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"#1 Girl-targeted Video Game of 2005"?

Can anyone cite this comment? I don't believe it outsold, say, Angelique Etoile, unless this is only in a specific country. 05:59, 28 August 2006

I just edited the Passion For Fashion Diamonds movie section. Someone was a bit enthusiastic about the movie and made it a little confusing. I'm not sure if I got it right though, since I've never seen the movie. Could someone check this section up? (Before I logged in, I was 68.122.238.160) Snowonster 02:02, 31 December 2006

I think somebody should do the same things with bratz pixies, it sounds like someone copied the description from a promo or something HypocriticalCheerleader 20:50, 5 January 2007.

Rehaul idea I think each character should just have their own page for description, seeing as the main article is getting cluttered with descriptions that aren't even always accurate most characters have different eye colours in different lines, as well as some having hair variances.

Also: Please stop putting ethnic backgrounds when none have been officially specified. Kumi can be assumed to be Japanese since she has a Japanese name and debuted in a Japan line; Jade cannot, seeing as she doesn't even have a Japanese name and has never had an official heritage announced.

Sasha being labeled as "African American" is debatable. She does ship in "AA shipments", but so do most dolls of dark complexions. Many people of Indian heritage have a similar skin tone - Genie Magic Sasha in particular looks like an Indian girl. Even if African heritage was established, she would be African Chinese - the Bratz are made in China.Alcy 08:30, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Wouldn't it just be better if there was a separate page for all the character descriptions? There are probably too many characters for them each to have their own page. --24.166.11.85 14:17, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

There are some characters where there isn't that much information in regards to, but others (particularly the first four) are significant enough to merit larger articles - look at the ones for Sasha and Jade for good examples. It wouldn't be consistent to make articles for only the most significant and have the others described elsewhere...Alcy 08:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

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I've added a clean up tag because I personally think this article needs a bit rearranging but I am not familiar with the doll line myself. GracieLizzie 22:19, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Would 81.203.71.11 please stop spamming the external links section? It is very annoying! GracieLizzie 22:18, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

link?

Could someone add a link to an article criticizing the dolls? I don't know if it would be at the Dads and Daughters website, but it would be pertinent. Polyhymnia

Fansites removed from external links

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POV

This has a bit of a POV... KinseyLOL 11:13, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

The Controversy Section

It needs more detail... Moistener 18:21, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

AfD nomination: Ciara (Bratz character)

I have nominated this daughter page for deletion, because the individual dolls do not seem to meet the requirements of WP:CORP, but there is a request on this page that they should not be remerged back into the main article. Please visit Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ciara (Bratz character) for discussion and to contribute to the debate. Espresso Addict 23:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Bratz as prostitutes?!

I think the "passion for fashion" slogan proves most of what you've said to be untrue. The Bratz dolls in my opinion appear to be over sexualised considering they are meant to portray young girls. What our individual "opinions" about the show and dolls message are irrelevent. This is an encyclopedia. The controversy exists, so we should document it. Lostsocks 23:55, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I also think that these "Dolls" are promoting the sexualization of young girls. I find the blurring of lines between call girl and 8-year old disturbing. But the bigger issue is that this is an encyclopedia. Just because that's how you feel doesn't mean you enter it into Wikipedia. Even if you think others agree with you. Your job is to gauge the support for your point of view and represent it accurately. If it turns out that you and joe schmoe running a website agree, that's not enough to constitute a controversy.

Do some research and find some documentable sources to show that there is a real controversy. Your opinion doesn't count as controversy. (and by the way, I do personally believe that I'm not the only one out there who thinks of them as Wh**z and Sl**z, I just haven't bothered coming up with the evidence.)

Ecsciguy79 05:06, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

I cut the hair off my daughter's one. It looks less vulgar now it has eye brows were plucked out and it's hair velvet cut.90.244.84.37 (talk) 20:46, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Bratz: The Motion Picture

Well, here comes the pain! Looks like somebody thinks that the upcoming 2007 movie, Bratz: The Motion Picture is distributed by WWE Films, which is based on the wrestling series. It reveals to be a large nonsense, Bratz don't interest in fighting boys for example. The Bratz movie is based on fashion dolls, NOT action figures. When the upcoming movie is announced, the press release about it said that MGA Entertainment teams up with Crystal Sky Pictures and Avi Arad Production to make a live-action feature movie. So please don't re-edit the article with the wrestling film nonsense, or else this will need some protection.86.101.211.226 21:27, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Bratz Pixies

Somebody should fix the section, it sounds like an avertisment for the movie 24.63.3.115 01:01, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

It sounds like Copyvio as well but I cannot confirm. Jyuichi 01:42, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Cursing?

I have heard numerous reports recently on my local news about new 'karaoke' bratz dolls that have been stiring up controversy. Apparently, the dolls say 'how cute' which sounds exactly like 'fuck you.' I can't find any respectible written reports for sources, so does anybody else know information about this? 69.149.226.40 17:33, 27 December 2006 (UTC) just here ^ I found the response about it on MGA's website. Reading at the lyrics, the profanity thing can be a technical glitch or something. Or maybe when girls tried to sing the theme of the Bratz Babyz, somebody went wrong, and swore because of that, and put that recording by mistake. OR, it can be happening that a Chinese worker hacked the chip so, that it will appear profanity, when he or she worked 94 hours a week, with earning only 17 cents an hour. And by the way, the dolls say "so cute". 86.101.211.226 11:26, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

AOL Video has a story on it here. Other media reports can be found as well, but all of them I've watched don't have the guts to actually play the allegedly offending lyrics; merely bleeping them out. That being the case, I'd err on the side of the toy company rather that the "trust us, it's really dirty but we won't play it for you" news media and attention-seeking father. Evan1975 00:05, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Look for Mike Mozart's Fail Toys on Youtube and you will hear it unbleeped. 75.83.232.29 (talk) 08:06, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

From what I've heard, somebody from a factory put in a fake voice chip as a prank. 24.9.121.137 02:21, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

To that end, I edited out the statment of fact that there alleged vulgarity was actually "so cute". This seems to be a tempest in a teapot, and I've not seen a resolution of the conflict.

It would be nice if somone could research the issue to see how it has been resolved. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SonPraises (talk • contribs) 06:34, 17 March 2007 (UTC).

Boston Legal

Should we note last night's (4/24/07) episode of Boston Legal here? It was about a mother wanting to ban the sale of a certain type of dolls that the characters nicknamed "prostitots" which seemed very similar to the marketing strategy of Bratz. Would this be notable somewhere? Mavrickindigo 14:21, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

If a References section is created it could be mentioned if there is a citation showing the corolation (not originial research).Pirchlogan (talk) 18:11, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Excuse the recent edits

I'm sorry for those, who counted my recent edits to this article as vandalism, but it is getting really long, and tried to make it a bit shorter.

The "History" section is getting really long, especially about the events happened in last and this year. Some sentences about the Rock Angelz CD and video game, Genie Magic CD is in the other articles: Rock Angelz, Bratz: Rock Angelz (video game), Bratz: Genie Magic (album).

In the "Bratz movies" section, the parts about the direct-to-DVD movies, Rock Angelz, Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz and Fashion Pixiez look like showing the plot of them. If you'll make the articles about them, then I can take the deleted information there.

And about the alleged reference in "Boston Legal"'s episode, "Guise 'N' Dolls", I'm not from the USA, so I don't know about it, however this article could need a section about the Bratz in popular culture. For example, the Bratz dolls have been shown in Gwen Stefani's music video, "Rich Girl" and a Bratz girl, Sasha and their biggest rival, Barbie has been portrayed on Saturday Night Live.

So, that's it. And once again, if you find my edits vandalism, then sorry, I was just making the article a bit shorter and better 80.99.130.116 18:42, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Other Bratz Lines section

Could somebody look at this section? It sounds more like opinionated reviews of the dolls rather than descriptions of them. 24.63.3.115 21:32, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Bold names

In this article, why are some names bold but not others? Hallpriest9 (Talk | Archive) 00:27, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

NPOV not present in this article

This article reads like a sales catalog listing every toy and product Bratz has ever created - that is NOT the wiki standard. This article was obviously written by someone obsessed with Bratz and it reads like it. A good look at the Barbie article would show how an encyclopedic entry on a doll or company should be handled. This needs some serious editing to recover a neutral point of view and to hack away the gushing product-by-product listing. 70.19.102.106 also needs to try to remember wikipedia is not a fan site for groupies or a place to advertise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.13.58.57 (talk • contribs)

I totally agree. I actually got a headache from reading this article. Their names are mentioned constantly, also. 24.61.88.150 02:54, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

I totaly agree! also where does the name Bratz is coming from? this small information is not mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.127.191.168 (talk) 19:35, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Moxie Girlz?

There is a new kind of doll called the Moxie Girls with bratzlike features? May want to add that to the article. --Mpurplegirl (talk) 00:56, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

lawsuit with Mattel

I believe this lawsuit should be mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Krj373 (talk • contribs) 23:33, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

where are the bratz dolls?

Where are the bratz dolls? i came on here because for about a year i have noticed they seem to be absent from catalogues like argos and from toy stores. i was under the impression the company was not around anymore or somthing had happened but according to this wiki its still going strong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.22.215.149 (talk) 16:15, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Google is your friend — Safety Cap (talk) 20:24, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

"10 new female Bratz characters"

The press release says the dolls were to be released in August 2010, but the wiki Article originally said October 2010. The original citation was useless - it pointed to a product landing page. Anyone have any alternate sources that back up the October date? — Safety Cap (talk) 20:24, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Bratz workers abuse

"Workers at the Yongshen toy factory in China share filthy overcrowded dormitories infested with bed bugs. Twenty-four share each room, sleeping in narrow triple-level metal beds. Twenty-four workers must share a toilet and in the sweltering heat of summer must work drenched in their own sweat. The Yongshen factory produces toys for Hasbro and for RC2 the makers of the popular Bratz dolls."

Is this true? I found this http://www.globallabourrights.org/reports?id=0642 If so it should be added. 117.216.25.216 (talk) 13:03, 10 May 2013 (UTC)Look

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Mattel lawsuit status as of 2022

Is this lawsuit still ongoing or was it finally settled? --Shawn K. Quinn (talk) 01:36, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Incorrect Years

All of the years in this article are wrong and weird. Idk how to fix this 2607:FB91:138B:9088:20C7:8505:CA69:4804 (talk) 21:34, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Some troll edited it. If you go back to edit history you can see the changes and fix them in edit. 101.112.105.217 (talk) 22:06, 22 July 2023 (UTC)