almost exactly like Bratz, except they will be explicitly prostitutes with different stories, different pimps, different corners.
Another couple of friends and I have discussed using a different tack: a toy line called My Working Kitty. It will be cats, and they will have different outfits for different professions, e.g. Astronaut Kitty, CPA Kitty, Homemaker Kitty. They will be gender neutral, because it’s hard to tell what sex a cat is.
Sadly, of these two fake toy lines, I fear Hookerz would sell better. Even though My Working Kitty would have so many more possibilities.

By: Alessandra Gilioli

Alessandra Gilioli — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:32:29 +0000

I am happy to have stumbled on this dicsussion. I have been following the ‘make overs’ of SS and Holly Hobbie and have been shocked at the change. What it implies about our current state as a culture. I guess the mere existence of the slutty Bratz wasnt not enough, but to change such a wholesome image as SS… It is scary what do when we dialogue with our children?
Also I have noticed the obvious lack of ‘sweet’ cartoons. What do have now that is sweet? Dragon Tails, maybe but many others characters even the classics such as Care Bears do have this cold animation style. Just makes me want to turn off the TV more often.

By: eyelinerpirate

eyelinerpirate — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:38:14 +0000

On the subject of sexualized Strawberry Shortcake: American Greetings threatened to sue Penny Arcade six years ago for this parody image. Penny Arcade's Wikipedia article has a summary of the story.