Miss Bimbo
So what do you think? Are the media opportunistically piling on, or are they shedding light on a story that the public might not yet know about but should?
From the Los Angeles Times
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Wow. I want to play:-)
datduffy @ 2:28 PM PDT, Apr 7, 2008
I know that this game is a satire for blah blah blah, but really - young girls aren't going to "get" that concept. So to me, it's not a smart idea. And I know that often the media is incredibly opportunistic (anything for a story!), but I heard about this through a media source that I don't believe had ill-intent like that (props to ypulse). I'm grateful as a youth leader to know about things like this so that I can better address them with the teens and kids I work with.
Erica @ 8:16 AM PDT, Apr 7, 2008
This is a great game, simply because morons lose money.
Huf @ 5:06 PM PDT, Apr 6, 2008
Sorry for the double post, just wanted to point out, look at the advert at the top of the screen, for me, at least, it is an advert for the 'Pink Patch - Lose a Stone in 2 weeks!'. And people are worried about a practically unheard of Video Game corrupting their children?...
Flipside @ 3:23 PM PDT, Apr 6, 2008
Unfortunately people seem to be missing the point of the article. The game was designed as a satire of things that are presented daily as perfectly serious by products such as Barbie, Fashion Mags and other Media outlets. I'd never have even heard of this game had it not been for people deciding to point and complain.
Flipside @ 2:58 PM PDT, Apr 6, 2008
Thank God I have the power, to keep my daughter from playing this game. It's called PARENTING. Stop blaming the game makers, and start being a PARENT. Sheesh people, ever heard of personal responsibility?
Josh @ 2:08 PM PDT, Apr 6, 2008
Art is a reflection of life. Not the other way around.
Rafael @ 12:41 PM PDT, Apr 6, 2008
It's frustrating. I work for a website that provides positive media and strong role models for preteen girls. Girls on the Beacon Street Girls site (safely!) discuss things like friendship and social issue, how old is too old for trick or treating, how young is too young for make-up, what happens when your best friend dumps you for the popular girl in school. The attention being paid to Miss Bimbo makes us ask what we did wrong -- how can we get that kind of publicity so we can let girls know about a fun site that is good for them!
Bobbie @ 8:42 AM PDT, Apr 6, 2008
I don't understand the whole Bimbo look championed by Hollywood actresses and now spread throughout the culture. To be totally sexualized seems like power, but it so diminishes the inherent power of being fully human, stable, integrated. I thought the article was a good analysis of the whole problem. The immorality of it all is the continuing belief that the only measure of success, in the media, is what sells. The sleazier it is the better it sells. So who's the problem?
Isabella Clark @ 2:37 PM PDT, Apr 5, 2008
Clearly a morally repugnant 23 year old guy shouldn't be designing games for little girls. It's like bringing Joe Francis into teach video production at Immaculate Heart.
jan @ 10:39 AM PDT, Apr 5, 2008
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