Post: Hasbro Says Pussycat Dolls Line Has Been:
Toy Maker Halts Plans for Risque Dolls Aimed at Kids
Hasbro Says Pussycat Dolls Line Has Been:
Toy Maker Halts Plans for Risque Dolls Aimed at Kids
Remember this post from a couple days ago? You know, the one about Hasbro's plans to make a line of dolls based on the sexed-up sextet the Pussycat Dolls and market them to 6 to 9-year old girls? Remember how that seemed like a really bad idea?
Well, Hasbro has seen the light. Or at least they got enough negative press that scuttling the operation seemed like the smart move.
Hasbro execs announced this week that they had cancelled production plans for the doll line, claiming that the group had matured in a way not anticipated by the company during its initial negotiations with Interscope, the Pussycat Dolls' label.
"Interscope's current creative direction and images for the recording group are focused on a much older target than we had anticipated at the time of our original discussions, thereby making a doll line inappropriate for Hasbro," the company said in a statement.
Huh? The Pussycat Dolls have been a burlesque act from the beginning. Is it possible that visions of fattening bank accounts made this easier to overlook in those initial meeting with Interscope?
Okay, okay, enough complaining...thanks for (eventually) making the right decision Hasbro.
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Date: May 31, 2006
Now if we can only get rid of Bratz...
Date: May 31, 2006
..and Barbie.
And pretty much everything actually.